Court Asked to Let Puerto Ricans Vote
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A Puerto Rican attorney asked a federal appeals court Friday to end "the state of servitude" that island residents find themselves in and allow them to vote in the Nov. 2 presidential election.
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The legal question that has dominated court fights over the coming election &#151; the fate of voters who mistakenly try to vote outside their home precinct &#151; appears nearly settled.
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The US Supreme Court gave opponents of Texas&#39;s new federal voting districts a new chance to challenge the plan, which may add as many as six Republicans to the state&#39;s congressional delegation in the Nov. 2 election.
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Florida voters whose status is questioned  at the polls can only cast ballots at designated precincts, the  state Supreme Court said on Monday in a ruling that could  affect some residents displaced by hurricanes.
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The state must reject provisional ballots if they are cast in the wrong precinct, a federal judge said Thursday in the latest in a series of opinions on how such votes should be counted.
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By Scott Mayerowitz, The Providence Journal, R.I.  Feb. 7--PROVIDENCE -- The state's top nonprofit organizations yesterday  made their case as to why they think a law is needed to clarify that donations  by out-of-state residents can't be used by the state to determine residency  here.
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A judge allowed a court challenge to Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire's excruciatingly close election to go forward Friday, but said even if Republicans win, he cannot order a new vote.
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The federal government asked a judge to give military families and overseas voters in Pennsylvania until after the Nov. 2 election to submit absentee ballots for president because of an ongoing court fight over Ralph Nader's ballot status.
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Leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Sunday he was digging in for a long battle to ensure his ruling-party rival is not declared the winner of presidential elections, calling on supporters to demonstrate in front of the court that ruled against his demand for a full recount.
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The legal battle: The election might be held on Tuesday, but voters could be forced to wait until weeks after the polls close to find out who the winner is.
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The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider whether the government can deport an immigrant who pleaded guilty to auto theft.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico  - Puerto Rico's protracted  election came to a close on Tuesday after nearly two months of  recounts and legal disputes with the certification of Anibal  Acevedo Vila as the U.S. territory's new governor.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ordered on  Monday further consideration of a challenge by Democrats and  minority groups to a controversial Republican-backed  congressional redistricting plan in Texas.
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A judge has ruled that an alleged member of a militant Puerto Rican independence group should be extradited to Connecticut to face charges in a 1983 robbery.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday considered a law requiring voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot, its most important voting rights case since Bush v. Gore settled the 2000 presidential election.
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A federal judge scheduled a hearing next week to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by Republicans aiming to block the recount of some ballots in the cliffhanger governor's race.
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The Supreme Court agreed today to consider whether voter-identification laws unfairly keep poor people and minority groups from going to the polls.