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Jim Greer, Ex-Florida GOP Chair, Claims Republican Voting Laws Focused On Suppression, Racism
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/26/jim-greer-florida-voting-laws_n_2192802.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopularJim Greer, the former head of the Florida Republican Party, recently claimed that a law shortening the early voting period in the state was deliberately designed to suppress voting among groups that tend to support Democratic candidates, the Palm Beach Post reports.
The Republican Party, the strategists, the consultants, they firmly believe that early voting is bad for Republican Party candidates, Greer told the Post. Its done for one reason and one reason only...Weve got to cut down on early voting because early voting is not good for us."
The HB 1355 law, which was passed by Florida's Republican legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Scott (R) in Nov. 2011, cut the number of early voting days from 14 to eight. It was publicly sold as an effort to reduce voter fraud and to save money, but Greer says that this was simply a "marketing ploy."
Greer served as Florida's GOP chairman from 2006 until 2010 when he was forced to resign after allegedly stealing money from the party. He was arrested and his case is pending.
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Jim Greer, Ex-Florida GOP Chair, Claims Republican Voting Laws Focused On Suppression, Racism (Original Post)
Bill USA
Nov 2012
OP
nice to have corraboration from within the cult... good club to use on GOP schmucks.
Bill USA
Nov 2012
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still_one
(92,116 posts)1. The lee Atwater legacy
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)2. Federal prison for all involved .........
that is the only way they will learn
marmar
(77,067 posts)3. No mierda?
Good on him for saying it, but this comes as a surprise to no one who's paid attention.
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)4. nice to have corraboration from within the cult... good club to use on GOP schmucks.
RainDog
(28,784 posts)5. k&r n/t