Wall Street Journal Comes Out Against Sensenbrenner/ACLU Election Bill

The Wall Street Journal takes a strong position against the Sensenbrenner/ACLU election bill which would impose vast new federal mandates on states.  This will hurt Sensenbrenner’s ability to get cosponsors for his bad bill.

“That’s an open door to political abuse that is a specialty of this Administration. The Departments of Justice and Housing and Urban Development have misused “disparate impact” statistical analysis to charge racism where none exists to extort money from businesses and override city zoning laws. This is also unnecessary because Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act is still in effect. “

Colorado Republicans Unveil Bill to Put Flawed HB 1303 On Hiatus for Two Years



A bill introduced Monday would give Democrat and Republican lawmakers the opportunity to find solutions to the unintended consequences of The Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act that was rushed through the legislature and signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.



“We want the chance for a bipartisan committee of lawmakers to really evaluate HB 1303, hear testimony and make recommendations for changes,” said state Sen. Kevin Grantham (R-Canon City)…



“There are so many flaws in HB 1303 that led to unintended consequences,” said House Assistant Minority Leader Libby Szabo (R-Arvada). “It’s disingenuous.”


 


State Rep. Carole Murray (R-Castle Rock) said the problems with the new law are well documented. The mandated all-mail ballot election and same-day voter registration opens the door to fraud, whether accidentally or purposefully… “There are no checks and balances for residency requirements. What were they thinking?”


Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott wants automatic federal control over more than four states: “It’s the best we can do”

Opinion piece of Congressman Bobby Scott. This new formula would cover four states automatically if enacted: Georgia, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. While this is fewer than the nine states previously covered in the old formula, it appears to be the best we can do under the rationale articulated by the Supreme Court in the Shelby decision.

Black Conservatives come out against liberal Conyers, Leahy Voting Rights Bill

Project 21, the National Leadership Network of Black Conservatives, says the bill will bolster voter fraud and more states would have to report to the federal government on voting issues.  An organization of black conservatives says a new bill provides election fraudsters with opportunity to potentially steal elections by nullifying the votes of law-abiding citizens. 

Texas Senator Cornyn calls for military voting reforms

Local Texas News reports: Cornyn testified before the Senate Rules Committee about what he has named the Sentri Act. He said that the goal of this new legislation is to end the disenfranchisement of military voters and their families by streamlining the voting process both here and overseas. He also said that the bill would ensure that errors or delays in ballot distribution could be corrected, and that they could be fixed in time for service members and civilians living overseas to vote.  “The 2012 election made clear that there are too many barriers to military service members and their families voting and having their votes actually counted, and that we need to do more,” Cornyn said.

Instead of improving the voting process for citizens, Dallas (TX) Commissioners waste $250,000 to fight voter ID”

The Dallas News reports: Dallas County is sending off its first check to help finance a lawsuit against the state of Texas over the new voter identification law. The “transfer of funds” — $251,000 — was approved Tuesday at commissioners court, but not without some fireworks. In September, the commissioners voted 4-1 to spend up to $275,000 to pursue the lawsuit. Dallas County has joined with the U.S. attorney general’s office and others in challenging the Texas law, which requires voters to present a photo ID at the polls.