PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court upheld a requirement in a 2004 Arizona law that voters show identification before they can cast ballots, saying that there wasn’t evidence that the mandate disproportionately affected Latinos as the challengers had alleged.
A 12-member panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said in a ruling Tuesday that there was evidence Arizona has racially polarized voting and a history of discrimination against Latinos, but concluded no proof was offered to show that the ID requirement gave Latinos fewer opportunities to vote.
The court, however, found that the federal National Voter Registration Act trumps another section of the Arizona law that requires people to prove their citizenship in order to vote.
That federal law allows voters to fill out a mail-in voter registration card and swear they are citizens under penalty of perjury, but it doesn’t require them to show proof as Arizona’s law does.
Rhode Island is giving out free photo ID's in preparation of implementation of their voter ID law. AG Eric Holder has moved to block voter ID laws in Texas and South Carolina. Holder is nowhere to be seen in Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island officials are stepping up efforts to give residents free voter identification cards as the state's April 24 presidential primary draws closer.
Secretary of State Ralph Mollis says officials plan to provide IDs during stops in Lincoln on Tuesday and Wednesday. Visits to Warren, Portsmouth and Warwick are set for later in the week.
A new state law asks voters to show government-issued identification at the polls.
The state is providing free IDs to voters who lack a driver's license, U.S. passport, military ID or other government-issued identification.
The DOJ and many liberal organizations claim requiring a photo ID to vote is discriminatory. They clam many people don't have them. These organizations are obviously much less concerned about that when it comes to their own properties.
Voter ID laws are wrong because they are discriminatory against dogs. The dog, Buddy, fits the demographic of a democratic voter. He doesn't pay any federal income taxes and is hoping for a free government handout (of dog treats).
(TPM)- A Republican man in New Mexico wanted to show how easy he thought it was to commit voter fraud. So the Albuquerque man did just that: committed voter registration fraud by registering his dog, Buddy, to vote.
Local news station KOB Eyewitness News 4 in New Mexico reported on the man’s stunt this week.
“They should verify. Somebody should have verified this information and somebody should have come out and took a look at exactly who it was,” the unidentified man told the news station. “But I made up a birth date, and I made up a social security number and I had a voter registration card in my hand for Buddy two weeks later.”
The news station interviewed the man on camera but granted the dog owner anonymity, and faded out any personal information, though it’s wasn’t clear why. Read more here...
To balance this story out, here is a video of what a Republican dog might look like.
You can't open a checking account or buy cigarettes, liquor and cold medicine without showing a photo ID. However, you can vote in some states without proof of who you are. I find this shocking, but Democrats don't want to change this. Their motives are highly suspicious. Wisconsin Governor Walker has put an end to this travesty in Wisconsin.
After an eight-year quest by GOP officials, Gov. Scott Walker will sign a bill Wednesday requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls.
But the measure costing more than $7 million in new spending and lost revenue could still face a legal challenge as opponents mulled over the possibility of suing to block it from taking effect.
The legislation will require poll workers to start asking voters for photo IDs for the July 12 state Senate recalls elections, but the voters will not be required to present them until next year's presidential primary.
"Requiring photo identification to vote will go a long way to eliminate the threat of voter fraud," Walker said last week. "If you need an ID to buy cold medicine, it's reasonable to require it to vote."
