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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|

Kansas, Arizona Seek to Have Feds Require Citizenship on Forms

(CNSNews.com) - The Secretaries of State of Kansas and Arizona are trying to force the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to change federal voter registration forms, which do not require documented proof of U.S. citizenship, to match their state forms, which do. Their lawsuit (Kobach, Bennett v EAC) is scheduled to be heard next week in U.S. District Court in Wichita.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:28:56+00:00December 10th, 2013|In the Courts, News, Proof of Citizenship|

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|

Drugs, Vote Fraud Led to Corruption in Eastern Kentucky

There was a time when vote fraud was so pervasive in Clay County that a lot of honest people saw no reason to vote, said Ken Bolin, pastor of Manchester Baptist Church. "They knew it was already bought and paid for," Bolin said of local races. Vote-buying is deeply rooted in Eastern Kentucky's political culture, helping to make the region a hot spot for federal public-corruption cases. From 2002 through 2011, there were 237 public-corruption convictions in the federal Eastern District of Kentucky, compared to 65 in the western district, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. It wasn't the first decade in which the eastern half of the state had one of the highest rates of corruption convictions per capita in the United States. Read more here: https://www.kentucky.com/2013/11/30/2963131/decades-of-poverty-and-vote-buying.html#storylink=cpy

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:19:30+00:00December 2nd, 2013|News, Vote Fraud|

Wisconsin House Passes Another Voter ID Bill

MADISON -- The Wisconsin Assembly approved the new voter ID measure by a 54-38 vote, with all Republicans supporting it and all Democrats opposed. The measure requires that voters without a photo ID could still cast ballots if they bring a sworn statement to polling places stating they are too poor to afford a photo ID, could not obtain a birth certificate or other necessary documentation, or have a religious objection to being photographed. The Republican-controlled Legislature previously approved a voter ID law in 2011, but it was blocked by judges in two different cases.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:17+00:00November 18th, 2013|News, Voter ID|

MSNBC’s Ball Compares GOP Backing of Virginia Voter ID Law to “Jim Crow”

Once again, a liberal at MSNBC has chosen to rewrite history by pretending that Republicans are the political party with a history of denying minorities the right to vote. Appearing on her daily MSNBC show, liberal co-host Krystal Ball went on a tirade against Republicans in Virginia claiming they are the "rightful heir to the Jim Crow legacy."

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:17+00:00November 14th, 2013|ACRU Commentary, Voter ID|

Wisconsin Trial over Voter ID Law Underway

A federal trial began on Nov. 4 over Wisconsin's voter ID law. The trial involves two cases and is expected to last two weeks. A Dane County judge in a different case has already blocked the law, but opponents of voter ID are pursuing the federal litigation in an attempt to ensure the requirement never goes back into effect. Minorities and senior citizens testified Monday about costly and time-consuming difficulties they faced in getting photo identification as they pressed their case to permanently invalidate Wisconsin's voter ID law. Assistant attorneys general defended the law in court, saying requiring IDs was a reasonable way to curb fraud and maintain public confidence in the way the state runs elections.

ACRU Staff2020-05-03T23:35:17+00:00November 11th, 2013|In the Courts, News, Vote Fraud, Voter ID|

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