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Dems invoke Florida recount to fight state voter ID laws

By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY

The Democratic Governors Association is fighting back efforts in states that require photo identifcation to vote, raising the specter of the controversial Florida recount in 2000 in a fundraising pitch.

Donna Brazile, a longtime Democratic strategist and Al Gore's presidential campaign manager in 2000, has penned a fundraising pitch to help the DGA raise $50,000 by Thursday for its Voter Protection Project.

Brazile says her sister in Florida was a victim of what she calls "voter suppression" during the 2000 presidential election and was asked for multiple forms of ID and proof of residency. That year, Florida was the center of the presidential recount that led to the Supreme Court declaring George W. Bush the winner of the election.

Brazile says the money is needed now to "prevent the Republicans from stealing any more elections," the fundraising e-mail states.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, has already signed a law requiring photo ID for voters that also restricts efforts to register new voters. Republicans say photo ID is necessary to prevent vote fraud.

USA TODAY's Fredreka Schouten reported there are 33 states considering voter ID laws, ahead of the 2012 elections. These laws have already passed states such as Alabama, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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