Category Archives: The Voting Wars
Interesting LWV Attacking Obama on Consequences of VRA Overturning
League of Women Voters statement: “President Obama was wrong today when he suggested the consequences of overturning Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act would be merely inconvenient. With the upcoming Supreme Court case, the President and the nation… Continue reading
“Miami-Dade has authority to enact absentee ballot law, judge rules”
Miami Herald: “In its effort to crack down on voter fraud, Miami-Dade County has the authority to limit how many absentee ballots a voter can possess, a judge ruled Friday.”
“Obama’s Unneeded Election Commission”
Von Spakovsky Apparently Rejected for Fairfax County Election Post
So reports Not Larry Sabato (via Maddow). Apparently an unprecedented judicial rejection of a party’s choice for the board.
Maybe the judges read Jane Mayer?
UPDATE: The judges were directed by Democrats to the Jane Mayer article and… Continue reading
President Obama Talks of Bauer-Ginsberg as 2d Best Solution to Voting Rights Act section 5
Quote of the Day
“It should require some effort to register and vote. People should get off their butts.”
—Senator Rand Paul, who also expressed skepticism of the Desiline Victor story.
“EXCLUSIVE: Did nun vote for dead colleague?”
Cincinnati Enquirer: “A Greater Cincinnati nun is suspected of illegally casting a ballot for another nun who died before last November’s election, a new case of alleged vote fraud that emerged as local officials move to wrap up their… Continue reading
“Advocates Warn Of Dire Consequences If Voting Rights Act Loses In Supreme Court”
“Photo ID voting mandate passes in Virginia, heads to governor”
AP reports. “General Assembly Republicans muscled the most far-reaching of their polling place identification and voter vetting bills to final passage Wednesday with almost party-line House votes on Wednesday over the outcries of Democrats who likened the measures to… Continue reading
WaPo Editorializes in Favor of Bauer-Ginsberg Election Commission
Editorial: “But the commission is a good idea, for at least two reasons. First, the starting point for federal reform of election procedures, which are typically the responsibility of states and localities, is to establish evidence-based recommendations for state… Continue reading
“Politicizing Justice: Attorney General Eric Holder’s agenda begins and ends with delivering favors to Obama’s constituencies “
“G.A.B. Releases Final Report on Election Day Registration”
Press release: “MADISON, WI – Eliminating Election Day voter registration in Wisconsin would cost taxpayers between $13.1 million and $14.5 million, according to a staff report released today by the Government Accountability Board.”