FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Murphy Attempts to Suppress the Vote in Allen West Retabulationby allenwestrepublic |
PATRICK MURPHY ATTEMPTS TO SUPPRESS VOTE IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Stuart,
FL - West for Congress campaign manager Tim Edson released the
following statement regarding Patrick Murphy's lawyers' attempt to get
the 19th Circuit Court Judge to disallow the retabulation of early votes
agreed to by the St. Lucie County Canvassing Board:
"In
a last-ditch effort to suppress the vote, Murphy's lawyers submitted
sloppy and incomplete papers to the Court this morning to try to
strong-arm the judge into preventing today's retabulation already
underway. The Murphy team's motion is procedurally and substantively
lacking. With every action attempted, Murphy demonstrates a complete
lack of respect and utter disregard for the voters of St. Lucie County.
Murphy's
efforts bring to mind the dark times in our nation's history when
politicians tried to manipulate the law to suppress the votes, and we
are appalled by Murphy's apparent contempt for the voting rights of
citizens to have their ballots accurately and fairly tabulated.
Murphy
knows there are votes that have not been counted, but he's taking legal
action to ensure the results are certified anyway. Perhaps the Justice
Department should investigate Murphy's attempt to steal himself a seat
in Congress at the expense of the voters in St. Lucie County."
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