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Elections chiefs agree to settlement in case
Associated Press
Published October 9, 2007
MIAMI - Elections supervisors in five Florida counties have agreed to a preliminary settlement as part of a federal court challenge to a state law that prohibits people from registering to vote in some cases, a civil rights group said Monday. Under the law, changes cannot be made to correct errors or omissions on voter registration applications once supervisors close their books 29 days before an election. Thousands of people who submitted applications on or shortly before the deadline in the past have been denied the right to vote if, for instance, they failed to check off boxes asking if they are U.S. citizens, convicted felons or never have been adjudicated mentally incapacitated. In the settlement Friday, supervisors in Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange, Duval and Palm Beach counties agreed to give people a grace period to correct their applications after the deadline if the law is struck down or changed. The agreement by the Miami-Dade supervisor was subject to approval by county commissioners. The suit is scheduled for a February trial in U.S. District Court. Plaintiffs include the AFL-CIO and other unions.
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