Voter Id

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New Evidence Shows Voters Aren't Chilled By Fraud Fears

Zephyr Teachout | Posted 06.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Voter ID Laws, Vote Theft, Voter Enfranchisement, Ansolabehere Persily, Voter Identification, Supreme Court Voter Fraud, Stephen Ansolabehere Nate Persily, Court Voter Fraud, Voter ID, Voter Impersonation, Disenfranchisement, Home News

New research demonstrates that court arguments for stronger voter ID laws are based on ridiculous assertions. People do not choose not to vote because they think voters are impersonating other voters!

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Elections Can't Really be Fair, Free and Accurate if Eligible Voters Can't Vote

Robin Carnahan | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Elections, Voter Suppression, Missouri, Voter ID, Voting Rights, Voting, Supreme Court, Politics News

For those citizens who don't have a drivers license or other government-issued ID, but nevertheless are legitimate, registered voters, ID laws can be a great burden.

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How Long Does It Take To Get A Voter ID?

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Law, Election Reform, Vote, Voter Identification, Why Tuesday, Rick Hasen, Supreme Court, Voter ID Laws, Election Law, Supreme Court Voter Identification, Voter Fraud, Election, Voter ID, Home News

I visited with election law expert Rick Hasen and hopped on the bus to time how long it would take to get a photo ID to vote if you don't already have one.

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Me ID. You ID. We ID.

Will Durst | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court Indiana, Supreme Court Voter ID, Voter Identification, Supreme Court Voter Identification, Supreme Court Indiana Voter ID, Todd Rokita, 236.Com, Voter ID, Ken Falk, Politics News

So, you got to show a government issued ID? So what? You're voting. It's a privilege. Earn it. You have to prove you're registered in the district in which you are voting, don't you?

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John Paul Stevens vs. Barack Obama On Voter Fraud

John Fund | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Politics, Barack Obama, Voter ID, Voting Rights, Politics News

We have the irony of two liberal icons in sharp disagreement over yesterday's Supreme Court decision. Justice Stevens, the real reformer, and Barack Obama, the faux reformer.

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Understanding the Supreme Court's Voter ID Decision

Rick Hasen | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, Voter ID Laws, Supreme Court Voter ID, Bush v Gore, Voter ID, Politics News

Today's much anticipated decision is a significant win for those who support stricter voter identification laws, even if they support such laws for partisan purposes.

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Supreme Court says states can demand photo ID for voting

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justices, Indiana Voter ID Law, Voter ID Laws, Voter ID, DOJ Voter ID Laws, Politics News

WASHINGTON — States can require voters to produce photo identification, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, upholding a Republican-inspired law that...

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Why Obama and Clinton Are Debating Voter Suppression

Ari Melber | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Reform, Delegates, Voter Suppression, Ballot Access, Clinton, Obama, Nevada, Voter ID, Politics News

Based on the results so far, lower voter turnout portends a Clinton nomination. And lately, Clinton supporters have tried tactics to limit turnout.

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They're Driving Us Crazy (or, A Couple More Reasons Why I Love France)

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 01.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voter ID, National Identity Card, Certified Driver's Licenses, Identification, Politics News

First, it was Voter ID and now, officially-certified driving licenses. And both of these are objectionable. What next? I shall bravely propose it: A national identity card.

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