| Democratic Party loves ill-informed voters; HOW WELL DO WE KNOW! | |
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| Affinity | Nov 16 2013, 10:53 PM Post #21 |
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| The SOLE Controller | Nov 16 2013, 10:56 PM Post #22 |
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The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it has filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan electoral officials over what the organization characterizes as two "statewide voter purge programs" that it claims would "disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Michigan voters"—many of them college students—in advance of the fall presidential election. The legal action comes two days after Democratic nominee Barack Obama's campaign and the Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit against Michigan over another voter-exclusion practice—using home foreclosure lists to challenge a person's right to vote. The lawsuits suggest that ballot battles in the key battleground state have just started to heat up. The ACLU suit, which targets Michigan's Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, a Republican, as well as the state's elections director and the city of Ypsilanti's clerk, charges that two practices by the state are illegal: one in which the state immediately cancels the voter registrations for individuals who obtain a driver's license in another state, and one in which local clerks nullify new voter registration applications if mailed voter cards are returned by the post office as undeliverable... ... ALBUQUERQUE — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico today sued key members of the Republican Party for violating the privacy rights of New Mexico voters and illegally interfering with their right to vote. Filed in state district court, the class action suit alleges that NM Representative Justine Fox-Young and as yet unnamed members of the GOP illegally used private social security numbers to do background checks of legal voters and illegally disseminated confidential voter information to the press. The lawsuit also names private investigator Al Romero, hired by the GOP, for using voter registration information locate voters and question them about the legitimacy of their registrations. ... Madison - The American Civil Liberties Union sued the State of Wisconsin on Tuesday over a new law requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification, charging that the measure violates the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit says that the state is infringing on some citizens' right to vote and to be treated equally under the law and amounts to a kind of poll tax on voters who lack the documents needed to get an approved ID. Republican lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker, who is named in the lawsuit along with a long list of other state officials, have said they believe the measure will withstand a court challenge. Good 'ol Republican Party, eh? |
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| UTB | Nov 18 2013, 11:08 AM Post #23 |
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Signs point to low turnout for Atlanta elections | www.myajc.com
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| Affinity | Nov 19 2013, 08:35 AM Post #24 |
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| The SOLE Controller | Nov 19 2013, 09:12 AM Post #25 |
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North Carolina faces ACLU, NAACP lawsuits over new voter ID law Republican Gov. Pat McCrory defends the new voter ID law. (Gerry Broome / Associated Press) ![]() By David Zucchino August 13, 2013, 10:50 a.m. DURHAM, N.C. -- Two lawsuits filed in federal court in North Carolina have challenged the state’s new voter ID law, claiming that some of its provisions infringe on voter rights and discriminate against minorities. The suits were filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Greensboro, N.C., by the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People. The new law signed Monday by N.C. Governor, GOP'er Pat McCrory, requires voters to show government-issued ID cards. It also shortens early voting by a week; ends same-day registration; increases the number of poll observers who can challenge a voter’s eligibility, and eliminates popular preregistration initiatives for high school students. The law ends straight-ticket voting as well, the practice of voting for every candidate of a single party, which had been in effect in North Carolina since 1925. The law allows groups to spend unlimited amounts of money for candidates from May to September in certain years, and does not require disclosing the source or amount. It prohibits lobbyists from passing campaign contributions to candidates. The law also drops requirements that outside groups identify their largest donors, and raises the maximum contribution limit from $4,000 to $5,000. The ACLU suit, filed on behalf of four North Carolina advocacy groups, alleges that some provisions in the law violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. "This law is a blatant attempt to make it harder for and dissuade many North Carolinians from registering and casting a ballot," Chris Brook, legal director of the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation, said in a statement. The NAACP suit, filed with the Advancement Project and on behalf of a 92-year-old African American woman, also alleges that provisions of the law violate the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. "This is the worst voter suppression law in the country," Penda Hair, co-director of the Advancement Project, a civil rights group, said in a statement. McCrory’s office has challenged characterizations of the law as one of the nation’s most restrictive. The governor said the law is designed to secure the integrity of voting and adds North Carolina to a majority of states that have passed similar laws. In a statement, the governor’s office said 34 states now require or will soon require some form of voter ID. North Carolina is one of 37 states that do not allow same-day registration, one of 36 that do not allow straight-ticket voting, and one of 43 that do not allow underage students to preregister, the statement said. The North Carolina law, while cutting early voting by a week, requires the same number of hours of early voting as during the 2012 election. "The need for photo ID has been questioned by those who say voter fraud is not a problem in North Carolina," McCrory said in a statement. "However, without the higher level of identification a photograph provides, is it possible to know?" He added: "Just because you haven’t been robbed doesn’t mean you shouldn’t lock your doors at night." The photo ID provision of the law goes into effect in 2016. McCrory’s office cited polls showing strong support among state residents for requiring a photo ID to vote. But Democrats and civil rights groups have countered with polls showing strong public objections to shortening early voting periods or eliminating straight-ticket voting. Opponents of the law have said it is an attempt to restrict voting by groups that tend to vote for Democrats -- such as African Americans, the poor and young people. In the 2012 election, more than 70% of African American voters voted early. Democrats made up more than 60% of early voters. One state study estimated that at least 318,000 registered North Carolina voters do not have driver’s licenses or state-issued ID cards. Many are African American, low income or elderly. Edited by The SOLE Controller, Nov 19 2013, 09:14 AM.
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| UTB | Nov 20 2013, 11:14 AM Post #26 |
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So much for the American Communist League Union, a bunch of Jews, faggots and Niggers that can't fit in anywhere else! http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=95942
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