Will a judge step aside in a case involving election fraud by two former Democratic party leaders?  The Detroit Free Press has more.

“But that decision, made by career attorneys in the Civil Rights Division, remains suspect. The probe by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) amply corroborates charges, made by attorneys who have left the division, that their decisions to bring voter intimidation cases against black defendants were strongly opposed in the division.”
Full editorial.

At Pajamas Media.

“Now that Wisconsin’s recent judicial election has at long last been settled in Prosser’s favor, there is no doubt who is really to blame for the problems that resulted in erroneous reporting which gave a narrow lead for the defeated liberal candidate. In the only truly non-partisan, non-ideological study of its kind, a special task force of the Milwaukee Police Department concluded that massive fraud and incompetence existed in Wisconsin’s election system. Republicans were eager to reform the system, but most Democrats refused to even discuss it. Despite the Democrats’ failure to act, no Democrat or liberal ever refuted the substance of the study, nor did they make any effort even to address the incompetence issue.”

A convicted felon has been indicted on voter fraud charges.  Not only was James Hassell a convicted felon, he was also a county commissioner.  His campaign signs included mention of moonshiners, the basis for his felony conviction.

Boston Globe.  A Bay State voter integrity group is encouraging citizens to show photo identification voluntarily when they go to vote.  It is not a requirement in the state, but they want citizens to volunteer to show it.  Their encouragement is drawing fire:

“Some Latino advocates, however, said the billboard and the observers are meant to intimidate Latino voters, especially newly registered immigrants.”

“The GOP’s Redistricting Dilemma.”  Here.

“Democrats are pioneering new ways to collect big, unregulated donations for redistricting expertise and legal challenges. A growing redistricting reform movement, coupled with a spike in public interest, has given civil rights groups fresh tools with which to engage. And for the first time in decades, voting rights questions will land before a Democratic-appointed Justice Department.”

Of course National Journal’s conclusion isn’t entirely accurate.  States can go to district court to have plans approved, a choice which has served Georgia well on other matters recently.  Texas is also considering going straight to court and bypassing DOJ.  The same choice is available with redistricting plans.

Fox News.

CBS St. Louis.  “County Clerk Bob Delaney tells the Belleville News Democrat his office and the office of State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly have found hundreds of suspected fraudulent voting addresses and questionable absentee ballots and applications in Cahokia, Centreville and Washington Park.  . . . Two years ago two members of Cahokia’s village board plead guilty to charges of voter fraud.”   Someone alert Tova Wang. 

Here.  A portion:

“Last December, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility exactly what it should find in investigating the department’s dismissal of a voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party:

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UPDATED:  Apologies – I received a number of emails this morning from the west coast of Florida saying I was not on WFLA-AM in Tampa.  It turns out I was on WFLA-AM in Orlando.  The official call sign for the station I was on is WFLF, but they brand themselves as WFLA-AM, obviously through joint ownership with the Tampa station.  Apologies to all of you who emailed me.  The Orlando version of WFLA is a blowtorch that covers almost the whole state so perhaps some danced along the dial and caught the interview anyhow.