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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (7736)	10/27/2006 4:32:01 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 224718

Democrats Object to Poll Monitors:The Morning Call, Oct 27, 2006 Hispanic Leaders Object to Poll Monitor Plan ALLENTOWN--City officials and Hispanic community leaders objected Thursday to the federal government's plans to put monitors at city polling places on Election Day, saying those efforts could discourage people from voting. The Department of Justice earlier this month asked a federal judge to authorize appointment of monitors beginning with the upcoming Nov. 7 election and ending in 2009. The government accused the city of failing to provide sufficient election materials in Spanish and not recruiting enough bilingual poll workers. But City Solicitor Romulo Diaz Jr. said at a news conference Thursday that the federal government could not guarantee him that federal monitors wouldn't follow voters into polling booths. It would be better to appoint local monitors, he said. ''We're very, very concerned about having Big Brother taking care of us,'' said local attorney Luis Diaz, who also attended Thursday's news conference with other community leaders. The federal lawsuit contends the city violated the federal Voting Rights Act by allowing only poll workers — some of whom did not speak Spanish — to help Hispanic voters cast ballots. The law permits voters who require assistance to request help from someone they know.