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  • Ousted elections chief to sue Bush over removal

    05/04/2005 10:53:09 AM PDT · by The Great Yazoo · 33 replies · 1,010+ views
    Naples Daily News (AP via) ^ | May 4, 2005 | ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press
    MIAMI — Former Broward County elections supervisor Miriam Oliphant said today she will sue Gov. Jeb Bush, claiming race was a factor in his decision to remove her from office amid allegations of negligence and a botched 2002 primary. "My civil rights have been violated and my constitutional rights have been violated by the state of Florida," Oliphant said. Oliphant and her attorney, Ellis Rubin, announced the plans for a federal lawsuit one day after the state Senate voted 32-7 along racial lines to uphold Bush’s 2003 decision to suspend Oliphant, who is black. Oliphant’s supporters in the Senate argued...