By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services via Arizona Daily Star
A federal appeals court refused late Wednesday to order Arizona officials to count the votes of people who cast their ballot at the wrong location.
In a divided ruling, the three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by Democrats that minorities are more likely to be disenfranchised by showing up at a polling place other than the one assigned to the precinct where they live.
Judge Carlos Bea, writing for the majority, acknowledged there is evidence that minorities are more likely to go to the wrong place. Attorneys for Democrats said that is due to minorities being more likely to be renters and therefore moving more often.
