This AP story describes Leonard Brown’s guilty plea for voting five times  in Milwaukee for President in November 2012.  What it fails to mention is how he did it.  One would think that the mechanics of such a scheme are a public issue so that it can be prevented in the future. Did voter ID, or the lack thereof, in Wisconsin contribute to the crime?  Did some aspect of Wisconsin’s registration law?  These are the sorts of answers that the AP never provides.  Could it be that the answers might impact the larger narrative about election integrity laws, laws such as advance registration or voter ID?

Hopefully some Credible Academics can look into the question.

“The man who successfully petitioned to put a pot decriminalization proposal on Ferndale’s ballot in the upcoming election was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor voter fraud.”

National Journal: “According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, voter registration must be offered on the ACA exchange application because of the Medicaid eligibility determination. To be in compliance, CMS says they are including language on the paper and online applications that says, “If you want to register to vote, you can complete a voter registration form at usa.gov.” States that have opted to create their own exchanges are able to develop their own applications and choose how they enforce the National Voter Registration Act requirement.”

82% nationwide say yes, voters should have to show a photo ID

PJ Media’s Freedom Academy focuses on my bookshelf this week, including my 2013 recommendations, and what I am reading now.  The Freedom Academy is a place to get recommendations from folks like Ben Shapiro, Victor Davis Hanson and Jonah Goldberg, and this week, me.

Bob Knight at the Washington Times

“In June 2012, the Justice Department also sued Florida for purging its rolls of noncitizens. The suit was spearheaded by Thomas E. Perez, the radical assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, who went on to become secretary of labor. . . .

The Carter-Baker report is well worth a read. It is chockfull of ways to discourage vote fraud and to expand access. In theory, that should please liberals as well as conservatives. In fact, it should please everyone but vote fraudsters and their enablers.”

Headline: Civil rights attorney on voter ID law: ‘Everybody knows somebody who’s going to have a problem’

Multiple convictions for ‘non-existent’ voter fraud in Milwaukee:

A Milwaukee man pleaded guilty Monday to illegally voting five times last year in West Milwaukee, when in fact he did not have residency there.

“Two Democratic western Pennsylvania township officials were charged with voter fraud for allegedly soliciting absentee votes from elderly residents who weren’t eligible to cast such ballots.”  Link.