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From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: SNET: SLS: Privacy Victory in Louisiana (fwd)
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>Forwarded message:
>From: robertabob@mindspring.com (R. Parker)
>To: robertabob@mindspring.com
>Date: 97-05-21 07:27:15 EDT
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>Here's some more good news. This is on Social Security numbers and voter
>registration. Make sure and forward this to everyone you know.
>
>Cyndee
>robertabob@mindspring.com
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>>Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 09:13:09 -0400
>>To: eplurib@megalinx.net
>>From: E Pluribus Unum <eplurib@megalinx.net>
>>Subject: Privacy Victory in La.
>>
>>05/19/1997 23:56 EST
>>
>>Judge Rules Against La. Voting Law
>>
>>By ROXANA HEGEMAN
>>Associated Press Writer
>>
>>NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that Louisiana
>>can not require people to give their Social Security number
>>when registering to vote, saying it violates privacy and voting
>>laws.
>>
>>In a ruling made public Monday, U.S. District Judge Marcel
>>Livaudais Jr. said the requirement violates the Privacy Act
>>of 1974 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
>>
>>Last year, Martin McKay, 39, refused to give his Social
>>Security number and his mother's maiden name when he tried
>>to register to vote. The state refused to register him.
>>
>>McKay sued, saying his right to vote is protected by the
>>constitution and is not conditioned on providing that
>>information.
>>
>>``I will not sit back and allow the millions that have died
>>over the last 200 years to give me that right ... stand in
>>vain,'' McKay said.
>>
>>The state contended it needs Social Security numbers to find
>>duplicate registrations, stop voter fraud and identify felons.
>>
>>But the judge said requiring the numbers violated the Privacy
>>Act because the state did not require the numbers before the
>>privacy law was enacted.
>>
>>However, Livaudais said the state could still ask for the
>>mother's maiden name under the National Voter Registration Act.
>>
>>The state also can still ask voters to volunteer their Social
>>Security numbers when registering, Assistant Elections
>>Commissioner Alan Elkins said. There are no plans now to
>>remove the Social Security numbers from voter registration
>>files.
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>mailto:eplurib@megalinx.net
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