Stars and Stripes has more on California’s failure to mail military ballots in time. Why are states still failing to comply with this simple law passed years ago??
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Must Read Hans von Spakovksy
A story of communism, dictatorship and persistence. PJ Media.
“Better data ensure better voter rolls”
Editorial. When Florida lawmakers authorized the expansion of What the showing from Florida reveals is that
database searches for voter registration purposes, they put into place a
mechanism that would produce exactly this result: finding voters who
had died in other states but whose passing was not previously noted by
local elections officials. In Florida, that’s an all-too-common
occurrence, because many older voters live in other states during the
summer months but have Florida addresses come November, when Election
Day arrives.
increased linking of databases will help to clean up voter registration
rolls much more efficiently for cases where people have multiple
addresses or part-time residences. States such as Arizona and Texas also
face many instances of split residencies.
“Signs of movement on New Hampshire voter ID bill”
California violates the MOVE Act, enters into agreement with DOJ
The Justice Department filed suit in response to the state’s failure to
send absentee ballots to thousands of California’s eligible military and
overseas voters for the June 5, 2012, federal primary election at least
45 days prior to the election, as required by UOCAVA. The complaint
also alleges that the state failed to ensure that ballots were sent by
the voters’ preferred method of transmission (by mail or
electronically), as required by federal law. Link
Another warning sign that the states are still trying to comply with the 2009 law and that the 2010 fiasco and failure was a sign of structural problems, not an anomaly. There remains little time to fix the problem.
Allegations of assisted voting abuse grows – 88 complaints filed in South Texas
State Representative Aaron Pena writes in texasinsider.org of potential problems with individuals using the assistance laws to improperly influence voters in how to mark their ballot. Pena intends to offer legislation to curb the abuse.
In the 2010 Democratic Primary, nearly a third of the votes case in the Delta Area were assisted. In the city of Hidalgo’s May 2012 election 22.5% of votes cast were assisted. Reports are coming in from across Hidalgo County that the practice is rampant in certain communities during this primary election.
Richmond Times: Voter ID Opponents Overplay Their Hand
Editorial: “That didn’t mollify partisan Democrats and liberal activists, who blasted the measure as nothing less than the return of Jim Crow. They should take a few deep, calming breaths — because it is actually more like a return to the administration of Gov. Mark Warner. Virginia first adopted a voter-ID requirement in 2000, not long before Warner took office, and it has remained in effect since. Liberal Democrats screamed bloody murder then, too. “Let’s not erect barriers!” insisted Del. Jerrauld Jones, joining a chorus led by then-Del. Donald McEachin and others. Then, as now, they argued that there was little evidence of need for such a measure. It’s a fair point — but it cuts both ways. Voter-ID measures have now been on the books for a decade. Where is the evidence of voter suppression?”
Voter ID: “What’s the Big Deal?”
California’s Daily Press. Backers of voter identification laws — which pretty much always center on identification cards with a photo of the bearer — are mostly conservatives. Those opposed? Liberals, of course. . . . We agree with the conservatives mostly, but we don’t think their arguments go far enough. When they point out how often photo identification is required for so many activities, they assume everyone knows why this is so. But apparently not everyone does. If you’re attempting to cash a check, say at a super market, it’s a dead solid certainty that you’ll be asked for photo identification before getting approval. Why is that? Because there are a certain number of people fully prepared to commit fraud so they can get the check cashed. The owner of the market is simply trying to cut down on the number of checks he cashes that come back marked “insufficient funds,” inflicting financial losses on his business.”
“Is there widespread voter fraud, here in California or across the country? No. Is there any voter fraud at all? Of course.
Election Integrity in Maryland
From American Thinker: “Recognizing that free and fair elections depend upon citizen involvement, Election Integrity Maryland, empowered by True the Vote in Texas, was formed to ensure that voter registration rolls are accurate and in compliance with federal and state election laws, to encourage citizens to be active participants in the electoral process by volunteering to be election judges and poll watchers, and to offer poll watcher training to registered voters.”
Sadly, the ignorant and the ideological will view this has a conspiracy to discourage the vote. To believe this, one facilitates illegality. The law permits, and in some cases encourages, law abiding citizens to help ensure elections are run free and fair. In many cases, opposition to election integrity measures are merely partisan anxieties dressed up in the garb of voting rights. The problem for these people is that most Americans believe in following the law, and as long as the law is on the side of groups like Election Integrity Maryland, 2012 is going to be a very different sort of election in places like Maryland, and around the nation.
More on Virginia Felons Voting in 2008
Felons should take note. If they vote in states where it is illegal for them to vote, they may be arrested. If they do it in Virginia, they will be arrested. Every felon who voted in 2008 in Virginia is going to be discovered and arrested. Hopefully it sends a message to felons in 2012 that they best not register to vote in November.
The only question is for whom they voted in 2008.