Released in June 2001 amidst some controversy, this draft report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) finds, among other things, that African-American voters in Florida were at least nine times more likely than other voters to have their ballots rejected in last year's presidential election and that the state's poorer counties were much more likely to use voting systems with higher spoilage rates than those used by more affluent counties. The report employs strong language and calls on the Justice Department to investigate Florida's voting irregularities, but the commission itself has become embroiled in political controversy as the majority voting to accept the report were appointed by Democrats and the minority against by Republicans. The latter have announced that they will write a dissent to be included in the final report at the end of this month. In the meantime, users may read the full text of the report in HTML format at the USCCR site.
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