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Ten Things You Should Know About Voter ID Laws

October 8, 2022October 12, 2022 Adminvoting impersonation fraud, in person voter fraud, ballot stuffing, voting rights, voter suppression, voter fraud evidence, voter ID laws, voter identification laws0 comment

This list has some essential points debunking allegations of widespread voter ID fraud. Sources include Voting Rights Watch, Ari Berman of The Nation, and voting rights advocates. Please share it with your friends, family and Facebook and Twitter communities. 1. Voter identification laws are not bipartisan efforts. They have been initiated by Republicans, passed by Republicans, and signed into law by Republicans. 2. The U.S. voters who are most likely to be burdened by these new voting restrictions lean heavily toward the Democratic Party. Eleven percent of U.S. citizens (21…

Voting Rights Act of 1965

October 22, 2021October 26, 2022 AdminBloody Sunday in Selma, voting rights, constitutional rights of blacks, Voting Rights Act of 1965, equal right to vote0 comment

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.A. § 1973 et seq.) prohibits the states and their political subdivisions from imposing voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, or standards, practices, or procedures that deny or curtail the right of a U.S. citizen to vote because of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. A product of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the Voting Rights Act has proven to be an effective, but controversial, piece of legislation. It is considered one of the most far-reaching pieces of…

New Voting Laws

October 19, 2014February 1, 2022 Adminvoting photo ID, election fraud, election rigging, voter suppression, voting rights, new voting laws, photo id laws9 Comments

There is no doubt that partisan administration of elections suppresses the vote. Methods of voter suppression include one sided photo ID laws, purging voter rolls of legitimate voters, and felon disenfranchisement after completion of a sentence. Texas provides an example of one sided photo ID requirements in that concealed handgun licenses are permitted while student IDs are not. Alabama state government has admitted that between 10 and 20 percent of voters don’t have the identification needed to vote because of its photo ID requirements. In addition, election officials in many…