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Holder Sues Texas to Stop Voter ID

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. sued Texas on Aug. 22, escalating the battle over voting rights and saying the Legislature was intentionally trying to discriminate against Hispanics when it redrew its congressional district maps and passed a voter-ID law. Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/22/holder-sues-texas-stop-voter-id-law/#ixzz2d6yRm772 Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter

Ohio Lawmaker Wants to Reduce Early Voting

An Ohio state lawmaker wants to see early voting cut in half. State Rep. John Becker, a Clermont County Republican, thinks the current 35 days is too long. Becker points out that there are already 13 hours of voting on Election Day and you can vote absentee by mail in addition to the two weeks of in-person voting he would still allow for under his bill. It would not include any weekend voting hours. Democrats oppose the bill. Read more: https://www.buckeyecountry105.com/pages/LocalNews.html?feed=226193&article=11596348#ixzz2d6pCX6f6

Post Office Investigates Possible Absentee Ballot Fraud in Alabama

MOBILE -- U.S. Postal Service officials have launched an investigation into the mailing of several absentee ballots for the Mobile municipal elections, after a postal worker reported what appeared to be voter fraud. Postal officials questioned the mailing of numerous ballots bearing similar handwriting, as well as multiple ballots from the same voters being mailed almost daily.

GOP, Dems at Odds over New Colorado Same-Day Law

A politically polarizing new election law will get its first test run during the Sept. 10 recall elections in Pueblo and Colorado Springs. Same-day voter registration became mandatory with an elections overhaul bill that was signed into law in May. Democrats say allowing voters to register on election day provides greater access to the polls; Republicans say it will lead to rampant election fraud.

North Carolina Law’s Opponents, Defenders Sharpen Swords

As the plaintiffs in the lawsuits filed in federal and state court explained their challenges of the new elections law, advocates of IDs and other revisions worked to bolster their cases. J. Christian Adams, a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer, issued a statement Tuesday that was critical of the NAACP and ACLU, organizations behind two of the lawsuits. "Groups like the NAACP and ACLU have consistently opposed every election integrity measure, and have even opposed any compromises," said Adams. Read more here: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/08/13/4234750/opponents-of-new-nc-voting-laws.html#storylink=cpy

North Carolina Governor Signs Voter ID Law

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on August 12 signed into law one of the nation's most wide-ranging Voter ID laws. The move is likely to touch off a major court battle over voting rights, and the Justice Department is weighing a challenge to the new law.