Jay Ambrose in his national syndicated column: “It’s time to get to the root of all the consternation about states requiring photo IDs to vote: The progressives, it seems to me, want to cheat. They hope to have illegal aliens and other ineligible sorts hasten to the polls to help elect Democrats come November.”

 GOPUSA.

 More info at link.  “In 65 of 102 counties, judges will be forced to hand count ballots that are filled in with markers, which is expected to cause delays in counting after the 7:00 PM poll closing. Judges are encouraging the use of touch screens. As a result voting is expected to take longer.”

 CBN

A photo is worth 1,000 words, and explains what has gone wrong with the modern civil rights industry.  More at PJ Rule of Law.

 Midland TX editorial.

Washington Post reporter Rachel Weiner has this story on voter ID in today’s Washington Post.  She cites the phony Brennan Center study statistics on the impact of voter ID.  At least she cites another study in conflict with the Brennan Center study.  No surprise that Weiner relies on the flawed Brennan Center study.  Weiner comes from the extraordinarily biased TPM Muckraker, an organization long at odds with voter ID.  TPM Muckraker has not yet even removed her from their masthead as associate news editor.

In both federal elections held in Georgia since its voter ID became effective, the increase in turnout of Hispanic and black voters dwarfed the increase in turnout of white voters. As shown by these data—as well as the fact that federal and state courts in Georgia dismissed lawsuits filed against the Georgia voter ID law that had claimed it was both unconstitutional and discriminatory—voter ID requirements can be easily met by almost all voters and do not have a discriminatory or disparate impact on racial minorities. Georgia’s experience also shows that the number of voters who do not already have an acceptable photo ID is very small.

DOJ has chosen to ignore the evidence of increased or no impact on voter turnout found in Section 5 and other states that require photo identification.  However, it is unlikely the federal courts or the Supreme Court will ignore such highly relevant evidence.

read the full analysis here.

Governors cannot veto amendments proposed by a majority of the Legislature, so Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton would be powerless to stop the GOP initiative. He vetoed a Republican photo ID bill last year. House Rules Committee Chairman Matt Dean, R-Dellwood, said he did not know when the full House would vote on the amendment. A similar measure is pending in the Senate Rules Committee. Republicans have been advocating a photo ID requirement for years, arguing it is needed to ensure the integrity of elections.

Full story here.

A federal judge struck down part of Illinois’ campaign finance law as unconstitutional Tuesday, ruling that restrictions on fundraising by independent political action committees violated the First Amendment.  link.