Florida House candidate Jason Henry (D-District 46) released a statement on Monday criticizing Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner – a Republican – for unfairly targeting minorities in the state’s bid to purge voters from the list of those eligible to participate in the upcoming elections.
Jason Henry on the voter purge …
“Republican Secretary of State Ken Detzner and his Republican counterparts are unfairly targeting minority voters in an effort to remove noncitizens from the state’s voting rolls. Voter fraud is not a problem, as the data shows.
“In the state’s search for these potential noncitizens, black and Hispanic voters – who are U.S. citizens – are being forced to prove to the state that they are citizens. Besides being politically motivated, this is ethically improper and a waste of the state’s time and resources.
“While this may be viewed as a way to streamline our voting process, it is simply another way to target Democratic voters. Mr. Detzner is attempting to shroud this so-called initiative as a way to rid the system of illegal residents, but instead he is concentrating the state’s resources on the Democratic Party because so many Hispanics are registering as Democrats.
“The Florida GOP has already engaged in the practice of voter suppression by making it an arduous process for minorities and renters to vote, as well as for those wanting to register new voters. It is time for the Florida Republican Party to stand down on their attacks on the state’s voters and stop the practice of bringing back antiquated voting laws.”
Contact: Jason Henry
Jason Henry for Florida House, District 46
Cell: 407-796-1035
Voter Suppression and Racially Motivated Control amd Dilution of African American Voting Rights have been Practised in Florida For So Many Years, That Some Supprssors think that it is acceptable; It is Absolutely Unlawful Deprivation of Civil Rights and is Very Wrong! The Umoted States Department of JUSTICE Never had an African American Attorney General Before President B. OBAMA Mominated, and the Democratic Controlled United Sattes Senate Confirmed Our Attorney General HOLDER. Now Florida is Faced with the REAL PROSPECT of Violating The Voting Rights of its African American and Hispanic American Voters in 2012!
We Cannot allow that to Happen! We Must Be Vigilant and support our President as we face the 2012 Electins with Vigor and Watch Every Move that the Republicans and others Make.