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June 18, 2004

ACLU examines purge list

Buried in an article on executive clemency in The Miami Herald, is this little gem:

Chief among the groups complaining about the possible felon purge of voters is the American Civil Liberties Union, which on Thursday got a copy of the list of the nearly 47,000 voters drawn up by the Division of Elections.

The ACLU was able to get the list because it was retained by The Green Party as legal counsel to analyze it.

It was also the ACLU that in 2001 filed a lawsuit contending that contending the Department of Corrections was not following law that requires the department to inform convicts about to leave prison about the process of getting their rights restored.

Many groups have been fighting for access to this list. The fact that teh ACLU figured out a way to legally obtain it is very good news.

Posted by Norwood at June 18, 2004 10:04 AM
Comments

That's excellent; I always feel a little better when I hear the ACLU is on it. I followed you over here from Kos and I'll look for your updates. Thanks for following this story.

Posted by: Theresa in Oakland at June 18, 2004 01:16 PM