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In photo Florida Gov. Rick Scott and his flunky Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll. Scott's primary goal is to prevent Blacks & Latinos from voting. Carroll said that "Rick Scott epitomizes the values and the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King."[MORE] From [HERE] Florida election officials will have access to a federal law enforcement database to challenge the eligibility of person to vote as part of its effort to purge non-citizens from its voting rolls, state officials said.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow state officials access to the SAVE -- Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements -- database in an agreement that was announced Saturday by Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner and the Florida Department of State. The announcement follows weeks of legal wrangling between the federal and state officials, a fight being closely watched in Colorado, Nevada, Michigan and North Carolina -- states that could ultimately swing November's presidential election -- where officials are advocating for similar access.
"Florida voters are counting on their state and federal governments to cooperate in a way that ensures elections are fair, beginning with ensuring the voter rolls are current and accurate," Detzner said in a statement. "Now, we have a commitment to cooperate from DHS and we look forward to a partnership that improves our election process." Details of the agreement were not immediately available, and it was not clear when Florida would begin checking its voter rolls against the database, which lists those who are legally in the United States on either visas or "green cards" but not eligible to vote.