Florida voter purge

• A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said Rep. Ted Deutch is from Howard County. Hes actually from Broward County. Bill Internicola, a 91-yar-old World War II veteran, was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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• TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department Thursday told Florida the states purge of voter rolls is illegal under federal law and ordered state officials to cease the purge.
(United Press International)
• Last year, Mr. Scott ordered the state's elections division to compare the rolls to the federal Homeland Security Department's immigration database, a request the federal government sensibly refused.
(New York Times)
• TALLAHASSEE — Acknowledging that a list being used to try to find potentially ineligible voters has flaws, Floridas top election official on Thursday asked for help from the U.S.
(Palm Beach Post)
• The voter purge that could decide this election. Writing at Rolling Stone, Ari Berman says that the Florida Republicans voting purge is taking voter suppression to a brazen new extreme.
(DAILY KOS)
• On Thursday evening, in a late-breaking development, the U.S. Justice Departments top voting rights enforcement officer, sent Floridas Secretary of State a letter saying the state should stop the planned purge and explain its intentions within a week.
(AlterNet)
• Hispanics are Floridas largest immigrant group And, since state law forbids noncitizens from voting, the state can purge them because its provided by state law.
(St. Petersburg Times)
• TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
(Post-Bulletin)
• TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Federal authorities are demanding that Florida halt its ongoing push to remove thousands of voters from the rolls. The U.S.
(Palm Beach Post)
• In 2000, all eyes turned towards Florida as voting ballots and accuracy were called into question during the highly contested presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
(Huffington Post)