Salon.com > Voter Purge http://www.salon.com Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Rick Scott fundraising after voter purge http://www.salon.com/2012/10/03/rick_scott_fundraising_after_voter_purge/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/03/rick_scott_fundraising_after_voter_purge/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13029426 Rick Scott recently kicked off a second round of voter purges, sending a local election board 198 suspected non-citizens that he wanted kicked off the voter rolls.

He's very proud, and even fundraising off his accomplishment. From the AP:

"'You see, unlike President Obama’s allies, I don’t view the world through a partisan lens,' says a letter mailed by the party and signed by Scott. 'I’m appalled that so many Democrats have stepped up to defend the right of non-citizens to cast ballots in Florida.'

The letter tells donors if they agree with Scott’s voter purge, to send a check to the Republican Party of Florida. It suggests amounts ranging from $25 to '$1,000 or more.'"

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