U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

2004 NEWS RELEASES, PRESS ADVISORIES AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

ELECTION 2004: IS AMERICA READY TO VOTE? COMMISSION EXAMINES PURGE LISTS, VOTER DISENFRANCHISEMENT, FLORIDA REGISTRATION PROCESS

WHO:

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, an independent, bipartisan agency charged with monitoring and protecting voting rights.
WHAT:

Briefing on Purge List and Florida Voter Disenfranchisement
National Voter Empowerment
WHEN: THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2004 AT 11:00 AM
PANEL: Ion Sancho, Supervisor of Elections, Leon County, FL;
Gracia Hillman, Vice-Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission;
Greg Palast, Author, "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy..."
Voting Rights Advocates, Election Experts, and Others
WHERE: Commission Headquarters
624 9th Street, NW
Room 540
Washington, DC

For more information contact Laura Hart at 202/833-9771.

07/08/04