Another Asian American leader fights voter ID proposal

10.24.06 - Posted by AsiansVote

And here's another great Asian American leader fighting against a misguided voter ID law. From the Ohio2006 Blog:

As just reported in the Columbus Dispatch and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, lawyers Subodh Chandra and Caroline Gentry filed a federal lawsuit in Columbus today on behalf of the Northeast Coalition for the Homeless and Service Employees International Union Local 1199, seeking to enjoin Ohio's new voter I.D. law on the basis that inconsistencies in the way the law is being enforced by the 88 different boards of election around the state make it fundamentally unfair and therefore unconstitutional.

Click here for more on how voter ID regulations may disenfranchize thousands of perfectly legal voters and click here to read about Boston City Councilman Sam Yoon's criticism of a similar measure in his town.

Thumbs up to Subodh Chandra for fighting the good fight. Chandra ran for Attorney General of Ohio but lost the Democratic Primary earlier this year. Here's hoping he'll run for office again -- he's the kind of leader we need.

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10.24.06 | Candidates & Leaders , Issues , Voting Rights & Responsibilities