Miami Dade County will not purge other voters..Here is why..

[Stuart G]

Here is a link
:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/02/florida-voter-purge-federal-warning_n_1564131.html

Florida will defy a federal warning to stop purging people the state suspects aren't U.S. citizens from voter registration rolls .(article title) Huffington Post:
Janell Ross
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9:32am updated, 9:54am


Despite a Justice Department letter, objections from county elections officials and evidence that a disproportionate number are voters of color, Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner's office planned to continue scrubbing the election rolls, a spokesman said Friday. Gov. Rick Scott (R) ordered the search for potentially ineligible voters.
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futher down the article is where it talks about Miami Dade:

Miami-Dade County election officials issued 1,570 warning letters, said Christina White, the county chief deputy supervisor of elections. Of these, 13 people responded indicating they are not citizens and have been removed from the voter rolls. One of the voters cast one ballot in 1996. Another voted once in 2000 and again in 2004. Their names will be forwarded to the state’s attorney’s office for possible prosecution as required by law, White said.

However, Miami-Dade County said it will not purge other voters from the rolls because of the large number of citizens included on the state’s suspect voter list. Nearly 450 voters who received warning letters provided proof of citizenship and another 35 have made plans to do so. About 1,000 voters have not responded, White said.

[LiberalFighter]

1. But the only reason they won't purge other voters...

is because they provided proof?

It should be the government doing the verifying with their resources. Not the citizens after they have made the effort to comply when they registered. It shouldn't be that difficult to confirm and probably more efficient. Provided the registration forms have the following information: Surname at birth; DOB; place of birth; if not born in the USA and a citizen when and where became a citizen.

[Stuart G]

2. Yes, a large number prooved they were citizens..

Because they did, this voter purging thing is probably over for a while. Especially when a suit against the State of Florida is
filed which it will be. It is likely no more will be taken off the rolls for a long time. It is so obviously wrong, and unjust, I think
it will be forced to be stopped all over the U.S.A.

[flamingdem]

3. A possible silver lining

(I know I'm being too pollyanna ) is that people have become a bit more aware of their voting status, and the importance of the right to vote. It would be nice to see a major voter registration drive result from this.

[LiberalAndProud]

4. 67 counties, if I'm understanding this correctly.

The Justice Department letter and mistakes that the 67 county elections supervisors have found in the state list make the scrub undoable, said Martin County Elections Supervisor Vicki Davis, president of the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections.

Ron Labasky, the association's general counsel, sent a memo to the 67 supervisors Friday telling them to stop processing the list.

"I recommend that Supervisors of Elections cease any further action until the issues raised by the Department of Justice are resolved between the parties or by a Court," Labasky wrote.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/florida-voter-purge-gets-pushback-from-elections-supervisors-2387004.html

[bigtree]

5. and they got the bulk of the names drawn by Scott and his comrade

two-thirds of them, I believe, went to Miami-Dade

[elias7]

6. In all these articles no mention is made of party registration

Is there a party affiliation bias? if so, is it intentional (proveable?)

[bigtree]

7. well, the fact that the bulk of the names identified were from Miami-Dade county says plenty

Most on the lists have been determined to be Democrats, immigrants, and minorities.

[lunatica]

8. But in the next elections they will apply what they learn in this one

Right now they're sending letters to voters letting them know they're being purged unless they can prove their citizenship. Next time they'll just not send any letters.

They're in it for the long haul. That's why they're as far in front of us as they are.