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  • DOJ Probing Claims Of Voter Intimidation By Florida Officers (by displaying their guns)

    09/18/2004 4:11:08 PM PDT · by Libloather · 16 replies · 742+ views
    DOJ Probing Claims Of Voter Intimidation By Florida Officers Senators Call For Investigation POSTED: 10:50 pm EDT September 17, 2004 WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is investigating claims that Florida law enforcement officers intimidated elderly black voters during a voting fraud probe. The fraud probe involved Orlando's mayoral race last spring. Democrat's Buddy Dyer's narrow win sparked accusations that a black activist may have improperly filled out absentee ballots. Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents interviewed dozens of absentee voters. Civil rights groups and Democrats say the agents' presence and the displaying of their guns intimidated the minority voters they...