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Ari Berman: Florida’s Voter Purging Is Nothing New

Just before the controversial 2000 elections, Florida wrongfully eliminated more than 10,000 people from voter rolls.

Press Room

June 4, 2012

The Department of Justice has warned Florida that the state’s systematic removal of thousands from voting rolls violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Appearing on Up w/ Chris Hayes this weekend, Nation writer Ari Berman explains how and gives a brief but worrisome overview of the history of voter purging in Florida.

—Elizabeth Whitman

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