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Category Archives: voter id
NY Town Tries to Impose Voter ID Requirement in Violation of State Law
Watertown Daily Times reports. And a nice attempt to take away the franchise as well. I love the story’s kicker:
Harold L. Wiley, a lifelong Cape Vincent resident, had submitted petitions to the Town Board urging the driver’s license requirement.… Continue reading
“Comparing Texas’ Voter ID Law to Other States”
The Texas Tribune reports. The article includes a completely unsupported assertion by Hans von Spakovsky that voter id laws increase turnout.
Three Alleged Double Voters in NC
AP reports. Of course, the voter id law under consideration there would do nothing to stop this type of fraud. And of course, the existing system actually caught these people.
Voter ID to Mass.?
“Electoral Fraud or Fraudulent Rhetoric: An Analysis of Jurisprudential and Political Arguments Over Voter Photo Identification Laws”
Andrew Winerman has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This paper argues that there are consistent rhetorical frameworks employed by politicians and judges who take opposite stances on the question of whether procedural laws relating to voting… Continue reading
“Exit poll workers moved at one site; smooth sailing overall”
The latest from Wisconsin. Strong turnout. “In Richfield, village workers removed a sign that directed voters to have proof of identification in hand as they went to vote. It was intended only to speed the processing, but raised confusion over… Continue reading
“Still the Struggle to Vote”
Laughlin McDonald and Laura Murphy of the ACLU have this comment on the VRA and South Carolina’s recently enacted voter ID law.
Voting Groups Ask DOJ to Deny Preclearance of SC Voter ID Law
See this story on this letter from the ACLU, Lawyers Committee, Brennan Center, and League of Women Voters.
“Voter fraud new partisan weapon in elections fight”
That’s the focus of electionline.org’s weekly newsletter.
NCSL’s Election Newsletter
This month’s issue of The Canvass, the National Conference of State Legislatures’ election reform newsletter, includes features on vote centers, early and absentee voting, and voter ID.
“New voter ID laws subvert democracy and Catholic teaching”
An unusual perspective on voter ID from America, the National Catholic Weekly.
“Stop the Shenanigans over the Voter ID Bill”
The Charlotte Observer editorializes here against Republican efforts to enact a photo ID requirement, so far stymied by Democratic Governor Bev Perdue’s veto. The editorial relies in part on data from Michael McDonald’s U.S. Elections Project, showing that North… Continue reading
“Mississippi NAACP Leader Sent to Prison for 10 Counts of Voter Fraud”
The Daily Caller reports on the conviction for absentee ballot fraud. This article in the Tunica Times calls Lessadolla Sowers a community activist. According to this piece, Sowers was on the executive committee of a county NAACP chapter.
No… Continue reading