Judge threatens to delay election

San Jose Mercury News ^ | Sat, Aug. 16, | Edwin Garcia

[tdadams]

A San Jose federal judge late Friday threatened to halt California's first-ever gubernatorial recall vote unless the federal government can ensure that minority voters won't be left out of the political process.

U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel issued a temporary restraining order preventing Monterey County from proceeding with its preparations because its election plan has not been reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice, a requirement for certain counties where the voting rights of minorities have been violated in the past. The statewide election could not proceed unless voters in all counties can participate. [snipped]

Specifically, Fogel barred the county from mailing absentee ballots to overseas voters, the next step in its preparations.

But civil rights attorneys, who have said the speedy election violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and have sought to postpone the election to the March presidential primary, praised the judge's order.

[harpo11]

Damn democrats, always thinking that their constituency are nothing but a bunch of blithering dummies, unable to vote, unable to get to their polling place. What an enormous insult. I'm thinking it is the democrats that prevent minorites from voting for their own nefarious criminal schemes to seize power from the people.

If this man in black robes moves to change the date of the recall election, perhaps he ought to be recalled as well.

[Roscoe]

A topic can be put on the table and opinions expressed.

Yes, and an attack on Proposition 13 can be issued and the candidate can make himself scarce.