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October 28, 2004
BREAKING: JUDGE REJECTS CHALLENGE TO PROP. 200 An Arizona judge has rejected a challenge to Prop. 200, the Stein Report has learned. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Margaret Downie, in a slam-dunk ruling, rejected claims by Prop. 200 opponents that would have kept votes for Prop. 200 from being counted. Opponents of the popular initiative are expected to appeal the decision. RULING EXPECTED ON PROP. 200 CHALLENGE TODAY "With hundreds of thousands of early ballots already returned, a judge will decide today whether it is too late to hear a challenge to Arizona's immigration initiative that could stop the measure in its tracks. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Margaret Downie said she would rule on the timeliness of the challenge before noon today," the Arizona Republic writes. "Supporters of Proposition 200 and their lawyers argued Wednesday the challenge over incorrect petition wording should be thrown out because the election has already begun. They cited case law that says challenges must be made before ballots are printed and voting begins." IMMIGRANT EMPLOYMENT UP, CITIZEN EMPLOYMENT DOWN "The number of adult immigrants holding a job has grown by more than 2 million since 2000, while the number of employed native-born Americans fell by nearly a half-million, according to a study released Wednesday by a group that favors stricter immigration controls," the AP writes. "The Washington-based Center for Immigration Studies, in its analysis of Census Bureau data, also found that occupations with some of the highest unemployment rates among U.S.-born citizens tended to be in job sectors such as construction that had the largest influx of recent immigrants." MORE VOTING BY NON-CITIZENS FOUND, GA CASE LEADS TO INDICTMENT "Three residents here have made a controversial challenge to Latino voters in Atkinson County that questions their citizenship. The challengers say they discovered a county commissioner's apparent scheme |
