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Supreme Court Strikes Down AZ Voter Registration Requirement

In a strong blow against conservative efforts to restrict access to voting, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday to strike down Arizona Proposition 200, which required people to submit proof of citizenship when they register to vote under the federal “motor voter” registration law. The 7-2 decision, written by Justice Antonin Scalia, is a considerable…

Sandoval vetoes extending voter registration

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has said no to extending voter registration deadlines in Nevada. The Republican governor late Friday vetoed AB440, along with three other bills. The measure would have extended Nevada’s voter registration deadlines to the Friday before a primary or general election through early voting. If someone registered…

Gov Christie's Real Special Election Motive? Voter Suppression

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had two options for filling the Senate seat vacated by the late progressive hero Senator Frank Lautenberg: hold a special election on November 5th, the date of the 2013 general election, or appoint a placeholder and hold the election as regularly scheduled in November 2014. Christie stunned the country by doing…

Chris Fitzsimon: Voter ID not the only push to make voting more difficult

Republicans in North Carolina are determined to do everything they can to make it more difficult for you to vote, especially if you are a member of a demographic group likely to support their political opponents. It is one of their key priorities this legislative session, to change the state’s voting laws to keep themselves…

Top Republican Charges That Obamacare Form Might [gasp] Encourage People to Vote

By Sahil Kapur, Talking Points Memo A senior Republican congressman is seeking answers from the Obama administration on why the draft application form for Obamacare benefits asks if the applicant wants to register to vote. The White House has said it’s simply following a 1993 law called the National Voter Registration Act, which seeks to…

Beebe vetoes voter ID requirement

ASSOCIATED PRESS AND LOG CABIN STAFF REPORTS Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, has vetoed a Republican-backed measure that would require voters to present a photo identification before casting a ballot, according to a news release from the governor’s office Monday. The governor cited concerns over the bill’s constitutionality and expense of implementing the measure.…

Voting Rights Act in Supreme Court Spotlight

By Jake Grovum, Stateline Staff Writer A key provision of the two-decade-old National Voter Registration Act hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court on Monday hears a challenge that, if successful, could make registering to vote more complicated. The justices will once again weigh states’ rights against voting rights as the court hears the challenge, brought by…

Why The Republican Plan to Rig the Electoral College Must Be Stopped

In November, President Obama and Democratic governors won tremendous victories against long odds all over the country. But it wasn’t just our candidates who won – it was our ideas. On issue after issue, from middle class security to women’s health, tax fairness to job creation, voters rejected the extreme, top-down philosophy of today’s Republican…

Jim Greer, Ex-Florida GOP Chair, Claims Republican Voting Laws Focused On Suppression, Racism

By Ian Gray Jim Greer, the former head of the Florida Republican Party, recently claimed that a law shortening the early voting period in the state was deliberately designed to suppress voting among groups that tend to support Democratic candidates, the Palm Beach Post reports. “The Republican Party, the strategists, the consultants, they firmly believe that early…

Following Obama’s Victory, Wisconsin Governor Proposes New Limits On Voter Registration

By Scott Keyes on Nov 19, 2012 at 5:55 pm Two weeks after Barack Obama and Sen.-elect Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) carried the state of Wisconsin with the support of minorities and young voters, Gov. Scott Walker (R) announced one of his major policy proposals for the upcoming session: ending the state’s 40-year old law that allows citizens…

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