Conyers, Nadler Invite Ken Blackwell for Hearing on Voter Suppression

Mr. Kenneth Blackwell

Family Research Council

801 G Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20001

Dear Mr. Blackwell:

The Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is planning to hold an oversight hearing on "Voter Suppression" on Friday, February 8, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building. We are writing to invite you to testify at this hearing. The hearing will explore the current state of voting rights and the allocation of resources to end voter suppression and voter fraud.

There were a number of election irregularities in Ohio during the 2004 Presidential Election. Cumulatively, these irregularities, affected hundreds of thousand of voters. As we look forward to the 2008 Presidential Election, the Committee seeks to explore policies that should be implemented to avoid future voting problems and ensure that every American can exercise their right to vote.

Please contact Caroline Mays at (202) 225-2825 to inform the Committee of your availability. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

C-Span covers it. Just having, on the record in front of the public on TV, that Ken Blackwell was both Ohio SOS (in charge of counting the votes) and GOP Chair in Ohio for Bush/Cheney'04 would be EXCELLENT. You'd be surprised how most people don't know that. I'd bet Blackwell will not be there, though.

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