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Article: U.S. to probe alleged violations in 2000 vote Justice Department looks into claims in Florida, 2 other states
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 22, 2002
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WASHINGTON--The government will file three lawsuits against
Florida counties alleging voting-rights violations resulting from the
bitterly disputed 2000 presidential election, a Justice Department
official said Tuesday.
Two other lawsuits also will be filed, in Missouri and Tennessee,
by the department's civil rights division, Assistant Attorney General
Ralph Boyd told the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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, Boyd
said.
Other charges, he said, include failing to allow voters with
limited proficiency in English to have ...