The Associated Press has this story about the controversy about where prison population should count in Mississippi for redistricting purposes.  It contains this error:

“And that opens the door for possible challenges of redistricting plans, which require approval of the U.S. Justice Department.”

This is not accurate.   Redistricting plans require approval of the DOJ, or, approval of the federal district court in D.C.  As has been widely reported, states should go straight to court instead of to the DOJ.

Forsyth County Election Director Rob Coffman under fire for illegal registrations, and more.

“For years, New Yorkers in the military abroad have been inadvertently left out of the electoral process,” Cuomo said.  “This measure will rectify the discrepancy between New York state and federal laws regarding special elections.”

That’s not entirely true.  There was one instance where DOJ actually jumped in to protect military voters in a special election.

Here.

“Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department has targeted Gov. Bobby Jindal’s, R-La., administration as part of a rushed investigation into whether Louisiana is complying with federal voting laws. Undercover investigators have flooded the state to interview welfare recipients to determine if state welfare offices are urging them to register to vote.”

Full story here.

The Washington Times covers Congressional reaction to DOJ’s failures in the 2010 election to protect military voters.

Patch.com.

“Port Chester Refuses to Heal”

“Hiring Rye Supervisor’s Brother to Fight DoJ: Nepotism?”

New York Times

Here.

More here.

Will someone act?