The accuracy of Florida's $2 million central
voter database came under fire again Monday, following revelations that
the list does not include the names of thousands of former criminals
whose right to vote was restored prior to 1977. The database was drawn
up in response to the chaotic 2000 presidential election that President
Bush won. It was supposed to help the state weed out felons, as well as
people who had died, from Florida's voter rolls. Ex-convicts are
prohibited from voting in Florida unless they have their rights
restored by the state. [more]
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