Jeb Bush wants to tighten state's grip on election laws

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<snip> In a move that would dramatically increase state control of elections, Jeb Bush will ask the Legislature for greater authority, including the ability to decide which voters should be purged from voting rolls. (what a farce!)
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/10919708.htm?1c

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1. hey of course he did

i;m surprised this is even newsworthy!

heh

[democrat in Tallahassee]

2. bastard only has 2 more years in office; the repugs aren't

ALWAYS going to be in power and then they will scream like pigs when the dems have all this power.

[Mandate My Ass]

3. wow, now there's a surprise

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...Gov. Jeb Bush and the state elections office will ask the Legislature for greater authority, including the ability to decide which voters should be purged from voting rolls.

The secretary of state, who is appointed by the governor, also would be given strong enforcement powers, including the authority to seek criminal charges and fines up to $5,000 against any of the state's 67 election supervisors -- most of whom are elected -- who fail to follow the rules.

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The state would gain this authority even though it was forced last summer to scuttle its felons list after news organizations showed it was riddled with errors, among them the exclusion of Hispanic felons. State officials contend the new system won't repeat those mistakes, but some Democrats are unconvinced.

''I think the state showed gross incompetence with the felons list last time and I'm very skeptical why they would have the sole power'' to purge the rolls, said House Democratic Leader Chris Smith of Fort Lauderdale.

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4. Jeb Bush wants to tighten JEB'S grip on election laws!

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