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| Inmates encouraged to vote |
| By WTOP |
| Published: 10/08/2008 |
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VIRGINIA - Inmates at the Fairfax County jail were encouraged to register and vote last week by elections officials making what the county's sheriff called the first visit of its kind in his 30 years with the county. That voter turnout effort is now being defended by county officials, but blasted by Republicans who called it an attempt to influence what could be a close presidential election in the commonwealth. Both Fairfax County General Registrar Rokey Suleman and Sheriff Stan Barry deny any wrongdoing in the decision that granted Office of Elections on-site access to the Adult Detention Center in downtown Fairfax. Barry did, however, say it was unprecedented in his 30-year career with the county. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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