A surprise new purge

The Oregonian is concerned about Florida:

We confidently predict that the outcome of the 2004 presidential election will not hang on paper ballots’ “hanging chads” in Florida. We are immensely troubled, though, that the Nov. 2 Election Day winner could be determined by denying the vote to thousands of Floridians, predominantly African Americans, who will be purged wrongly — and in our view illegally — from the voter rolls.

Read more from The Oregonian editorial.

Thanks to Lee for the pointer.