Report: VOTER PURGES in 6 states may violate law

[G_j]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_el_ge/voter_purges


Report: Voter purges in 6 states may violate law
Thu Oct 9, 1:07 AM ET

NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, and the voters' exclusion appears to violate federal law, according to a published report.

The New York Times based its findings on reviews of state records and Social Security data.

The Times said voters appear to have been purged by mistake and not because of any intentional violations by election officials or coordinated efforts by any party.

States have been trying to follow the Help America Vote Act of 2002 by removing the names of voters who should no longer be listed. But for every voter added to the rolls in the past two months in some states, election officials have removed two, a review of the records shows.

The newspaper said it identified apparent problems in Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina. It says some states are improperly using Social Security data to verify new voters' registration applications, and others may have broken rules that govern removing voters from the rolls within 90 days of a federal election.

Democrats have been more aggressive at registering new voters this year, according to state election officials, so any closer screening of new applications may affect their party's supporters disproportionately, the Times said.

The result is that on Election Day, voters who have been removed from the rolls could show up and be challenged by political party officials or election worker

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[dixiegrrrrl]

1. "Mistakes were made"

That has been the Regime mantra since Day One.

"No, no, we did not screw up, like, deliberately.
It was a mistake..we are, after all, incompetent, remember?"

[IDemo]

2. Nice out given to repubs by this story

Democrats have been more aggressive at registering new voters this year, according to state election officials, so any closer screening of new applications may affect their party's supporters disproportionately,

It's no secret to those who have followed the history of vote purging and suppression over the past several elections that Democratic areas have been the ones targeted in almost every case. There's nothing 'disproportionate' about it but the criminality of repub SOS's and election officials.