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ACRU Supreme Court Brief Reveals Non-Citizens Registering to Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 21, 2015) --- Non-citizens, even some admitting so on their application forms, are registering to vote under current federal law, as exposed in documents submitted today by the (ACRU) to the U.S. Supreme Court. According to ACRU's brief in Kobach v. U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), of thirteen federal voter registration forms provided to the Court by the ACRU, "Four of the individuals actually checked 'no' on the citizenship question, six checked 'no' and 'yes', and the remaining three left the checkbox blank entirely." Nevertheless, they were all registered to vote. "The left is registering non-citizens to vote every day of the week, using the federal form. Every ineligible vote cancels out the vote of an American citizen," said ACRU Chairman Susan A. Carleson. "Our election process is becoming a mockery. The states need to be allowed to require proof of citizenship to register to vote."

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:38:04+00:00April 21st, 2015|In the Courts, News, Press Releases, Proof of Citizenship, Voter ID|

Judge Rejects Dismissal, Grants ACRU Standing in Texas County Case

A federal judge has ruled that the has standing to sue Zavala County, Texas, over its inflated voter registrations. The ACRU filed the lawsuit in March 2014, citing the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Motor Voter Law), which requires maintenance of accurate voter rolls. District Judge Alia Moses of the U.S. Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, on Tuesday issued a court order denying dismissal of the case, which the defendant, Zavala County, had sought. At the same time, the judge granted ACRU organizational standing to pursue the case, in which ACRU alleges that Zavala County has more registered voters than age-eligible citizens.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:39:01+00:00March 31st, 2015|In the Courts, News, Voter Roll Maintenance|

Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Racial Redistricting

The Supreme Court has dealt a heavy blow to efforts -- often by the Republican Party -- to draw legislative districts that pack black voters into majority black legislative districts in order to elect black representatives. In a case decided today arising out of Alabama state legislative plans, the Supreme Court held that the Voting Rights Act does not require the preservation and protection of legislative districts with percentages of black voters designed to produce black elected officials. Republicans and black politicians often argue that the Voting Rights Act requires line drawers to preserve proportional black representation by creating districts where black candidates are sure to win election. These plans help Republicans by bleaching out surrounding areas helping to elect Republicans. Instead, the Court ruled that what must be preserved is the "ability to elect" minority preferred candidates of choice -- who need not necessarily be minority candidates themselves. This means legislatures can dip below numeric thresholds which create majority black districts, and not necessarily offend the Voting Rights Act.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:38:05+00:00March 25th, 2015|ACRU Commentary, In the Courts, Redistricting, Voter ID|

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Wisconsin Voter ID Law

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal to overturn Wisconsin's voter identification law, upsetting civil rights and liberal groups that say the law discourages minorities from casting their ballot. On Monday the justices said, without comment or explanation, that they would not hear an appeal aimed at overturning the voter ID law, which was signed into law in 2011 by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 presidential contender. The American Civil Liberties Union immediately filed a motion for a stay so as to not allow the law to go immediately into effect. The ACLU challenged the law -- which requires voters to present photo identification before they cast their ballots -- saying it violates the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act against discrimination in voting. In a statement Monday, Mr. Walker praised the justices' decision to let the law stand as "great news for Wisconsin voters" and "a common-sense reform that protects the integrity of our voting process, making it easy to vote and hard to cheat."

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:34:43+00:00March 24th, 2015|In the Courts, News, Voter ID|

ACRU Wins Consent Decree to Clean Up Texas County’s Voter Rolls

SANDERSON, TX (March 18, 2015) --- The United States District Court in Del Rio, Texas, has entered a consent decree requiring a Texas county to maintain clean voter rolls. Terrell County had more registered voters than age-eligible residents. In the decree, signed by Judge Alia Moses, Terrell County officials agree to abide by federal law and clean the voter registration rolls of deceased persons, former residents and otherwise ineligible voters. "We're very pleased," said ACRU Chairman and CEO Susan A. Carleson. "The Left's 'Battleground Texas' campaign is counting on vote fraud to 'turn Texas blue' and end national two-party competitiveness, but they will have a tough time if all Texas counties clean up their voter rolls."

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:36:58+00:00March 19th, 2015|ACRU Litigation News, In the Courts, News, Press Releases, Vote Fraud, Voter ID|

ACRU v. Terrell County, Texas — Consent Decree

ALEXANDRIA, VA. (March 15, 2015) -- The has won a [...]

ACRU Staff2015-03-15T16:16:56+00:00March 15th, 2015|ACRU Consent Decrees, In the Courts|

Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear Wisconsin Voter ID Case

Legal challenges to Wisconsin's voter photo identification law have been underway for four years. Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court might decide whether to rule on the law's constitutionality. Justices blocked the photo ID law last fall - just weeks before the November election. Now, some organizers wonder if the justices could do an about-face, with only weeks left before next month's election.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:34:43+00:00March 13th, 2015|In the Courts, News, Voter ID|

ACRU Asks Court to Take NC Voter Law Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it overruled a District Court's opinion upholding a law reforming North Carolina's voting process just before the 2014 election, the argues in a brief filed Feb. 4 urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the state's appeal. In State of North Carolina, et al. v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al., the ACRU's brief, written by General Counsel Peter Ferrara, notes that minority voting percentages in 2014 rose under the law instead of declining as the plaintiffs had projected.

ACRU Staff2015-02-09T15:09:35+00:00February 9th, 2015|In the Courts, News, Press Releases|

State of North Carolina, et al. v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 4, 2015) -- The U.S. Fourth Circuit [...]

ACRU Staff2015-02-04T16:58:33+00:00February 4th, 2015|ACRU Amicus Briefs, In the Courts|

Pennsylvania Legislator Was Paid to Oppose Voter ID Law, Grand Jury Alleges

PHILADELPHIA -- Pennsylvania State Rep. Ron Waters was charged Dec. 16 with allegedly accepting a $8,750 bribe to oppose a voter ID bill and take other official actions on behalf of an informant. Waters, D-191, and state Rep. Vanessa Brown, D-190, both of Philadelphia, each were charged with criminal conspiracy, bribery in official and political matters, conflict of interest and for failing to make required disclosures on statements of financial interest. Waters and Brown were among four state lawmakers caught in an undercover sting investigation that state Attorney General Kathleen Kane declined to prosecute, claiming the case was flawed. Williams later requested the case, which was submitted to an ongoing Philadelphia investigative grand jury. Waters, who represents Darby Borough and parts of Yeadon, allegedly accepted nine payments totalng $8,750 from an informant between Oct. 22, 2010, and April 20, 2012, according to the findings of an investigative grand jury.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:34:44+00:00December 17th, 2014|In the Courts, News, Voter ID|

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