Will Republicans Use Contested Voter Registration Lists to Scare New Voters?

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court told Ohio's Republican Party it was not entitled to a list of 200,000-plus Ohioans whose voter registration information did not match Social Security and state drivers' license databases. What did the Ohio party do? It went judge shopping, filing a closely related suit before Ohio's Supreme Court. Pennsylvania's GOP filed a similar suit on Friday. In Wisconsin, litigation on this issue is ongoing.

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008
Member Tags: Voter Caging, Voter intimidation
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 20, 2008 - 11:05 PM PDT
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The article provides information on voter intimidation efforts around the country. Questions regarding some of the suits and actions are posed. These questions have to be addressed by voters and the campaigns as soon as possible , and the article informs the voters of the controversy.

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