Voter Identification

Lawmaker Tossed Out After Nazi Reference

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.16.2012

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A Republican lawmaker in New Hampshire was physically removed from the state House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon after he made a Nazi salute...

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WATCH GOP Rep To Civil Rights Leader: I'm Sorry

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.11.2012

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Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a leading figure in the civil rights movement, took to the House floor late Wednesday night to call out a colleague over an a...

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Lawmakers Pass Stricter Voter Reg Law For 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.08.2012

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The Republican-controlled Kansas House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass legislation requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration star...

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Congressman: 'I Just Do Not Trust The Judiciary'

West Ashley Patch | Jonathan Allen | Posted 05.02.2012

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U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) told Democratic activists in the Charleston area on Tuesday that organization was the key to limiting the effects of "v...

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Killing Democracy One Vote at a Time

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.30.2012

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Voter ID restrictions work for the rich. They've got birth certificates and photo driver's licenses and passports. Or they can send a servant or secretary to apply for the documents. And the more rabble removed from the polls, the more weighty the votes of the wealthy.

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Cost Of Voter ID Laws, Elections Threatens Turnout

Reuters | Posted 04.26.2012

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* Local governments need millions of dollars to hold elections * Budget cuts could lead to long lines at polling places ...

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Appeals Court Gives Arizona Partial Victory on Voter ID Law

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.20.2012

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Arizona might be going to the U.S. Supreme Court yet again. A federal appeals court upheld part of the Grand Canyon State's voter ID law, but struck down another part of Arizona's law as inconsistent with a 1993 federal law.

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Why Coca-Cola Cut Its Ties With A Right-Wing Group

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.10.2012

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Voter ID laws are quickly becoming a hot-button issue -- and Coca-Cola is jumping back from the heat. The soft-drink company has severed its ties w...

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Voter ID Insanity at DOJ Going to the United Nations

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.13.2012

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The right to vote includes the right not to have your vote diluted by fraudulent votes. And as citizens, each of us has a duty to comply with reasonable measures to ensure that our elections are free and fair.

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Rock The Vote, Sidelined By New Voting Laws, Fights Back In Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 03.02.2012

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In advance of the 2008 presidential election, Rock the Vote and other organizations helped to register hundreds of thousands of new voters. In Florida...

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State Leaders 'Dirty Lie' Debunked

Goose Creek Patch | Lachlan McIntosh | Posted 02.24.2012

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One has to give the staff at the South Carolina Election Commission much credit and respect for standing up for truth this week by debunking the lie t...

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Truth About Nikki Haley Aide's Shocking Claim

Spring Valley Patch | Reilly Moore | Posted 02.23.2012

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The director of the South Carolina Election Commission released a report Wednesday refuting claims that more 200 dead voters participated during the 2...

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South Carolina Fights Back Against Justice Department For Blocking Voter ID Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 02.23.2012

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The state of South Carolina yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging the Justice Department's recent blocking of the state's recent voter identification ...

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Shocking Truth About S.C. Dead Voter Claim

Spring Valley Patch | Reilly Moore | Posted 01.25.2012

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Apparently, dead men aren't actually voting. The South Carolina Election Commission on Wednesday disputed claims that more than 900 dead voters cas...

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Rick Perry Vows To Keep Fighting For Voter I.D. Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.16.2012

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry said on Monday that he would continue to fight for voter identification laws in Texas, responding to a somewhat leading question...

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Democrats Challenge Dead Voter Count

Easley Patch | Jeff Brush | Posted 01.13.2012

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Concern among those who support the state voter ID legislation has been reinforced by a controversial video taken at New Hampshire polling places whil...

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Lawmakers: James O'Keefe Makes 'Shocking Exclamation Point'

Salem Patch | Jake O'Donnell | Posted 03.14.2012

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House Speaker William O'Brien (R-Mont Vernon) called the video "a shocking exclamation point on the need for immediate reform to New Hampshire's elect...

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James O'Keefe Could Face Consequences For Latest Sting Video

Posted 01.11.2012

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Conservative filmmaker James O'Keefe targets the alleged threat of voter fraud in his latest offering, a 10-minute video that features attempts by his...

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Nikki Haley Pursues Lawsuit Against Obama Administration

St. Andrews Patch | Hal Millard | Posted 01.10.2012

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Haley, Wilson, Harrell, and Bright all argued that photo IDs are required for a wide array of things, from signing up for Medicaid, to purchasing cert...

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South Carolina Officials Defend Controversial Law

West Ashley Patch | Jeff Brush | Posted 01.05.2012

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The battle over the South Carolina voter ID law is not over and state leaders say they will take the fight back to the U.S. Justice Department. Sta...

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Has America's Stolen Election Process Finally Hit Prime Time?

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman | Posted 03.05.2012

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A flood of articles about these realities seems to indicate the theft of our elections has finally taken a leap into the mainstream of the American mind.

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A Proposed Solution to Voter ID Controversy

Curtis Gans | Posted 02.27.2012

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When states are enacting the wrong type of ID requirements for voting and various branches of government are implementing many different and incompatible ID systems, the time to consider a different approach is now. Too many of the ID laws that have been enacted in the states are not benign with respect to their impact on turnout -- they unequally burden those with limited resources and mobility, and they lead to partisan outcomes. The end effect of the ongoing back-and-forth we've seen this year is to undermine citizen faith in the integrity of the electoral process as a whole, and in our democracy. It's time for a new paradigm for the conduct of American elections.

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Eric Holder Is Correct: Let the Federal Gov. Stop the Racism of Individual States

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 02.14.2012

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When only some 38 cases of 'voter fraud' have actually been found to exist, the idea that this is somehow an inherent and urgent dilemma should be insulting to anyone with a semblance of intelligence.

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Republicans to Veterans: No Thanks

Hans Johnson | Posted 02.01.2012

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Swept into office by voter anger in 2010, state Republican lawmakers are beginning to face a backlash that could define the 2012 elections.

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Democrats Hitting Back Against GOP Voting Measures

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 01.31.2012

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WASHINGTON — Democrats said Thursday they are planning a major effort to protect voting rights in the 2012 election after several states passed ...

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