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Article: Justice Department filing suits charging violations in 2000 presidential election. (Law & Justice).(Brief Article)
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- June 10, 2002
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The U.S. Justice Department says they are filing lawsuits against three Florida counties, and a Tennessee city, charging voter rights violations in the 2000 presidential election.
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Ralph Boyd Jr., told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he expects the cities and counties targeted by the Justice Department's civil rights division to negotiate settlements by the time he's ready to file the five suits.
The lawsuits will allege different treatment of minority voters, improper purging of voter rolls, "motor voter" registration violations and failure to provide access to disabled voters, said Boyd, who told ...