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Tag(s): 2008 Elections; Indiana; Mississippi; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; Voter Disenfranchisement; Voter Fraud; Voter ID Laws; Voter Participation; Voter Registration Databases
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April 10, 2008 at 17:26:14

Voter Registration Surges, But Fuels Voter Suppression Attempts In State Legislatures

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"JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Monday that poor people are hurt the most in cases of vote-buying or other election fraud." More on Miss. election bills as reported by the Associated Press.

"TRENTON, N.J. -- A state judge has issued subpoenas to clerks in six counties, ordering them to turn over voting machines that had vote-tally discrepancies on Super Tuesday." More on primary Election Day problems as reported by the Associated Press.

"WASHINGTON -- The nation's election watchdog sits paralyzed--unable to meet, give advice, fashion new rules or open investigations, even as the most intense presidential campaign in recent memory rages on." More on the state of the Federal Elections Commission in the Chicago Tribune.

Erin Ferns is a Research and Policy Analyst with Project Vote's Strategic Writing and Research Department (SWORD).

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