“Neb. bills would require voter ID in some cases, would create online voter registration”

Nebraskans could register to vote online and would have to present a photo ID in certain situations under a pair of bills that will have a public hearing next week.  Sen. Bob Krist of Omaha has introduced three bills relating to elections and voting on behalf of Secretary of State John Gale. The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee will hear testimony on the bills on Thursday. One of the bills would allow Nebraskans with a driver’s license or state identification card to register to vote or to update their voting information online. Thirteen states have online voter registration, Gale said.

The secretary of state would develop the system and the Department of Motor Vehicles would be allowed to provide the last four digits of a voter’s Social Security number, Gale said. The drivers’ licenses and Social Security numbers would be used to check with national records and other states to see where a voter is registered.   More at Associated Press.

Link for Charlotte NC Talk January 22

The Charlotte Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society is hosting me for a lunchtime talk on election integrity and North Carolina’s lawsuit with the Justice Department.  I’ll be sure to cover the proposed new federal election mandates and oversight possibilities for North Carolina.  Link to event tickets are here (cost of lunch).  I will also bring a few books.

Speaking In Charlotte NC January 22 on Voter ID and Election Litigation

I’ll be speaking at the Charlotte Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society a week from today, on January 22 at noon.  The event is open to the public and will cover voter ID, the Holder Justice Department’s litigation against North Carolina and much more.  I will have a couple of copies of Injustice to sign.  Here is the link to the event.

Fox News Tuesday on Debo Adegbile

“Questions arise over Obama’s pick for Justice post“

“At the same time, Ed Whelan, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, contends there are questions about Adegbile’s qualifications. There were reports that President Obama intended to nominate him to serve as a judge on the D.C. Circuit back in 2011, and that Adegbile was submitted to the American Bar Association (ABA) for a rating.  Whelan says Adegbile didn’t make it past the ABA’s qualification screening.


Skeptics are also publicly speculating about whether Adegbile is the best fit to head up a department that has been the subject of much recent criticism.  Last year the Justice Department’s Inspector General released a report blasting the Civil Rights Division, citing inappropriateconduct, harassment of conservatives in the division, and the appearance of partisanship and racial politics.


Many wonder why the White House would tap such a controversial nominee when the Division is in need of a public relations boost.”