ACLU weighing litigation to ensure Nevadans' votes count

AP as reported by KRNV-Reno   05 August 2004
The Nevada chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is weighing a possible lawsuit to clear up confusion over provisional voting, which for the first time lets voters cast ballots even if their names aren't on the rolls at precinct polling sites.
  
Richard Siegel is president of the ACLU of Nevada. He says provisional voting, mandated by Congress in 2002, will be, "a huge disappointment" in this state because it only applies to federal races and not state or local elections.
  
Siegel also says provisional voters must be in a proper polling precinct, and even if they're properly registered their vote won't count if they show up at the wrong location.
  
The ACLU also is concerned about a new requirement for voters to produce identification if they didn't show identification when they registered or are voting for the first time.
  
Given the extensive get-out-the-vote efforts and Nevada's rapid growth, Siegel says many people may be dissuaded from voting because of the new requirements.