CNN Sues for Access to Fla. Voter Rolls

[wicket]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040603/ap_on_en_tv/voter_rolls_cnn_4

CNN sued Florida's elections office Wednesday to get access to a state list with names of possible felons who may need to be deleted from voter rolls. The state uses the list to provide names of possible felons to county elections officials, who must review them to determine if individuals should be removed from the rolls. The list is of interest to journalists because of the potential for mistakes.

After the 2000 election, in which George W. Bush was declared the winner in Florida by 537 votes following five weeks of recounts and challenges, there were widespread claims around the state by people who said they were prevented from voting even though they weren't felons.

CNN said "there is enormous public interest in scrutinizing the potential disenfranchisement of such a large pool of citizens in what portends to be a closely contested presidential race."

[freetobegay]

1. Good for CNN!

There is help for them yet!

[wicket]

2. I certainly hope so

Though the article really pissed me off by they tried to make it sound as if it isn't a known fact that a lot of people were prevented from voting because they were wrongly on that felon purge list.

[demnan]

3. Well, better late than never

n/t

[Just Me]

4. Oh,...hey,...awesome!!!

:bounce:

[soup]

5. More good news

They're not alone:

>snip<
The Florida First Amendment Foundation, based in Tallahassee, plans to file a motion to intervene to become a joint plaintiff in the case, said its director, Barbara Petersen.

The list is of interest to journalists because of the potential for mistakes.
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/06/03/State/CNN_sues_over_voter_l.shtml

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First Amendment Foundation Board of Trustees

Paul Tash, Editor/President, St. Petersburg Times
Chairman

Bob Shaw, Deputy Managing Editor, Orlando Sentinel
Vice-Chairman

Dean Ridings, Executive Director, Florida Press Association
Secretary/Treasurer

Jon Kaney, Attorney, Cobb & Cole
General Counsel

Dan Autrey, Publisher/President, Tampa Bay Newspapers

David Bralow, Attorney, Tribune Company

Sandra Chance, Director, Brechner Center for Freedom of Information

Tom Fiedler, Executive Editor, The Miami Herald

Don Lindley, Executive Editor, The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Kelly Ring, News Anchor, WTVT

Lynda Russell, President, League of Women Voters Tallahassee

Mizell Stewart, Executive Editor, Tallahassee Democrat

Mike Vasilinda, Bureau Chief, Capitol News Service

Tom Weber, Editor/President, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers

Ben Wilcox , Executive Director, Common Cause

Pete Weitzel, Founder Emeritus Emeritus

Barbara A. Petersen
President

UPDATED: October 2001
http://www.floridafaf.org/index.htm

[Maeve]

6. Get 'em!

Don't let votes be stolen from the people.

[Moderator]

7. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=589036