FOXNY reports on investigation into aliens voter fraud.

An update in Phillyburbs.com. “The case centers on 1,600 absentee ballot applications challenged by the Bucks County Republican Committee in the weeks leading up to the November election.  Board of elections employees rejected almost 900 ballot applications that were incomplete or questionable, an unprecedented number that made elections officials suspicious.”

I previously reported how the DOJ sent monitors to Noxubee County Mississippi for the election last week, but had to borrow lawyers from the Housing Section willing to go.  I’ve learned that another DOJ lawyer (who is willing to protect all, not just some) voters is this moment en route to Noxubee County to monitor the counting of absentee ballots there.  Noxubee has notorious numbers of ballots cast by absentee – sometimes hovering around 25%.  Indeed, sources indicate that nearly 1,000 absentee ballots were cast last week out of between 3,500 and 4,000 hundred votes.  The attorney is being sent to watch the poll workers rule on the validity of each absentee ballot.  Expect the DOJ to trumpet the arrival of the lawyer as proof positive that the sworn testimony of former Voting Section Chief Christopher Coates was inaccurate. 

Pajamas Media is doing a multipart series arising out of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit it filed against the Justice Department seeking the resumes of the attorneys hired in an unprecedented hiring blitz since January 2009.  The second installment appears today.  It answers the question why states should go to federal court for approval of election law changes in the 16 Section 5 states, instead of going to the Justice Department.

Reviewing the Resumes: The Politicized Hiring of Eric Holder’s Voting Section

“Eric Holder’s Justice Department wields enormous power over the American political landscape heading into the 2012 elections. Under the Voting Rights Act, sixteen states must submit any election law change to the Justice Department for approval. The law also gives the states the right to go to federal court for approval instead.

States need to understand the biographies of the DOJ officials who will be responsible for managing the review of these submissions. PJM has learned their backgrounds weigh in favor of bypassing the DOJ and going straight to court. . . .”

One News Now.

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.

At Right Side News.

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.