Heads up on a vote suppression issue.

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by John Gideon <[e-mail]>

Just as important as the voting machine issue is
the issue of voter suppression. Why is it alright
for legal voters to not be given a chance to use
their right to vote? Why is it alright for states
to overly restrict voter registration drives? Why
is it alright to use ballots that are confusing
and lack complete instructions? Today a US House
committee met, after very little notice, to
mark-up a bill that would keep hundreds of
thousands of elderly, minorities and poor voters
from being able to vote in Nov. This bill,
HR-4484, would require every voter in the US to
re-register to vote and to prove they are
citizens and all before this November. This bill
was replaced with another bill that will give us
all another year but the substitute bill is even
more restrictive in nature. Why is this alright?
/ On Wednesday EFF filed a brief with the U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals, asking the court to
reject a request to dismiss an EFF lawsuit
against the Ohio secretary of state and governor.
The suit alleges the defendants abdicated their
responsibilities to ensure Ohio residents had a
right to vote. / Montgomery Co. Maryland is
hiring the Election Center to investigate their failures. Sigh!!

NAtional: Voting rights center says voters may be
prevented from casting ballots
<http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/15511883.htm>http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/15511883.htm

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