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Specter of Fraud Haunts November Election
The ACRU joined Rep. Joe Walsh at a Capitol Hill press conference in which he announced his sponsorship of a bill that would create national ID standards for voters in national elections, including Congress and the Presidency.
Campaigns Duel over Early Voting, ID Laws
Early voting began last week in North Carolina. Several other key states--including Florida, Iowa and Wisconsin--will start in coming weeks, prompting the two parties to race to gain an edge.
Senators Ask Panetta to Ensure that Troops Can Vote
WASHINGTON -- Six Republican senators are asking Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta personally to intervene to ensure that U.S. troops stationed away from home get the chance to register and vote in the upcoming election. Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter
Early Voting Begins; May Prove Decisive in Presidential Race
Early voting in the presidential race begins this month, and in the weeks to come millions of people in key states will cast ballots that could prove decisive on Election Day. They did in 2008, when President Barack Obama's margin of victory relied to a great degree on early votes cast in such crucial states as Florida, Colorado, North Carolina and Iowa. Read more: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Weeks-before-Election-Day-early-voting-kicks-off-3837143.php#ixzz25bUfyMsX
Federal Court Strikes Down Texas Photo ID Law
WASHINGTON -- A three-judge federal panel on Thursday knocked down the Lone Star State's new photo voter ID law, which the court said illegally suppresses minority voters.
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Obama on Early Voting in Ohio
COLUMBUS - A federal judge in Ohio granted a request from the Obama campaign to give all voters in the swing state the option of casting their ballot in person during the three days before Election Day. Read more: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/31/federal-judge-restores-3-early-voting-days-in-ohio/#ixzz25bNtu7Zx
Court Hears Defense of South Carolina’s Photo ID Law
Washington (CNN) -- South Carolina officials headed to federal court on Monday to defend a controversial new voter identification law, dismissing suggestions the requirement would deny tens of thousands of people, many of them minorities, access to the ballot.
Florida, Feds Reach Accord on Search for Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
Florida has reached an agreement -- in principle -- with the federal government so efforts can be restarted to clear noncitizens from the county lists of registered voters.
Lead Plaintiff in Pennsylvania Voting Law Challenge Gets Her Photo ID
The day after a judge upheld Pennsylvania's new voter identification law, the lead plaintiff in the suit seeking to block the law went to a PennDot office and was issued the photo ID card she needs to vote.
Democrat Election Officials in Pennsylvania Vow to Ignore New Law
Several local Democratic polling officials have told the Philadelphia Inquirer that they plan to defy the new voter law requiring a photo ID.