More than 24 million voter-registration records in the United States— about one in eight — are inaccurate, out-of-date or duplicates. Nearly 2.8 million people are registered in two or more states, and perhaps 1.8 million registered voters are dead.  USA Today link.

News Flash:  The DOJ Voting Section has openly refused to enforce Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) – the law specifically designed to remove invalid registrations.

Wikipedia defines:  In classical logic, a contradiction consists of a logical incompatibility between two or more propositions.

links here and here

With Chicago, there is always a chance they will be resurrected to vote.  Story here and here.

The 30-second radio spots, which are being distributed to members of the
Tennessee Association of Broadcasters, are part of an ongoing campaign
to raise public awareness about the state’s voter photo ID law that took
effect Jan.1.  link

 Washington Post.  That’s the last place the House GOP is going to throw money at.  Isn’t going to happen.

It appears that Democrats are again trying to use the Voting Rights Act (VRA) to protect their white Democratic incumbents, this time in Congressional District 25 (Lloyd Doggett) and State Senate District 10 (Wendy Davis.)  Texas Attorney General Abbott asserts these remaining plaintiff objections stand in the way of an compromise interim plan and elections.

See here and here.

I’ve been travelling all day, but see Tabella has held down the fort.  My latest at Breitbart’s Big Government: Obama Steamrolled By Catholic Church.  Not election realted, but quite historic.

From the AP:  Three years ago, 98 Democrats arrived at the North Carolina General Assembly to begin yet another session in the majority.  Longtime Sen. Marc Basnight and Rep. Joe Hackney again led their respective chambers to continue the party’s almost uninterrupted period of control since 1898.

But governing through a rough economy, followed by an election that gave Republicans the gavels of power and pencils to redraw district boundaries for the next decade, mean fewer than half those Democratic lawmakers will be around the Legislative Building in 2013.

A review of election defeats, resignations and retirements shows that of the 30 Democratic senators in early 2009, 19 of them are no longer in the Senate or won’t return after this year. In the House, 37 of the 68 Democrats in 2009 either are already gone, announced they won’t seek re-election in 2012 or will be at home. Some won’t return in 2013 because they’ll lose to a fellow incumbent in the May primary. Others may not win in November. The candidate filing period begins Monday.

While redistricting, age and attempts at other elected offices have contributed to a similar number of Republicans deciding not to run for re-election this year, the Democratic exodus since 2009 is more extensive. The changing leadership at the Legislature has required lawmakers to take stock of why they’re serving and if they want to continue.

The parties in Texas’ redistricting lawsuit have been trying for two weeks to agree on election maps, but as a Valentine’s Day court date approaches, the chance of a compromise still seemed remote, according to interviews with some of the parties.

The reason? There are about a dozen parties to the lawsuit representing vastly different organizations and individuals with divergent, sometimes diametrically opposed views on the best way to fairly reconfigure Texas’ legislative and congressional districts to reflect population changes since 2000.

Some plaintiffs represent specific parts of the state. Others are looking out for elected officials and the communities they represent. Some plaintiffs’ top priority is Hispanic voters, while others are most interested in African Americans

…”Some of the parties have competing and contrasting interests, which makes it fundamentally impossible to reach an agreement with all the parties,” Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said in an interview last week

More at the statesman.com.

When voters go to the polls in Michigan’s primary Feb. 28, their party preference will be public for all to see. Unlike four years ago, when voters expected some privacy, the partisan ballot they choose — Republican or Democrat — this year will be public information after the election. Also available, upon request, will be the voter’s name and address, according to the Michigan Secretary of State

full story here.