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VOTER SUPPRESSION SUSPECTED IN MAY 3 FEDERAL ELECTION
Monday, May 5, 2008
PRESS
RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE CONTACT:
Julie Vezinot May 5,
2008 225-336-4155
VOTER SUPPRESSION SUSPECTED IN MAY 3
FEDERAL ELECTION
BATON
ROUGE – The Louisiana Democratic Party has
filed a temporary restraining order in response
to mass telephone calls made election day, May
3, requesting that voters do not vote in the
Federal Election for 6th
Congressional District.
The
calls fraudulently invoked the use of Rep.
Michael Jackson’s name with the specific intent
to confuse voters into believing he was behind
the effort to suppress votes.
Upon
confirmation that Rep. Jackson did not
authorize the calls, the Louisiana Democratic
Party filed the restraining order to prevent
further action using Jackson’s name, according
to Louisiana Democratic Party Chairman Chris
Whittington.
“It
appears that a number of federal election
statutes have been violated by this act of
voter suppression. Our attorneys are looking at
this very closely to determine further action,”
said Whittington.
A copy
of the petition has been attached to this
release.
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