Original sentence: In addition, by Harris' decree, a private firm was hired prior to the election to identify and remove in excess of 50,000 names from the state voters list on the condition that these people were convicted felons.It would later be discovered that approximately 97% of the people removed from the list - and thus denied the right to vote in the election - were not felons at all.Many of these would-be voters were turned away at the polls or even prior to reaching the polling places.The majority of these voters were African-American, and as African-Americans predominantly vote Democratic, the situation suggested foul play.Whether or not there was deliberate action to prevent likely Gore supporters from voting is subject to intense debate, as is Harris' role in the process