Baltimore NAACP wins suit to give voters extra hour to vote

[kpete]

Baltimore NAACP wins suit to give voters extra hour to vote

RAW STORY
Published: Tuesday September 12, 2006

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Marcella Holland issued a temporary injunction ordering the Baltimore City Board of Election to operate the polls one hour past the normal closing time of 8 p.m, after the NAACP Baltimore Branch and private plaintiffs this afternoon filed a lawsuit to keep city polling sites open until 9PM, according to a NAACP press release received by RAW STORY.

"According to the lawsuit, in citing one example of problems at the polls, a voter said he was unable to vote at 7:05 a.m. because there was an insufficient number of polling judges on duty," the press release states. "The voter said he was unable to return to vote before the scheduled closing at 8 p.m. because of his job."

"It's incredible that the Board of Election was not better prepared given they knew this election was coming months ago. It's very frustrating that voters' fundamental constitutional rights would be treated so cavalierly," said NAACP Dennis Courtland Hayes in the press release.

Voting was expanded by an hour in Montgomery County, Maryland, as well, after similiar problems were reported.

more at:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Baltimore_NAACP_wins_suit_to_give_0912.html

[FSogol]

1. Good news. Is the GOP is testing some new frauds for election day? n/t

[partylessinOhio]

2. Rerun of Cuyahoga County in Ohio.

Whazzup? We had years and years of voting with no problems. Now this trend of Boards of Election problems nationwide...

[diva77]

3. I know it's apples and oranges, but am trying to understand how it is

that a judge can order the polls to stay open longer, but a judge cannot prevent election nullification -- where does one draw the lines of judicial power?
:dunce: