Soon to come, fights from Congress and plaintiffs over the SC preclearance memo. For now, this fight.
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Lawsuit Filed to Protect Voting Rights of Accused Criminals
The Ohio “Justice and Policy Center” has filed a lawsuit to protect the right to vote of the recently arrested but not yet convicted. Those not convicted in Ohio still have their right to vote. Story here.
Front Page: Interview with True the Vote
Front Page has an in-depth interview with the head of True the Vote about election day poll watching and long term efforts to fight voter fraud and help clean voter lists in ways governments are failing to do.
Romney Campaign Sues to Protect Military Voters, DOJ Doesn’t
The Romney campaign signaled an aggressive effort to protect military voters by suing the state of Wisconsin while at the same time, DOJ has filed no pleadings either to enforce previous decrees or to bring a new lawsuit. Tabella has the post down below.
This is significant for two reasons. First, it demonstrates an aggressive commitment from the Romney campaign to bring lawsuits to protect military voters even when Eric Holder’s Justice Department does not. Wisconsin is unlikely to be the last state. Second, it demonstrates that the Romney campaign, and eventually perhaps a Romney administration, is now keenly aware of the deficiencies in the current enforcement scheme.
Election integrity opponent turns out to be election fraudster
Volunteer for voter ID opponent Voces De La Frontera sentenced for voter fraud: The Spanish Journal, a bilingual Milwaukee news source, is reporting that Ms. Colon apparently worked for Voces De La Frontera, a group known for championing liberal and pro-labor causes. Voces, as it is commonly called, is one of several groups that filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin’s newly passed voter ID law which requires voters to show a photo ID to confirm identity when they go to the polls. The lawsuit they filed successfully led to the law being suspended by a Dane County court.
Yadira Colon, formerly of Wisconsin, pled no contest to charges that she illegally registered to vote in 2008 (lying about where she lived to election officials) and forged signatures on nominating petitions for then State Rep. Pedro Colon (D), no relation.
“Romney files military ballots suit in Wisconsin”
…Wisconsin has been a “serial offender” when it comes to ensuring
overseas personnel receive their ballots on time, noting that this is
the third time in two years that the state has had issues with military
ballots.
Daily Caller reports full story.
NAACP wants Mississippi redistricted lines thrown out and all new elections in 2013
The NAACP is not happy with the increase of majority minority seats.
The map has 15 majority-black Senate districts, or 29 percent. When
federal judges drew the Senate map a decade ago, it had 12
majority-black seats, or 23 percent. Between 2000 and 2010, population
changes resulted in one more district becoming majority black, bringing
the total to 13 seats, or 25 percent, as legislators embarked on drawing
new maps.
VP candidate Paul Ryan talks military voting
Link: In the town hall Monday, Ryan heard from a man worried about military
ballots. The Romney-Ryan campaign has filed a federal lawsuit
requesting that Wisconsin extend the absentee deadline for military and
overseas voters from Nov. 9 to Nov. 14; state voting officials have said
some of their ballots were delivered up to five days after the promised
date.
“We’ve had to go to the length — our campaign — of having to bring a
lawsuit to make sure that these men and women who are getting their
absentee ballots, who are serving our military, who are overseas have
enough time to return their ballots so that their votes are counted,”
Ryan said.
Citizens Only: Cert Granted to Review AZ Citizenship Verification
Supreme Court grants cert in Arizona v. Inter Tribal.
Breitbart: #Military Ballot #Fail
@Breitbart reports that states are failing to comply with the #MOVE Act.
“Jurisdictions in Vermont, Michigan, Mississippi and Wisconsin have failed to mail absentee ballots to military members by the Sept. 22, 2012, deadline established by the MOVE Act.”
So far @DOJ has only taken action against Vermont, and 19 days late. Breitbart has left other states off of the list, including Massachusetts. So far, none of these other states have been sued.
House Admin sent a letter to @FVAP, demanding to know why so few military installations have voter offices.
“The congressmen also asked Defense Department officials whether they have established installation voting assistance offices where they are required. It is the service branches’ responsibility to establish these offices.”