Plaintiffs in the King Lincoln case contend that Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell violated the civil rights of various inner city African American voters during his administration of the 2004 presidential election. The ballots are needed in order for the plaintiffs to establish their claim that there was an ongoing pattern and practice of targeting and disenfranchising African American voters.
Blackwell had made clear his intent to rid himself of the 2004 election evidence. Federal law says ballots must be preserved 22 months after a presidential election, which would have allowed the Board of Elections to shredded all on September 2, 2006 as Blackwell had already ordered.
What is the status of the King Lincoln Bronzeville Neighborhood Association et. al. v. J. Kenneth Blackwell lawsuit???? Will the 2004 Presidential election ballots be recounted????
