Bernie Sanders Files Federal Suit Against Republicans To Stop Voter Suppression In Ohio

[Cheese Sandwich]

Bernie Sanders has filed a federal lawsuit in Ohio to stop Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted’s unconstitutional attempt to block young voters from voting in the state’s March 15 primary.

According to the Sanders campaign:

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ohio, along with six Ohio 17-year-olds seeking to vote in next week’s presidential primary in the Buckeye State. It alleges that Husted’s directive would “arbitrarily discriminate” against young voters, who U.S. census data show are more heavily African American and Latino than older groups of voters.

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Ohio is among more than 20 states where 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by the general election in November are allowed to vote in primaries. Last December, however, the secretary of state decided the young voters were ineligible to participate in the presidential primary. The lawsuit contends that action discriminates against minorities. It also says that the secretary of state’s actions violate the Due Process and Equal Protection provisions of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/03/08/bernie-sanders-files-federal-suit-republicans-stop-voter-suppression-ohio.html

[pdsimdars]

1. Bernie, gettin' 'er done. . . . walkin' the walk

[Stryder]

2. The things I heard were interesting,

I would like to listen to this again but the
high pitched, never ending brain drill completely
owned my attention. Not the best setting for a
rather important interview. Just sayin'.

[99th_Monkey]

3. Bernie: Getting things done, always standing up for the "Little People" when it counts. nt

[Jenny_92808]

4. Republicans who do this

are despicable!

[DhhD]

5. There is a similar situation in New Mexico. no text

[Duckfan]

6. Are you refering to this?

Copyright © 2016 Albuquerque Journal

Just months into her stint as New Mexico secretary of state, Dianna Duran made Fox News, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times after announcing her office had discovered more than three dozen foreign nationals had fraudulently voted in New Mexico elections.

“This culture of corruption that has given all New Mexicans a black eye is unacceptable,” Duran was quoted as saying in a March 2011 press release.

But a protracted public records lawsuit filed by the ACLU of New Mexico revealed no voter fraud lists existed, although other records were produced.

And now taxpayers may be on the hook for more than $90,000 in attorney fees and costs awarded to ACLU lawyers who won the case.

Duran resigned last October after pleading guilty to felony charges related to her embezzlement of campaign contributions to fuel a gambling habit. She is serving five years of probation after spending 30 days in jail.

The public records case was settled, but an appeal by the Secretary of State’s Office over how much ACLU attorneys should be paid for pursuing the lawsuit lives on.

Last week, an attorney for the Secretary of State’s Office urged a panel of the New Mexico Court of Appeals to undo a ruling by an Albuquerque district judge, who in 2014 found that nearly all the legal fees and costs sought by the ACLU were reasonable and “necessary to (the) successful prosecution of this IPRA (Inspection of Public Records Act) lawsuit.”

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http://www.abqjournal.com/722026/news/voter-fraud-claims-lead-to-fight-over-legal-fees.html

(Gov. Susanna Martinez is as corrupt as they come).

[Cheese Sandwich]

7. I guess you meant to reply to dhhd about New Mexico