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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 06:44 PM Jan 2017

Justice Department Says City Board of Elections Violated Federal Law in Brooklyn Voter Purge

Jan 12, 2017 · by Brigid Bergin
The United States Department of Justice is taking on the New York City Board of Elections for improperly purging nearly 120,000 Brooklyn voters before the April 2016 presidential primary.

In a motion filed in federal court Thursday, the DOJ claims the Board violated the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 when it removed those voters from the rolls.

It's the first time federal authorities have taken a position on the purge, which was first reported by WNYC on the eve of the primary vote in April. Numerous elected officials and advocates had requested federal intervention since.

The case was originally filed in federal court in Brooklyn last November on behalf of the good government group Common Cause, which advocates for individuals' voting rights, along with two named plaintiffs.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/justice-department-board-of-elections-violated-viting-rights/

Pisses me off because I personally saw people told they weren't registered when they really were. My brother was purged and a DUer was also purged from the roles as well.

It was done on purpose! Imho not for the presidential race but for the mayor's race.

Whatever their motive it pisses me off they did this.

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Justice Department Says City Board of Elections Violated Federal Law in Brooklyn Voter Purge (Original Post) hrmjustin Jan 2017 OP
Thank you for keeping an eye on this story! Squinch Jan 2017 #1
My pleasure and no I doubt I will go. hrmjustin Jan 2017 #2
Well shoot. Bettyellen and I are going to try and meet up. I was hoping to put a face to your name. Squinch Jan 2017 #3
Glad you guys are going. hrmjustin Jan 2017 #4
. Squinch Jan 2017 #7
WNYC has some interesting data on the purge. lapucelle Jan 2017 #5
And the bottom line is they don't think it affected the Clinton/Sanders race pnwmom Jan 2017 #9
Bingo. lapucelle Jan 2017 #10
The Republicans that did this need to be behind bars n/t MichMan Jan 2017 #6
GOP and Dems. hrmjustin Jan 2017 #8

Squinch

(52,736 posts)
1. Thank you for keeping an eye on this story!
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 07:34 PM
Jan 2017

Hey, hrmjustin! Are you going to Union Square for the march?

Squinch

(52,736 posts)
3. Well shoot. Bettyellen and I are going to try and meet up. I was hoping to put a face to your name.
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 07:45 PM
Jan 2017

lapucelle

(19,532 posts)
5. WNYC has some interesting data on the purge.
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 07:55 PM
Jan 2017

It seem to have disproportionately affected Hispanic voters.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/brooklyn-voter-purge-hit-hispanics-hardest

They also have data on age, party registration, and the relative impact on Sanders and Clinton voters.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/brooklyn-voter-purge-age-clinton-sanders

pnwmom

(109,559 posts)
9. And the bottom line is they don't think it affected the Clinton/Sanders race
Thu Jan 12, 2017, 10:08 PM
Jan 2017

even though hispanics were disproportionately affected. Interesting.

lapucelle

(19,532 posts)
10. Bingo.
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 05:46 AM
Jan 2017

Many of those purged lived in public housing projects and in working class / working poor areas. Those were Clinton voters.

The knee jerk conclusion by some that the purge specifically targeted Sanders ("He was born in Brooklyn!&quot seemed patently ridiculous to those of us here in NY who volunteered for the Clinton campaign. Sanders left Brooklyn almost 50 years ago. He may have been born in the borough, but it was Hillary who had favorite daughter status based on the work that she did during her tenure as a NY senator.

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