Monthly Archives: May 2012

Pennsylvania offers easy way to verify birth certificate for photo ID

Under the policy, announced Wednesday, native-born Pennsylvanians who
have never had a driver’s license, and lack a paper copy of their own
birth certificate, can just go to a PennDOT motor license center, fill
out a one-page form and have their birth records electronically verified
by the Department of Health.

Previously, those residents had to
order a paper copy of their birth certificate with a raised seal. There
was a 10-week wait time and a $10 fee to obtain the document, said Ron
Ruman, a spokesman for the Department of State.

…“We continue working on quicker and easier ways for eligible voters to
obtain photo IDs,” Secretary of State Carol Aichele said in a statement.

story here.

In early 2012, Florida removed 7,000 registered felons from the voter rolls

link.

In early 2012, Florida removed 7,000 registered felons from the voter rolls

link.

Hamburger Suppression at Wendy’s

A Election Law Center reader sent this photograph from a Kansas Wendy’s.

Demanding photo identification to purchase a hamburger with large bills will certainly cause fast food disenfranchisement.

Perhaps not. Recent local elections in Kansas debunked the claims by voter fraud deniers at the Brennan Center that millions of Americans lack photo ID. From the Washington Times:

“In local elections this spring in 50 Kansas counties, of 65,813 votes cast, just 81 people showed up at the polls lacking a photo ID, Mr. Kobach said. ‘And most of those had a photo ID but just forgot to bring it. They were all given provisional ballots and could later bring in a photo ID to make it count.’”

Eric Holder One Step Closer to Contempt Finding

Politico.

Georgia School Board Election With Old Maps

“The Bibb County School Board, the Bibb County Board of Commissioners, and the Macon Water Authority are planning to use out-dated district maps for the July primary elections. State Senator Cecil Staton doesn’t believe this is in the best interest of the voters.” Link.

Steve Gill Show and Dead Voters

I just did the Steve Gill show nationwide to talk about dead voters and efforts (or lack thereof) to clean up the voter rolls before November. It was live in Memphis and other places, but there is a scattered re-air schedule at the link above.

“Stopping Voter Fraud the Kansas Way”

Link.

Alabama Senate to consider redistricting plan to create Republican super supermajority

The highest-ranking member of the Alabama Senate believes there could
be as many as 27 Republicans in the 35-member Senate after the 2014
election if the Legislature passes the plan being considered now.The Republicans already have a supermajority in the House and in the Senate, which has 22 Republicans now.

…The Senate locked down over the proposed map of those 35 districts.
After Republicans voted to cut off debate at about 6:20 p.m., Democratic
Sen. Marc Keahey had the more than 330-page bill read at length.

Officials
estimated reading the bill could take 15 hours. At press time, it was
still being read, and it is believed the reading will go well into
today.

Keahey, in his first full term in the Senate, said he was targeted because he is the second-longest-serving white Democrat. link

While Democrats believe this is a Redistricting Nightmare, others say Lincoln would be happy with Alabama redistricting.

Rep. Jim Clyburn: “Voter ID Not a Problem”

Everyone has one, the South Carolina Representative says. This would make a real good t-shirt.