The new laws requiring US citizens to produce photo IDs at the poll are designed to deprive elderly and minority citizens of the precious right to cast their vote. These regressive laws are themselves the most dangerous voter fraud threatening American democracy.
I would like to direct you to two key non-partisan organizations which may be able to help you protect your own right to vote or who can direct you in how you can help protect the endangered rights of others. There is a great need for concerned activist assistance.
LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW:
If you have questions about this matter or if you need assistance in exercising your right to vote, dial the Election Protection Hotline 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683) to receive live assistance.
If you wish to volunteer for activities assisting in the urgent effort to protect our hard-won voting rights, access comprehensive voting news, rules and regulations, and download the dynamic Election Protection Smartphone App, please visit their website http://www.866ourvote.org
THE BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NYU SCHOOL OF LAW
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law provides the most up-to-date, comprehensive information about these new laws, and how they may affect students, minorities, seniors and the poor. The Center also provides a student voting guide to help navigate the patchwork of laws from state to state. To get more information and to learn how to protect your right to vote, please visit www.brennancenter.org. You can call the Center directly at 646-292-8310 for additional assistance; please ask for Kimberly Lubrano. For media inquiries on these matters, please contact Jeanine Plant-Chirlin at jeanine.plant-chirlin@nyu.edu or Erik Opsal at erik.opsal@nyu.edu.
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin: This Is No Way to Win an Election
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm: Not Voting? The Koch Brothers Thank You
Judge H. Lee Sarokin: Republicans Have Taken the Hypocritic Oath in Respect to Voting Rights
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| Obama | Romney | |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral Votes (270 to win) |
332 | 206 |
| Obama | Romney | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 65,899,660 | 60,932,152 |
| Percent | 51.1% | 47.2% |
| Democrats* | Republicans | |
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| Current Senate | 53 | 47 |
| Seats gained or lost | +2 | -2 |
| New Total | 55 | 45 |
| Democrats | Republicans | |
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| Seats won | 201 | 234 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOT1bRYdK8
Turzai: Voter ID Will Allow Romney to Win Pa. - YouTube
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/08/ohio-voting-machines-contained.html
44 - Ohio Voting Machines Contained Programming Error That Dropped Votes
"By Mary Pat Flaherty
A voting system used in 34 states contains a critical programming error that can cause votes to be dropped while being electronically transferred from memory cards to a central tallying point, the manufacturer acknowledges.
The problem was identified after complaints from Ohio elections officials following the March primary there, but the logic error that is the root of the problem has been part of the software for 10 years, said Chris Riggall, a spokesman for Premier Election Solutions, formerly known as Diebold.
The flawed software is on both touch screen and optical scan voting machines made by Premier and the problem with vote counts is most likely to affect larger jurisdictions that feed many memory cards to a central counting database rapidly..."
They have now decided that they will do anything to win even if it means subverting our democracy. They are authoritarians at best and fascists at worst. They have betrayed this country with these laws and they not only have lost my respect but gained my utter contempt.
Obama in 2012 because the option is an autocratic authoritarian fusion of right wing religion and oligarchical rule with cruel assaults on minorities, the poor, gays, the middle class, and women.
We protect the right to drink with ID
We protect the right to smoke with ID
We protect the right to travel with ID
We protect the right to bank with ID
Heck we completely protect our identity with ID
Why wouldn't we protect the right to vote with ID?
Those who count the votes decide everything." Joesf Stalin
Not until and not before.
Federal elections need to have uniform federal regulations.
No states' rights limiting the federal election outcome.
And what's up with the whole 2-senators-from-every-state thing? Why should Delaware have as much clout as California? That doesn't sound very democratic to me.
I did know a deaf person who could not vote, because a. he was part of an minority group and b. his father had the same name and they got confused with that. They would not let him vote... I was shocked!
Current voting does require ID.The law is now specifying the type of ID...
"We cannot conclude that the statute imposes 'excessively burdensome requirements' on any class of voters." said liberal Justice John Paul Stevens of the 2008 indiana voter id case.
Over 100 other countries require voter id. Only two groups in this country oppose it, liberals and blacks.
" The Pew Center on the States recently published a study that should concern all of us. It found 24 million voter registrations in the United States are either invalid or contain significant errors. Almost 2 million dead people are still on the rolls, and nearly 3 million people are registered in two or more states. An organization known as True the Vote recently reported there are 160 counties where more people are registered to vote than there are eligible voters. "
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/aug/12/voter-id-laws-are-a-no-brainer/
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