AP: Voter Registration Lists May Foil Voters

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Voter Registration Lists May Foil Voters

Photo: Maryland State Elections Administrator Linda Lamone speaks to members of the Maryland Board of Public Works on the voting mishap in the September state primary elections, in this Sept. MATT HOUSTON

By DEBORAH HASTINGS (AP National Writer)
From Associated Press
October 25, 2006 8:12 PM EDT

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According to an electionline.org report released this week, California avoided being sued by the Justice Department by agreeing to update its existing system. The state had suffered serious matching problems - 25 percent of submitted registrations were rejected during the first three months of this year. Los Angeles County registrar Conny McCormack cited examples of rejected forms that included spaces between the letters in a name, such as De Leon, or a two-word last name that wasn't hyphenated.

In March, the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University released a nationwide survey of voter registration databases. "Making the List" concluded the new list requirement could result "in millions of eligible voters being denied access to the polls."

Several states have made changes since the report was issued, including Pennsylvania and Washington, which was sued by the Brennan Center. In August, a Washington judge ruled in the center's favor, saying that finding discrepancies between state records should not result in rejecting voter registration forms.

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In Maryland's September primary, some precincts couldn't access the state database because of computer software glitches, and there were no printouts to consult. Some machines mysteriously rebooted without warning. Both caused voting delays. State officials have said those problems will be rectified by Nov. 7.

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"Imagine if you came in to vote and someone said, 'You can't vote, you're dead.' Now how would you feel?"

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