Thursday, September 13, 2012

Election 2012: Florida - Voter rights restored to naturalized Citizens

African American voters in Maryland. PHOTO/Rich Vary/NewsHour

Florida’s attempt to screen voter rolls for non-U.S. citizens is yielding a smaller number than state officials had anticipated.

The Florida Department of State announced Wednesday that it used a federal immigration database to verify 207 voters are not citizens. Earlier this year, state officials under Republican Gov. Rick Scott had said they suspected more than 2,600 voters were ineligible and had asked election

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