McClatchy reports on more controversy between the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) and the Congress. This time on the expenditure of tens of millions of dollars on a program many were skeptical of and simultaneously refusing to expend the money necessary to fully implement the priorities of the Congress – the establishment of installation voting assistance offices and the expedited and timely return of paper ballots. 

The controversy over the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s role
largely surrounds allegations that it ran an end run around Congress.

In passing the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act in
2009 to address continuing obstacles to voting by those groups, Congress
directed states to offer blank, electronic ballots to troops and
foreign-based civilians 45 days before Election Day. In the three years
since, the Pentagon program has paid out more than $27 million to help
states and counties comply. The law only authorized electronic voting in pilot projects, but
it could not preclude states from approving email or fax transmission
over private email accounts or wires not funded by the Federal Voting
Assistance Program.

A congressional aide familiar with the matter but not authorized
to speak for the record said it’s obvious that Congress’ intent was to
discourage widespread electronic voting until security improves.

…The Federal Voting Assistance Program’s machinations have caught the
attention of at least one senior member of the Senate Armed Services
Committee. Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told McClatchy that
“federal agencies skirting the implementation of laws is always a
concern for taxpayers, which is why Congress must be vigilant in its
oversight duties.”

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 Ed Driscoll interview here.

 Link here.

 NBC News:  “Political pundits say undecided voters will determine the election, but little is said about people like Brown, King and Lala, who aren’t voting.” 

 Link here. “Two immigrants who are not citizens — and thus not eligible to vote — have accused a Nevada Culinary Union of registering them to vote and then threatening them with deportation if they did not go to the polls. Even worse, the immigrants say there are more like them who are illicitly registered and may be casting ballots in one of the most critical swing states in the 2012 election due to Nevada’s lax voter identification laws that do not require voters to provide photo IDs or prove citizenship.”

 Miami Herald.

 Link at Breitbart.

Yesterday the now infamous international observers were briefed by a variety of people about the election, including representatives of the RNLA and Heritage Foundation.  Various left leaning groups blew off the briefing like Barbara Arnwine who was scheduled to appear.

The room full of international observers was asked “how many of you come from a country that DOESN’T require photo ID to vote?”

Only three hands went up.

So let’s get this straight.  The NAACP requested international observers because of voter ID laws being passed.  And the observers who come mostly all hail from nations with voter ID.

So says the Pioneer Press.  Recall this case was litigated to the Minnesota Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of voter integrity groups.

“The presence of two constitutional amendments on Tuesday’s ballot likely will drive increased Republican turnout, say local political scientists, but it’s not clear whether that will be enough to overcome Democrats’ advantages in getting out the vote. “

 Hot Air.