Yahoo/AP: Tough ID laws could block thousands of 2012 votes

[LadySkinsFan]

I received a voter ID card from Virginia. Granted it didn't have a photo, but it was issued to me after I registered at DMV when I changed my official domicile from FL to VA. It was a government issued ID, and accepted at my polling place for years. It was also issued to me before I changed my domicile to FL from VA, and I used it for years to vote. If a government issued ID is no longer good, then there is something really wrong.

[Larry]

it's good enough for me

if it's not good enough for Texas, then why would a national id be any better?

It may be good enough for you, but is it good enough for your DMV?

It isn't good enough for Florida, either.

(Both Texas and Florida will recognize a US Passport. They just demand additional paperwork, too. The way I looked at it, a passport wasn't good enough, but a passport and a cable bill is.)

[Duckus]

Photo voter suppression legislation shot down in Texas today by Federal Courts!

Wooooooot woooooot.

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...elections-2012

Ohio Voting: Secretary Of State Refuses To Expand Weekend Voting Until Appeals Court Rules


Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Tuesday that the state would not comply with a court ruling and restore early voting in the final weekend before the election until an appellate court rules on the matter.

"Announcing new hours before the court case reaches final resolution will only serve to confuse voters and conflict with the standard of uniformity," Husted, a Republican, wrote in a memo. "Therefore, there is no valid
reason for my office or the county boards of elections to set hours for in-person absentee voting the last three days before the election at this time."

Obama For America and the national and state Democratic parties sued Husted to restore in-person voting to all voters in the final three days before the election, which a 2011 state law had restricted to members of the military and their families. A federal district court judge sided with their arguments and ordered an injunction against the law last Friday. State Attorney General Mike DeWine filed notice for an appeal of the ruling Tuesday.

About 93,000 Ohioans voted in the final three days of the 2008 election, a disproportionate number of whom were black voters. A study by Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates found blacks accounted for 56 percent of all in-person early votes in Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland, while they accounted for 26 percent of votes overall. In Franklin County, which includes Columbus, African-Americans cast 31 percent of early votes and 21 percent of votes overall.

[NLC1054]

Can you do that? Just refuse to acknowledge a federal injunction?

[Larry]

Can you do that? Just refuse to acknowledge a federal injunction?

As I understand it, it depends on the injunction.

Some of them basically say that you must either comply or appeal. Others say that you're allowed to appeal if you want, but you have to comply, until the appeal says otherwise.

[mikered30]

A Philadelphia Democratic legislator is mad about "highly offensive, demeaning so-called public service ad" that aired on TV this week in PA.

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/ind..._river_default

Here is the "offensive" video:

http://www.pacast.com/players/cmspla...ID_English.m4v

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...ed-backs-down/

BREAKING: Ohio Secretary Of State Backs Down, Allows Local Officials To Set Early Voting Hours


After previously trying to restrict early voting, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) today reversed course on his decision to block county boards of elections from setting their own early voting hours in the days leading up to the November election.

Last month, Husted and Ohio Republicans led an effort to limit early voting hours in Democratic counties, including those with major cities like Columbus and Cleveland, while expanding early voting in Republican counties. After the ensuing uproar, Husted moved to restrict voting hours across the state, only to have his cuts to early voting restored by a federal court.

Husted responded to the ruling by refusing to comply with the court order. Expanding voting hours, he claimed in Directive 2012-40, will “only serve to confuse voters.” Therefore, the directive read, he was “prohibit[ing] county boards of elections from determining hours for the Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday before the election.” The move led Judge Peter Economus to set a hearing for September 13: “The Court ORDERS that Defendant Secretary of State Jon Husted personally attend the hearing,” his release read.

Facing a direct court order, Husted has chosen instead to back down. This afternoon, Husted’s office released Directive 2012-42 with a brief message: “Directive 2012-40 is hereby rescinded.” As a result, county boards of elections will now be allowed to set their own hours, pending Husted’s appeal of the Obama for America v. Husted decision.

[mistertim]

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...ed-backs-down/

Haha. Even judges know: If you want to get your message across...USE CAPS.

[Bang]

Good.

Seems like wisdom prevails.

~Bang

[Larry]

Good.

Seems like wisdom prevails.

~Bang

I suspect not.

My suspicion is that he knew he was going to lose. So he decided to throw it back at the counties, so that way, at least the Republican counties can suppress the vote.

Everything I've seen for the guy so far says that he has no ethics whatsoever, will do anything to make the election as rigged as he can, and doesn't care if everybody in the country knows it.

[Ellis]

I dislike early voting.

I think we should just have a Federal holiday for elections. Everyone gets off work. Everyone (hopefully) votes. Absentee voting for people with difficultly voting that day.

[DieselPwr44]

[skinsmarydu]

I dislike early voting.

I think we should just have a Federal holiday for elections. Everyone gets off work. Everyone (hopefully) votes. Absentee voting for people with difficultly voting that day.

If even half of Atlanta tried to vote all in one day, I'd hate to see the chaos that would arise.

[Larry]

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I suppose it would be silly if me to ask if you can support EITHER of the claims you just made?