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In reply to the discussion: Democratic Party and Clinton campaign to sue Arizona over voting rights [View all]Gothmog
(145,176 posts)47. Marc Elias is the head of the Clinton Victory Counsel program filed this lawsuit
Marc Elias is going to have fun in this lawsuit http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/voting-lines-arizona-spur-democratic-lawsuit
This is not, however, one of those instances in which people complain and move on to the next problem. The Washington Post reported yesterday on an important new lawsuit, filed by Hillary Clintons and Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns, targeting the state of Arizona over voters access.
The case, to be filed in federal court, also alleges that the system was particularly burdensome on minority communities, and as the Post added, Maricopa Countys black, Hispanic, and Native American communities had fewer polling locations than white communities and in some cases no places to vote at all.
The case is being brought specifically by Marc Elias, the Clintons campaign elections lawyer, but the litigation is being filed in conjunction with the Sanders campaign, the DNC, the DSCC, and Arizona Democratic Party, several local Arizona residents, and Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D), the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate running against John McCain.
If the courts are amenable, its likely Arizonas plan for polling locations in the general election will need to first be approved by a judge before being implemented.
The lawsuit, which will be filed on Friday, focuses on Maricopa County, the states most populous county, where voters faced the longest lines on March 22 during the Democratic and Republican primaries after the county cut the number of polling places by 85 percent since 2008.
Arizonas alarmingly inadequate number of voting centers resulted in severe, inexcusable burdens on voters county-wide, as well as the ultimate disenfranchisement of untold numbers of voters who were unable or unwilling to wait in intolerably long lines, the lawsuit says.
The case, to be filed in federal court, also alleges that the system was particularly burdensome on minority communities, and as the Post added, Maricopa Countys black, Hispanic, and Native American communities had fewer polling locations than white communities and in some cases no places to vote at all.
The case is being brought specifically by Marc Elias, the Clintons campaign elections lawyer, but the litigation is being filed in conjunction with the Sanders campaign, the DNC, the DSCC, and Arizona Democratic Party, several local Arizona residents, and Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D), the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate running against John McCain.
If the courts are amenable, its likely Arizonas plan for polling locations in the general election will need to first be approved by a judge before being implemented.
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Democratic Party and Clinton campaign to sue Arizona over voting rights [View all]
reACTIONary
Apr 2016
OP
They care about voting rights when they need it to benefit their corporate candidate.
Skwmom
Apr 2016
#4
But in the 2000 elections when Blacks were purged from the voter rolls the Clintons
Skwmom
Apr 2016
#20
Other Dems love vote-suppressing, non-inclusive caucuses because they benefited their candidate. n/t
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#43
As Hillary Clinton Pitches Voting Rights On The Trail, Her Counsel Looks To Fight For Them in Court
Gothmog
Apr 2016
#31
Bernie outspent Hillary by about $1.4 million in Wisconsin to get 10 extra delegates.
beastie boy
Apr 2016
#19
fair enough. But I am not holding my breath for Bernie to ever sue Arizona.
beastie boy
Apr 2016
#26
Yeah, they should have filed a lawsuit before they had any standing in court.
beastie boy
Apr 2016
#21
Really? The Clinton campaign has some of the best proposals on voting rights that I have seen
Gothmog
Apr 2016
#34
That's a good start, but unless the electronic machines are axed, it may be moot.
FighttheFuture
Apr 2016
#37
I have the fun of being my county party representative at the testing of the machines
Gothmog
Apr 2016
#39
These machines can be hacked, any of them. Howard Dean was shown an example some years
FighttheFuture
Apr 2016
#45
Hillary is trying to step on the people who've already launched a lawsuit. Back off hilly!
Bubzer
Apr 2016
#40
And yet it was Marc Elias who is the head of the Clinton legal team who filed lawsuit
Gothmog
Apr 2016
#48
Wrong. Marc is a johny-come-lately to the lawsuit. They are JOINING the existing suit.
Bubzer
Apr 2016
#51
Still wrong. The Dem party and DNC JOINED the suit. Your reading comprehension is failing you.
Bubzer
Apr 2016
#57
Just in case my last post wasn't enough for you, here's who actually started the lawsuit.
Bubzer
Apr 2016
#52
Your impression is irrelevant. It remains fact that it's the people's suit, not Marcs and not hillys
Bubzer
Apr 2016
#56
Marc Elias is the head of the Clinton Victory Counsel program filed this lawsuit
Gothmog
Apr 2016
#47