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Florida to Screw up 2004 Election?
In our fair state, it is illegal for ex-felons to vote. In order to do so, they must apply for clemency from the gov. We are one of eight states that do this.
Before 2000, the vetting of names to be stricken from the voter rolls was handled by a local firm, which charged the State of Florida $5,000. State law requires that contracts go to the best bid. No one complained.
In 2000, the bid went to a Republican connected firm that was out of state for several million dollars. More than 50,000 people who were eligible voters, the majority of them Black, were wrongfully stripped of their right to vote.
Bush "won" the election by a mere 526 votes.
Well, they're doing it again.
Rather than make absolutely sure they've got the right people, the state is having a list of likely felons drawn up. It is then the responsibility of each county to contact these people and tell them they've been removed from the voter rolls, by certified mail. The voter than has 30 days from receipt of the certified letter to challenge their status.
The only saving grace is that people who think they should be eligible to vote can cast a special ballot which will be counted if their challenge is upheld.
Why isn't the state required to make sure they've got the right person, rather than taking likely people off the rolls.
God, this state is corrupt.
Before 2000, the vetting of names to be stricken from the voter rolls was handled by a local firm, which charged the State of Florida $5,000. State law requires that contracts go to the best bid. No one complained.
In 2000, the bid went to a Republican connected firm that was out of state for several million dollars. More than 50,000 people who were eligible voters, the majority of them Black, were wrongfully stripped of their right to vote.
Bush "won" the election by a mere 526 votes.
Well, they're doing it again.
Rather than make absolutely sure they've got the right people, the state is having a list of likely felons drawn up. It is then the responsibility of each county to contact these people and tell them they've been removed from the voter rolls, by certified mail. The voter than has 30 days from receipt of the certified letter to challenge their status.
The only saving grace is that people who think they should be eligible to vote can cast a special ballot which will be counted if their challenge is upheld.
Why isn't the state required to make sure they've got the right person, rather than taking likely people off the rolls.
God, this state is corrupt.
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