Judge refuses to block Florida voter purge

June 28, 2012 by legitgov

Judge refuses to block Florida voter purge 27 Jun 2012 A federal judge has refused to stop Florida from removing potentially non-U.S. citizens Democrats from its voter rolls. The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state to halt the purge, arguing it was going on too close to a federal election. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said Wednesday that there was nothing in federal voting laws that prevent the state from identifying non-U.S. citizens even if it comes less than 90 days before the Aug. 14 election.