By: Lex

Lex — Sat, 19 May 2012 10:45:07 +0000

The Kansas SAFE Act is the recommended legislative model, but Virginia falls short – the law signed by Governor McDonnell is not a “strict” Voter ID law and allows many forms of NON-photo identification. From the Governor’s press release: “Virginia has never required, nor does this legislation require, photo identification to vote.” With the addition via Executive Order of a free (non-photo) voter ID card to be mailed to all Virginia registered voters, there is little left for DOJ or a District Court panel to object to in a preclearance submission.

By: Jinsky Jean-Pois

Jinsky Jean-Pois — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:34:55 +0000

The State of Virginia invoked Amendment X and Article IV constitutional authority validly to require voters to substantiate his/her identity with a valid item of photo ID. A three-judge panel of the District Court for the District of Columbia should grant preclearence to approve the VA strict voter-ID law, which replicates the IN strict voter-ID law and the GA strict voter-ID law that was granted preclearence for approval by the Bush 43 DOJ in 2005. Any state that covets a strict voter-ID law should replicate the KS voter-ID law. The KS voter-ID law requires proof of identity for in-precinct voting, proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration, and written signature verification plus proper proof of identity for postal absentee ballots. The ACRU (American Civil Rights Union) recommends the KS Voter-ID law as a legislative model for the legislatures of the several states to adopt.

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By: Lex

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