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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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