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       Hillary Clinton allies plan lawsuits to fight voter suppression
       By: discjocke52 Date: June 3, 2015, 6:22 pm
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       The Democrats began last month with lawsuits filed in Ohio and
       Wisconsin, presidential battleground states whose governors are
       likely to run for the Republican nomination themselves. Now,
       they are most likely going to attack a host of measures. They
       include voter identification requirements that Democrats
       consider onerous, time restrictions imposed on early voting that
       they say could make it difficult to cast ballots the weekend
       before Election Day, and rules that could nullify ballots cast
       in the wrong precinct.
       The effort, which is being spearheaded by a lawyer whose clients
       include Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, reflects an urgent practical
       need, Democrats say: to get litigation underway early enough so
       that federal judges can be persuaded to intervene in states
       where Republicans control legislatures and governor’s offices.
       A similar lawsuit was begun last year in North Carolina. Other
       potential fronts in the pre-emptive legal offensive, Democrats
       say, could soon be opened in Georgia, Nevada and the
       increasingly critical presidential proving ground of
       Virginia................
       Read further at link:  dailykos.com
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