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Fighting Voter ID Laws Is Part of Massive Liberal Plan

A month after President Barack Obama won reelection, top brass from three dozen of the most powerful groups in liberal politics met at the headquarters of the National Education Association (NEA), a few blocks north of the White House. ' At the end of the day, many of the attendees closed with a pledge of money and staff resources to build a national, coordinated campaign around three goals: getting big money out of politics, expanding the voting rolls while fighting voter ID laws, and rewriting Senate rules to curb the use of the filibuster to block legislation. The groups in attendance pledged a total of millions of dollars and dozens of organizers to form a united front.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:17+00:00January 9th, 2014|News, Voter ID|

Tea Party Pushing Voter ID in California

California conservatives and Tea Partiers have launched a campaign to pass a voter ID measure via ballot initiative, sidelining the state's Democratic-controlled legislature. The California Secretary of State's office announced on Dec. 31 that proponents of a measure that would require voters to present "government-issued photo-identification" can begin collecting the 504,760 signatures needed to put it on the ballot in November. They have until the end of May to gather the signatures. The campaign is being led by Elise Richmond, a southern California talk show host and conservative Republican activist.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:17+00:00January 8th, 2014|News, Voter ID|

MSNBC Guest: Voter ID Reforms Are ‘Anti-American’

On January 6, MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell began her Andrea Mitchell Reports segment on voting rights lamenting how in 2013 "[t]he Supreme Court effectively gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act in June last year when the court struck down a key provision opening the door for states and localities to undo nearly a half century of voting rights gains." Appearing alongside Ms. Mitchell was Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP, who charged that new voting laws across the nation were "anti-American." Mitchell tipped her hand by calling such policies "voting rights restrictions" and voiced her support for the NAACP's efforts.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:17+00:00January 7th, 2014|ACRU Commentary, Early Voting, Voter ID|

Elections Will Test New Voter ID Law in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK -- Three special elections in January will test Arkansas' new voter ID law that took effect Wednesday. On Jan. 14, voters in Craighead County will elect a state senator to replace Sen. Paul Bookout, who resigned in August after he was cited by the Arkansas Ethics Commission. Poll workers will be trained about the law before the election, Craighead County Election Commissioner Scott McDaniel told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The voter-identification requirement was approved by the Legislature during the 2013 session. Previously, poll workers asked voters for identification but voters were not required to produce it before casting a ballot.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:17+00:00January 2nd, 2014|News, Voter ID|

Mississippi Counties Prepare for New Photo ID Law

MCCOMB, Miss. -- Circuit court clerks in Pike, Amite and Walthall counties say their offices are prepared for Mississippi's new voter ID law, which goes into effect in January. The exact date for when voter ID cards will be issued will be clearer when the clerks travel in mid-January to a training session with Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann in Jackson.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:37:00+00:00December 30th, 2013|News, Voter ID|

Texas Voting Rate Increased after Photo ID Law

The Economist magazine has noticed a fact that has been available to anyone who took the time to check it for more than a month: After passing voter ID, the voting rate in Texas increased. By a lot. [T]he results of the November elections in Texas surprised both sides. More than 1.1m Texans voted: turnout was two-thirds higher than in the previous off-year election. Whatever Democrats say, that hardly suggests widespread voter suppression. Republicans note that it is not hard to get a photo ID: Texans without driving licences can get voter-ID cards free from the state. Or they can use their concealed-handgun licence, naturally.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:37:00+00:00December 18th, 2013|News, Voter ID|

Two Women in Iowa Charged with Vote Fraud

Two women are facing charges of election misconduct in Muscatine County. The Iowa Secretary of State's Office says that Mayra Lopez Morales and Sylvia Rada registered to vote and did vote in the 2012 general election, but are not U.S. citizens.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:38:08+00:00December 10th, 2013|News, Vote Fraud, Voter ID|

Voting Machines Installed in All 75 Arkansas Counties

Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin recently announced that the implementation of the state's photo-ID system is complete. The Secretary of State's office provided Voter ID systems to each of Arkansas's 75 counties, allowing each county clerk's office to produce photo identification cards at no charge for voters who don't have them. "This project has put counties in compliance with the requirements of Act 595 of 2013. It also provides additional integrity to our electoral system," Martin said. Act 595 requires that, as of Jan. 1, 2014, voters show photographic proof of identity.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:37:09+00:00December 9th, 2013|News, Voter ID|

Virginia Rushing to Get Ready for Voter Photo ID Law

With implementation of Virginia's new voter ID law seven months away, state election officials are scrambling to affordably create a photo ID card that will be provided to voters for free. They also are gearing up to educate the public about the law that will take effect July 1.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:35+00:00December 9th, 2013|News, Voter ID|

West Virginia County’s Vote Fraud, Political Corruption Yield Convictions

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said he believes the epidemic of political corruption in Mingo County has probably been stopped as a result of recent efforts by his office and others. Goodwin was in a federal courtroom on Dec. 2 when former Mingo County Magistrate Dallas Toler pleaded guilty to federal vote fraud. Toler is the fourth now former Mingo County elected official to plead guilty to various charges in recent months.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:19:30+00:00December 5th, 2013|News, Vote Fraud|

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