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Calls Made for New Voting Protections
Jackson says
winner could
lose again
Civil rights leader Rev.
Jesse Jackson Sr. and his
R ainbow /P ush C o alitio n
have called for abolishing
the Electoral College and
placing the right to vote un
Rev.
der federal protection to en
sure democracy in the United States.
Jackson said the entire election
of 2004 is under a cloud because of
the lack o f voter protection.
T h e crisis has deepened since
Voter
Intimidation
Investigated
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2000, because
the attem pts to
disenfranchise
have increased
throughout the
nation,” Jack-
son said. “It is
commonly be
lieved that we
have the con-
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J e s s e Jackson Sr. right to vote for
the president.
The Supreme Court made it clear we
do not.
"Voting is a states' rights area;
therefore we have only whatever
each state guarantees. Thus we
(A P)— The Justice Department’s
Civil Rights division is investigating
accusations that Florida law enforce
ment officers intimidated elderly
black voters during a probe o f vot
ing fraud last spring.
There have been growing calls
for a federal investigation o f the
F lo rid a D e p a rtm e n t o f L aw
have attempts to limit the franchise;
thus the electors have the power to
elect the president. They are crea
tures o f the state legislatures. So in
this year’selection, the winner could
lose again.”
Calling for citizen dem onstra
tions in each state capital preced
ing the November elections. Jack-
son pointed to huge election varia
tions created by custom, rules and
technology.
“We have 50 separate and un
equal states," he notes. "Standards
vary from state to state; voter reg
istration deadlines are different.
The richer states have modem ma
chines and advanced technology.
Enforcement’s response to allega
tions o f voter fraud in a mayoral
election in Orlando. Democrat Buddy
D yer’s narrow victory sparked ac
cusations that a black activist may
have improperly filled out absentee
ballots. State police interview ed
dozens o f voters who cast absentee
ballots.
The poorer states have old and
outdated technology,”
In 2000, “Florida exposed the
cracks in the system," Rev. Jack-
son said.
"W e need assurances o f voter
protection. We need to end the
schemes of disenfranchisement. We
need constitutional protection for
the right to elect the president. We
have sought to meet with the Presi
dent on this matter. We will appeal
to the attorney general and the head
o f homeland security.”
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Civil rights groups and Democrats
contended the agents’ presence and
behavior, including allegedly display
ing their guns, intimidated the minor
ity voters they visited.
The Justice Department said it
was sending hundreds o f observers
to polling places Nov. 2 to carefully
m onitor elections.
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