Covered at the Republic.

“Lawmakers held a series of 12 public hearings around the state to gather input but did not answer questions. They have been busy behind closed doors working on maps that could be shown as soon as this week.  Monday night’s hearing was billed as nonpartisan but the crowd leaned heavily Democratic. Georgia is subject to the Voting Rights Act revised maps must receive approval from either the U.S. Department of Justice or the federal courts.”

Gonzales Texas.  The Gonzales Cannon:  “Grant was indicted by a Gonzales County Grand Jury in February on ten counts of “providing false information on voting documents” during the 2009 municipal election. The original trial date was April 21, then re-set for May 26. In May, the court date was rescheduled for July 20. The new court date is Aug. 25. The reason for the delay has not been released.

The charges against Grant stem from the 2009 Gonzales Municipal Election when Grant, Gonzales City Councilman for District 1 at that time, assisted another candidate (Charles Roaches) during his campaign, and marked dozens of voters as disabled on their mail-in ballot applications.”

National Review.

Atlanta Journal Constitution.  “And with their national convention upcoming, the SCLC is planning to deal with its challenges — one of which is stable leadership.”  Perhaps disassociating the once relevant Southern Christian Leadership Conference with events organized by the New Black Panther Party leadership might be a good place to start.

This is pretty unexpected stuff coming from President Carter’s former pollster Pat Caddell.  (Drudge has a link to the story also).  Regardless of whether or not America is indeed in a “pre-revolutionary” state of mind, one thing is for sure when only 17 percent of Americans believe the government is operating with the consent of the governed, it doubles the need to have elections which are free, fair and trusted.  It means election laws must ensure that people believe the outcome of elections represent the will of the majority of voters.  It means systems to ensure election integrity don’t face reactionary opposition.  It means that more people need to believe their votes count, no matter who ends up winning.  Seventeen percent is a staggeringly low number.  More people probably believe Elvis is still alive.

Grimes, Johnson Spar Over Homeless Voters Issue at Fancy Farm

This is one where Kentucky Secretary of State nominee Bill Johnson has it dead wrong.  Homeless people are as entitled to vote as he is.  The solution proposed by Kentucky (putting the homeless in the precinct where the county clerk is) seems perfectly reasonable.

Colorado is expecting to hear from the Justice Department that foreign language ballots are now required in Colorado based on the 2010 Census.  More at the Denver Post.

 Covered at Pajamas Media.

South Carolina submitted Voter ID plans to the Justice Department for approval instead of the United States District Court.  The state continues to reap the whirlwind.  The latest at Politico from the director of the ACLU Voting Rights Project and director of the ACLU Washington DC legislative office.

The State