Minorities fear partial voter lists
Tens of thousands of voter registration forms filed in the final few days before this fall's deadline have caused a bottleneck in a statewide registration system that minority groups fear could lead to disruptions and delays at the polls and the disenfranchisement of eligible voters on Election Day. Election officials in several area counties are scrambling to enter the names in a database they use to create the lists of registered voters that are checked by poll workers. Election officials in some counties predict that many voters' names will be left off the lists. They are preparing backup plans they hope will ensure that all people who registered by the Oct. 4 deadline are allowed to vote. Nevertheless, minority leaders fear that contingency plans may be slapdash and that many first-time voters unfamiliar with their rights will simply walk away if they find themselves challenged at the polls. [more 
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