Posted by Sigismund on August 25, 2008, at 19:33:56
In reply to Re: Felons can vote in Washington state., posted by caraher on August 25, 2008, at 17:57:45
>In some circles, vote suppression is considered just another tactic...
Like Australia.
The Howard government disenfranchised prisoners and closed the rolls from the date of the announcement of the election.
They lost and Howard lost his seat too.
I'd like to think that they were rejected because they were seen to be too tricky by half, but I suspect it was seen as an issue of competence.
Perhaps that will prove to be a precedent?
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