TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A judge on Wednesday rejected a request by federal authorities to block Florida’s contentious move to remove potentially ineligible voters from its rolls.
The decision could prompt some counties to revive efforts to identify registered voters who are not U.S. citizens. Many counties had suspended the effort after hearing about conflicting legal opinions.
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruled there was nothing in federal voting laws that prevent the state from identifying ineligible voters even if it is close to the upcoming Aug. 14 election.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit earlier this month to halt the purge, saying federal voting laws barred the effort since it was within 90 days of a federal election. U.S. officials also said the list used by Florida had “critical imperfections, which lead to errors that harm and confuse voters.”
Hinkle in ruling from the bench said federal laws are designed to block states from removing eligible voters close to an election. He said they are not designed to block voters who should have never been allowed to cast ballots in the first place.
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Like al of us, educated, know, if your name does not appear where you usually vote, you can vote a conditional ballot. It is not that you do not get to vote or your vote doesn’t count if you are legitmetly allowed to vote. The Judge knows this. This group of frauds in the justice department know this, too. They just want to scare everyone, or make it appear that the republicans don’t want them to vote. Pretty sad, but characteristic of this fraudulent justice department.
Good for Florida….anything to keep the democrats from cheating, as they always try to do!!!