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Lawsuit challenges voting machine recounts |
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by Paperfrog
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12 Jul 2004
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Civil rights groups file suit against Florida's voting machine recount policies |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
MEDIA CONTACT:
Tallahassee: Alma Gonzalez, Voter Protection Coalition Round Table,
850-222-0842
Miami: Alessandra Soler Meetze, ACLU of Florida, (305) 576-2337, ext. 16
Civil Rights, Voting Reform Groups to Announce Lawsuit Challenging
State Rule Prohibiting Manual Recounts on Touch Screen Voting Systems
TALLAHASSEE - At a news conference at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, a
coalition of non-partisan voting reform and civil rights organizations
will announce the filing of a lawsuit challenging a state administrative
rule that prohibits manual recounts on touch-screen voting machines.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which will be filed tomorrow in Florida's
Division of Administrative Hearings in Tallahassee, include the American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida and Common Cause Florida. Both
organizations will have representatives available for comment at the
press conference.
Copies of the legal complaint and other materials will be available at
the news conference and will be posted on the ACLU of Florida's web site
at <http://www.aclufl.org> www.aclufl.org.
In addition, a computer expert will be available at the press conference
to answer questions regarding the computerized voting machines called
Direct Recording Equipment (DRE).
Who:
Attorney Alma Gonzalez, of the Voter Protection Coalition Round Table,
and computer expert John Ausman, will attend.
Individual plaintiffs: Ben Wilcox, Executive Director of Common Cause
Florida, and Larry Spalding, of the ACLU of Florida, will be available
for comment.
What: News conference to announce filing of a major voting rights
lawsuit in Tallahassee.
When: Wednesday, July 7, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. E.S.T.
Where: Florida Press Center, 336 E. College Avenue, Tallahassee, FL
32301
Why: To protect the right to vote and ensure the integrity of the
voting process.
Contact:
Tallahassee: Alma Gonzalez, Voter Protection Coalition Round Table,
850-222-0842
Miami: Alessandra Soler Meetze, ACLU of Florida, (305) 576-2337, ext. 16 |
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