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Группы права граждан судят должностных лиц положения
Суббота 25-ое апрель 2008
ЖОЛУДЬ, представленный законоведами от национальных групп проектирует вотум, Demos и законоведов? Комитет для права граждан под законом, также говорит авторитеты избранию нужно более лучше проинструктировать местные офисы общественной помощи. Тяжба носит все призвуки традиционного политического скандала, делающ ямки группы соединенные с несовершеннолетиями и бедными? типично сухопарое демократическое? против ключевого отдела республиканской администрации. Государственный секретарь Робин Carnahan, Миссури? вышестоящаяа организация s на избраниях и демократе, не назван как подсудимый. Истцы говорят Carnahan полезно на вопросе. Миссури будет только самым последним полем боя для голосуя групп, которые работали с Мичиганом, North Carolina и New Mexico. В 2006, вотум и другие проекта посудили должностных лиц в Огай Огайе. Применения зарегистрирования избирателя от офисов лицензии водителей оставали прочно in recent years. Но зарегистрирования на агенствах общественной помощи вокруг страны падали, согласно США. Комиссия помощи избрания. В Миссури, те офисы отрегулировали больше 143.000 применений зарегистрирования в цикле 1996 избрания. циклом 2006, тот рисунок уменьшил почти 90 процентов до менее чем 16.000. «Те люди принадлежат в электоральном процессе,» сказал Брайан Mellor, законоведа с вотумом проекта. «Было пунктом федеральный закон? включите каждое.» Директор Deborah Scott социальных обеспечений Миссури, верхнее должностное лицо названное в костюме, поддерживает что положение? офисы общественной помощи s были in compliance with федеральные правила. Scott? s ассистентский январь Carter предложил среду ту успешно кампания зарегистрирования леты тому назад водить к уменшению теперь. “Once you?ve fished in a pool and caught most of the fish, the remaining fish are going to be limited,” Carter said. Carter also said aid offices see lower foot traffic today ? and register fewer people ? because clients can apply for services online and over the phone. Mellor countered that the federal law didn?t distinguish between public aid services offered in person or online. And activists say they spot-checked almost a dozen offices in the St. Louis and Kansas City area and found that none offered voter registration materials with applications for public aid. Three didn?t even provide registration forms when asked, the activists said. The lawsuit also contends that local election authorities should be stepping in. Jerry Wamser, an attorney for the St. Louis Elections Board, and Charles Renner, an attorney for the Kansas City board, both said they would review the suit but declined to comment further. Charlene Davis, the Republican elections director for Jackson County, argued that her office had no authority to oversee public aid agencies. “Within their offices, we have no control,” Davis said. She said her office did conduct initial training sessions with social service workers, who resisted the federal requirements. “There was a definite attitude problem,” Davis said. “They felt that they were doing our work.” The dispute goes back to 2006, when Project Vote lawyers and others first approached Carnahan, who followed up in meetings, phone calls and e-mails with the public aid agencies. In response to the lawsuit, Carnahan spokesman Ryan Hobart issued a statement: “It?s disappointing that, despite the wide-ranging efforts we have taken, all eligible Missourians might not have been given their legally required opportunity to register to vote.” Attorneys for the activists also wrote directly to Scott in August 2007 with their complaints, offering to meet with state officials. Alternatively, they warned they could file a lawsuit, according to letters provided to the Post-Dispatch. Scott wrote back denying the allegations, defending the department and asking for more specifics; she also referred future contact to a state lawyer. Carter, Scott?s assistant, suggested the lawsuit was an insincere way to achieve that goal. She also questioned ACORN?s credibility, noting that several employees were indicted last year on allegations involving bogus registrations. Mellor said ACORN shouldn?t be held responsible for the misconduct of low-paid contractors. Have Your Say: Civil rights groups sue state officials Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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