03.06.2012 - 17:01 [ Huffington Post ]

Florida Voter Purge Will Continue, Defying Federal Warning

Despite a Justice Department letter, objections from county elections officials and evidence that a disproportionate number are voters of color, Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner‘s office planned to continue scrubbing the election rolls, a spokesman said Friday. Gov. Rick Scott (R) ordered the search for potentially ineligible voters.