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Mistaken identity.


In Anne-Marie Cusac's recent article ("Bullies at the Voting Booth," October issue), Kathy McKee of Protect Arizona Now erroneously er·ro·ne·ous  
adj.
Containing or derived from error; mistaken: erroneous conclusions.



[Middle English, from Latin err
 states that the Urban Institute is involved in voter registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs.  in Arizona. The Urban Institute is a nonpartisan non·par·ti·san  
adj.
Based on, influenced by, affiliated with, or supporting the interests or policies of no single political party: a nonpartisan commission; nonpartisan opinions.
 research center based in Washington, D.C., that participates in no election-related activities whatsoever. Perhaps McKee is confusing con·fuse  
v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es

v.tr.
1.
a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off.

b.
 us with another organization? Or perhaps a politically neutral fact sheet on minority voters assembled by our research staff using U.S. Census data was misquoted by another group?

Kathleen Courrier

Vice President for Communication

The Urban Institute

Washington, D. C.
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Title Annotation:Letters to the Editor
Author:Courrier, Kathleen
Publication:The Progressive
Article Type:Letter to the Editor
Date:Nov 1, 2004
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