Voter Reinstated After State Purges Her Registration
Colorado Voters Fight For Their Voices This Election Cycle
POSTED: 3:21 pm MDT October 28,
2008
UPDATED: 5:20 pm MDT October 28,
2008
AURORA, Colo. -- Some purged voters in Colorado are taking matters into their own hands.The state canceled JP Morris' voter registration because she had not voted in three consecutive general elections. The last time she voted was in 2000."I've lived in the same county and city since 1992. I've received three jury summons this year alone, so I'm not off the grid," said Morris.
She was initially told she could not vote in this election. But on Tuesday she went to the Arapahoe County DMV location at Chambers and Alameda and was reinstated in less than 15 minutes. She can now vote in this election."I could literally go one block down the street and vote early, voting today, right now," said Morris.Morris is just one of thousands of Colorado voters who recently found out their voter registrations had been purged. "I got upset about it. So I decided to call the county clerk and they were helpful. I was real pleasantly surprised by this," she said.The Arapahoe County clerk said if you're concerned about your voter registration call your county clerk to find out if you're registered. If you're not, inquire about your options."The jury summons is kind of the pain-in-the-butt stuff that we all do in society because we need to. And the voting is our right that we get in exchange for the stuff that isn't so fun," Morris said. "My county and my state did their part to get me reinstated and I appreciate that."Hearings on a federal lawsuit on voter purging in Colorado will resume in federal court Wednesday.
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- October 27, 2008: Voter Registration Lawsuit Set For Court Hearing
- October 27, 2008: Where Do I Go If I Want To Vote Early?
- October 26, 2008: Colo. Secretary Of State Sued Over Voter Purges
- October 22, 2008: Perlmutter Wants Election Monitor In Arapahoe County
- October 21, 2008: Early Voting Underway In Colorado
- October 19, 2008: County Clerks Ignore State Policy On Voter Forms
- October 15, 2008: Suthers, Democratic Chair Spar On Voter Purges
- October 15, 2008: Registration Mix-up Leads To Disenfranchisement Concern
- October 13, 2008: Over 6,000 Not Registered Because Of Unchecked Box
- October 9, 2008: State Reconsiders Voter Review Amid Questions
- October 7, 2008: Record Voter Registration Brings Some Glitches
- October 6, 2008: CU Students Given Extra Time To Clear Up Registration Confusion
- October 6, 2008: CU E-Mail Alleges Voters Being Dropped Due To 'Obscure' Law
- October 4, 2008: Deadline Looms For Voter Registration
- September 23, 2008: 'Widespread' Voter-Registration Fraud Targeted In El Paso County
- September 18, 2008: Governor, Clerks Push Early Voting, Mail-In Ballots
- September 17, 2008: Election Officials: Problems Fixed, But Need Voter Help
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