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To: tejek who wrote (210001)	11/2/2004 6:50:48 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1573983

Court Allows Challenge of Ohio Voters -Reports Tue Nov 2, 3:03 AM ET Politics - Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday reversed the rulings of two lower courts in Ohio that prevented the Republican Party from sending challengers to polling places across the state, reports said on Tuesday. The New York Times and the Associated Press reported that a three-judge panel of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (news - web sites) in Cincinnati ruled to grant emergency stays of two federal judges' orders issued Monday that barred political parties' voter challengers in the state. The court said that while there is a strong public interest in letting registered voters vote freely, there is also "strong public interest in permitting legitimate statutory processes to operate to preclude voting by those who are not entitled to vote," the AP quoted the ruling as saying. The Times said one lawyer for a pair of Cincinnati civil rights activists who had challenged the Republican plans to challenge voters said he would appeal Tuesday morning's decision to the United State Supreme Court. Ohio has become a focal point this election season, with the state being seen as pivotal to the electoral fortunes of both President Bush (news - web sites) and his Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry (news - web sites). Both political parties have undertaken mass efforts to register new voters. While Republicans have contended that challengers will weed out voter fraud, Democrats charge that the activity is tantamount to voter intimidation, and will disenfranchise numerous voters from minority and low-income neighborhoods.