Bernie Sanders Files Federal Suit Against Republicans To Stop Voter Suppression In Ohio [View all]

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Bernie Sanders has filed a federal lawsuit in Ohio to stop Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted’s unconstitutional attempt to block young voters from voting in the state’s March 15 primary.

According to the Sanders campaign:

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ohio, along with six Ohio 17-year-olds seeking to vote in next week’s presidential primary in the Buckeye State. It alleges that Husted’s directive would “arbitrarily discriminate” against young voters, who U.S. census data show are more heavily African American and Latino than older groups of voters.

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Ohio is among more than 20 states where 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by the general election in November are allowed to vote in primaries. Last December, however, the secretary of state decided the young voters were ineligible to participate in the presidential primary. The lawsuit contends that action discriminates against minorities. It also says that the secretary of state’s actions violate the Due Process and Equal Protection provisions of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/03/08/bernie-sanders-files-federal-suit-republicans-stop-voter-suppression-ohio.html