don't worry. These new infringements are being shot down by state supreme courts.
The question they ask these new law initiaters is "do you have voter fraud" and the answer is always "well, no, your honour....but...." and then they get smacked down.
HELP THE ACLU DEFEND VOTING RIGHTS
Skeptikat
2012/09/15 21:33:57
HELP THE ACLU DEFEND VOTING RIGHTS
States across the country are passing measures that make it harder and harder for Americans – particularly African-Americans, the elderly, students and people with disabilities – to exercise their fundamental right to cast a ballot. These measures include requiring a government-issued photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register, cutting back on early voting, eliminating Election Day registration, new restrictions on voter registration drives and additional barriers to voting for people with criminal convictions. The map below outlines which states passed voter suppression measures since January 1, 2011 and where the right to vote remains under siege today.
The ACLU’s voting rights legal team has already participated in 37 lawsuits in 20 different states in the past 18 months, winning critical battles in Virginia and Missouri and preventing a large-scale effort to interfere with voter registration in Florida. They also successfully pressed the Justice Department to challenge laws that violate the Voting Rights Act in states like Texas and South Carolina.
The ACLU is currently pursuing vital litigation challenging discriminatory and unnecessary voter suppression laws in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Iowa. They will be setting up election-day hotlines and deploying specially-trained ACLU lawyers to voting rights abuse trouble spots across the nation. They are working with media outlets to dispel the voter confusion that these attacks have created, and are distributing hundreds of thousands of voting rights guides so that people are fully prepared to stand up to those who seek to turn them away at the polls.
In order to keep up the momentum of these efforts against the right’s attempts to stop them, the ACLU needs your help! Please visit their website to make an emergency donation, learn more about voter suppression efforts, and sign up for email alerts.
States across the country are passing measures that make it harder and harder for Americans – particularly African-Americans, the elderly, students and people with disabilities – to exercise their fundamental right to cast a ballot. These measures include requiring a government-issued photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register, cutting back on early voting, eliminating Election Day registration, new restrictions on voter registration drives and additional barriers to voting for people with criminal convictions. The map below outlines which states passed voter suppression measures since January 1, 2011 and where the right to vote remains under siege today.
The ACLU’s voting rights legal team has already participated in 37 lawsuits in 20 different states in the past 18 months, winning critical battles in Virginia and Missouri and preventing a large-scale effort to interfere with voter registration in Florida. They also successfully pressed the Justice Department to challenge laws that violate the Voting Rights Act in states like Texas and South Carolina.
The ACLU is currently pursuing vital litigation challenging discriminatory and unnecessary voter suppression laws in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Iowa. They will be setting up election-day hotlines and deploying specially-trained ACLU lawyers to voting rights abuse trouble spots across the nation. They are working with media outlets to dispel the voter confusion that these attacks have created, and are distributing hundreds of thousands of voting rights guides so that people are fully prepared to stand up to those who seek to turn them away at the polls.
In order to keep up the momentum of these efforts against the right’s attempts to stop them, the ACLU needs your help! Please visit their website to make an emergency donation, learn more about voter suppression efforts, and sign up for email alerts.
Read More: http://www.aclu.org/maps/battle-protect-ballot-vot...
Top Opinion
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flaca BN-0 2012/09/15 22:13:44
The conservatives know the news media will not report on this attack on democracy for fear of looking bias. We need to "stand up" and demand they ask the tough questions and report the facts.
There is a whole heck of a lot of voter fraud. If this limits it, than I can show you a photo ID when I vote. It's not really any inconvenience to carry a small piece of plastic around for a day.
Are African-Americans more suspicious in general, of people looking at an ID or something? I just don't see the harm.
It may be better to have your photo ID linked to your voter ID in a computerized system and only require physical photo IDs for areas without public computer systems to borrow from. That would make sure many less informed people had that.
As far as getting the voter registration, my state says, on the web page, what you need to fill out to get your ID. It's really simple. You have to mail it in or bring it to the county office, but it makes sure you have contact information in case of issues. Most of the kids in my state actually register to vote when they get their driver's license. They're already there with all the information they need. It takes them a few seconds to get everything ready to send to you the day you turn 18. I wasn't told about that. I think sometimes the government fails to fill everyone in. That is a big problem.
I just think that something should be done to keep things as fair as possible. Many pe...
It may be better to have your photo ID linked to your voter ID in a computerized system and only require physical photo IDs for areas without public computer systems to borrow from. That would make sure many less informed people had that.
As far as getting the voter registration, my state says, on the web page, what you need to fill out to get your ID. It's really simple. You have to mail it in or bring it to the county office, but it makes sure you have contact information in case of issues. Most of the kids in my state actually register to vote when they get their driver's license. They're already there with all the information they need. It takes them a few seconds to get everything ready to send to you the day you turn 18. I wasn't told about that. I think sometimes the government fails to fill everyone in. That is a big problem.
I just think that something should be done to keep things as fair as possible. Many people around me want fairer elections. My Idea (just an idealized version of the current ID laws) may not be the best, but maybe someone else can come up with a better one. You have to weigh he outcome with the cost. I think keeping elections pretty fair, is worth a little extra effort and less than an hour of time from your life. I'm no authority though.
Make sure everyone you know checks to make sure that their voter registration is up to day. http://www.gottavote.org/en/CO/
http://www.inquisitr.com/3212...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
The United States Constitution, in Article VI, section 3, states that "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." The Constitution, however, leaves the determination of voting qualifications to the individual states.
Here is a link telling who could go and after that is an paragraph from that web spot that says that it was open to the public.
http://charlottein2012.com/FAQ/
How can I get a ticket to the Convention?
Conventions have traditionally been open only to delegates, credentialed media and elected officials, but at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, CarolinaFest 2012 will be free and open to the public. If you are interested in attending, please sign up on our website, CharlotteIn2012.com, to receive info about the event. Additionally, the public will have access to community credentials to the proceedings on Thursday September 6, at Bank of America Stadium, where President Obama will accept the nomination—sign up at the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) website demconvention.com to receive information about community credentials when it becomes available.
And I chose Wikipedia (unlike your zero links or facts) because it is generally thought to be unbiased. And unlike you there are details instead of baseless emotional dribble.
"sign up at the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) website demconvention.com to receive information about community credentials when it becomes available."