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Florida Voter Suppression

Huge Number Of Floridians Didn't Vote Because Of Long Lines: Report

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.24.2013 | Politics
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At least 201,000 Florida voters did not cast ballots on Election Day 2012 because they were discouraged by long lines at polling places, according to ...

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Rick Scott Flip-Flops After Early Voting Criticism

The Huffington Post | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 01.18.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) announced a new proposal Thursday to reform the state’s election laws, including a plan to increase the nu...

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Mad Dash For Florida

Reuters | Posted 11.16.2012 | Miami
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* Florida law that limited registration was struck down * Civic groups scramble to beat deadline for Nov. 6 election ...

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Voter Suppression Series Part II: Florida

Ryan Campbell | Posted 11.04.2012 | Latino Voices
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Ryan Campbell

After an electoral spanking last cycle that was largely the backlash to neoconservative overreaches in the Bush Jr. years, Republicans were reflecting on how to deal with the surge of new and minority voters.

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Social Media > Voter Suppression

Gerard Bush | Posted 10.06.2012 | Miami
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Gerard Bush

Voter suppression in the sunshine state is alive and well under the tutelage of Gov. Rick Scott and metastasizing at a break-neck pace across the country, thanks, in large part, to a coalition of Republican and conservative governors.

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The GOP's Urge to Purge

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.22.2012 | Politics
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Rick Horowitz

Good voters, bad voters... ...

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Katy Hall

5 Voting Laws That Make People Angry

HuffingtonPost.com | Katy Hall | Posted 05.15.2012 | Politics
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A wave of Republican-sponsored laws restricting who can and cannot vote may mean that fewer Democrats, especially those who are low-income or minoriti...

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The NAACP's Fight Against GOP-led Voter Suppression

Joe Lapointe | Posted 02.07.2012 | Politics
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Joe Lapointe

A "large turnout" tends to favor Democrats over Republicans, labor over management, poor over rich. Obama is running for reelection in 2012 and voter turnout again will be crucial.

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