Res Publica 2005

Secretary of State Glenda Hood said some groups registering voters are turning in application forms missing information, such as unchecked boxes asking whether applicants are citizens, mentally incompetent or felons.

Also, she said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating claims that some groups turned in fraudulent application forms or switched people’s party registration without telling them.

A group seeking copies of the incomplete applications in an effort to help people complete them said some counties turned over thousands of forms until Hood’s office informed supervisors state law prohibits them from handing out copies of voter records except to specified groups, such as political committees and parties. Now the Washington-based Advancement Project isn’t receiving any of the forms and fears thousands of people won’t be able to vote.

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