"In the U.S. press, he got the drug issues and the money-for-votes issues, and maybe he should've left earlier, so his legacy wouldn't be tarnished," de Varona said.
"But when a jurisdiction switches to a new voting technique, we know and we expect voting issues to occur.
Manifest, which provides research into proxy voting issues, has said the changes to Sorrell's pay are "merely cosmetic".
The rush of a presidential Election Day is the worst time to try to work out complicated voting issues.
Huge battles are erupting at the county level over voting issues, including registration, identification and polling place disputes.
This diffidence recalls the treatment of other voting issues, like the Florida "felon purge" that inappropriately prevented many citizens from voting in the 2000 presidential election.
Separating employment issues from voting issues would allow the bureaucratic machinery to run more smoothly and would allow ex-offenders to move more quickly into productive employment.
She said activists had been campaigning for 20 years on driving, guardianship and voting issues.
He also noted that the set of voting issues is entirely distinct.
And the protest did bring D.C. voting issues some new attention.
On Tuesday, the Justice Department released part of its election plans, which include email and phone hotlines as well as a website complaint form to report voting issues.
