Voting suit revisits intimidation claims

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http://www.nj.com/elections/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-18/109928847667630.xml

Armed guards wearing armbands patrolled polling places. Signs warned of criminal penalties for voting illegally. Hundreds of thousands of letters returned as undeliverable were used to compile a list of voters to be challenged at the polls.

Republicans said they were trying to keep the election honest.

Democrats said Republicans were trying to intimidate black and Latino voters.

It was 1981, during one of the closest elections in New Jersey history -- one that wasn't decided until a recount that dragged on nearly a month found Republican Tom Kean had defeated Democrat Jim Florio for governor by less than 2,000 votes.

Not quite LBN.........
Interesting suit, also shows that old habits die hard in the puke party.