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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 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.