California State Senator Roderick Wright was indicted for voter fraud yesterday. Wright is the Chair the Governmental Organization Committee, which oversees horseracing, public gaming, the National Guard, alcoholic beverages, and management of public safety emergencies. More at the LA TImes.
Senator Cornyn isn’t happy with the Justice Department. The hold on Deputy Attorney General nominee James Cole probably isn’t coming off anytime soon.
The Washington Times has the scoop. Here is some of the letter.
“Last year, Congress enacted the MOVE Act with overwhelming bipartisan support. This law represented the most meaningful reform in this area in decades, but it is not going to enforce itself. Full compliance by the states depends on the DoJ making this a priority. The disenfranchisement of military voters must come to an end. If it is allowed to continue, it will represent a shameful failure to honor the heroic service of those who defend America.”
A bad day in court for the DOJ. “District Court Fast-Tracks Challenge to Federal Oversight of Elections.”
Von Spakovsky has more at National Review: Another Embarassment for the Holder DOJ.
The Department of Justice has reached an agreement with Alaska regarding military voters. The resolution in Alaska is a good thing and provides a model which should have been followed in Wisconsin. Why is it a good settlement? From accounts in the press release, it will force Alaska to comply with the 45 day window to send out ballots before the election. This was made possible by Alaska officials accelerating their usual timetables and getting ballots out in compliance with the 45 day requirement of the Move Act.
In Wisconsin, the DOJ entered into an agreement which undermined the Pentagon’s denial of Wisconsin’s request to ignore the MOVE Act. Wisconsin sought to send out ballots 29 days in advance. But DOJ, instead of seeking an injunction, agreed to allow ballots to mail only 32 days in advance of the election – 13 days fewer than required by federal law. While days were added after the election to allow ballots to come in, Congress explicitly rejected this as a remedy. DOJ should have at least gone into a courtroom and asked a federal judge to require compliance with the 45 day federal law. The worst that would have happened is the judge would have said no, and some lawyers would have had to do some pleadings and travel to Madison. But instead, a settlement was reached that undermined explicit statutory requirements designed to protect military voters.
A thank you to everyone who came out to Oakland Hills Country Club last night to hear the speech. Of course I was impressed by the historic clubhouse and the Green Monster, but more so by the welcoming hospitality. I’m sorry if I couldn’t get to everyone’s questions. So feel free to email me at adams at election law center, all one word, dot com. Thank you all again.
Seems it was more than just Antonio Charles and Matt Pichler voting twice in 2008. “Dozens.”
I’ll be on 100,000 watt KFTK-FM St. Louis on the Dana Loesch show Wednesday in the 3pm hour local. Not only is Dana a fellow Pajamas Media contributor, but I think she is the future of talk radio. Talking about DOJ, Section 8, Glenn Fine’s investigation of the voting section, maybe the Rams.
New York becomes the last state to comply with the Help America Vote Act of 2002. But problems loom.