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民權小組起訴政府官員
星期五， 2008年4月25日
橡子，代表由律師從全國小組射出表決、演示和律師？ 委員會為民權根據法律，也說競選當局需要更好指示地方公開援助辦公室。 訴訟運載一次傳統政治爭吵的所有言外之意，挖坑與少數和貧寒加盟的小組？ 誰典型地精瘦民主黨？ 反對共和黨政府的一個關鍵部門。 國務卿知更鳥Carnahan，密蘇里？s高級負責人在競選和民主黨，沒有被命名作為被告。 原告言Carnahan是有用的關於問題。 密蘇里是仅最新的戰場為投票的小組，與密執安、北卡羅來納和新墨西哥一起使用。 2006年，項目表決和其他在俄亥俄起訴了官員。 選民登記應用從駕駛執照辦公室近年來穩當依然是。 但註冊在公開援助代辦處在國家周圍根據美國下落了。 競選協助委員會。 在密蘇里，那些辦公室在1996年競選週期處理了更多143,000種註冊應用。 由2006週期，那個圖減少了差不多90%到較少比16,000。 「那些人在選舉程序中屬於」，一位律師說布賴恩Mellor，以項目表決。 「是聯邦法律的點？ 涉及大家」。 密蘇里福利事業Deborah ・斯科特，在衣服命名的高級官員主任，主張狀態？s公開援助辦公室是依從聯邦規則。 斯科特？s輔助1月卡特建議了星期三那一次成功的註冊競選幾年前現在導致減退。 “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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