From Capitol News Service in Tallahassee . . .
Challenges, Harassment May Block Voters
by Victoria Langley
Wednesday October 27, 2004
The Republican Party is preparing for possible Election Day challenges that could stall voting in predominantly black precincts. Republican leaders say they just want to prevent ineligible voters from voting. The republican plan plus voter harassment by angry partisans may end up disenfranchising voters of both parties.
Hundreds of college students marched to the Leon County courthouse to take their places in line for early voting. Organizer DeLane Adams doesn’t mind the long wait.
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Partisans on both sides shout their views at voters, sometimes getting into verbal sparring matches. And the Republican Party is now keeping lists of people who might be illegally registered to vote. GOP poll watchers may challenge those voters when they show up, which would temporarily halt all voting at the precinct.
Governor Jeb Bush defends the plan. “I don’t think it will cause problems,” Bush said. “I do think people who are not eligible to vote shouldn’t and the people who are should.”
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