Isn’t it obvious? Republicans don’t want Katrina refugees voting because they know who they are pissed off at right now. I don’t blame them, if I was devoid of ethics I would do the same thing.
[T]he Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005 (HR3734) … would allow displaced Katrina evacuees to vote in their home state elections by absentee ballots under the same protections afforded absent military and overseas voters.
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To date, 38 Democrats and no Republicans have cosponsored the House bill, and two Democrats (Kerry and Landrieu) cosponsored the Senate version. Republicans are reluctant to sign on.
– Facing South: Absentee voting for Katrina evacuees