The Brennan Center for Justice issued an August 31st report entitled 2012 Summary of Voting Law Changes states “at least 180 restrictive bills introduced since the beginning of 2011 in 41 states” (shortly after Tea Party Republicans took control in the 2010 Midterm Elections). The Brennan Center also reported that “14 laws and executive actions are currently in effect in 10 states” but…
…thanks to the steadfast efforts of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder - despite continuous battering from the congressional GOP - along with the backbreaking efforts of voting
rights organizations and individual citizens who wrote letters, made phone calls, forwarded emails, social networked, or pounded the
pavement to insure that every single
eligible American has the right to vote, WE are making progress:
TEXAS: A federal court
“rejected a Texas voter
identification law on Thursday. The three-judge panel of the U.S. District
Court decided that the law would unduly prevent minorities from being able to
vote.” (msmagazine.com)
OHIO: A U.S. District Judge
handed down a decision that “restored early voting in Ohio.” Now individuals may
vote in person three days before November 6th. (politic365.com)
FLORIDA: A federal judge
“blocked Republican Governor Rick Scott’s efforts to “impose harsh new
restrictions on third-party voter registration groups” by first, blocking the
law in late May and permanently killing its provisions this week.
(thinkprogress.org)
WISCONSIN: A state circuit
court judge “blocked a voter ID law” signed by Republican Governor Scott Walker
stating in his ruling that “the law addressed a problem that was “very limited,
if indeed it exist” and “would create a needless and significant impairment of
the right to vote” (thinkprogress.org. )
Here's the deal...
There
are still a number of states with some form of voter suppression tactics (including Florida's 10 page ballot!?!?). We'll just have to roll up our
sleeves and take that extra step to make sure our voting records are current
and, in some instances, prepare for long lines at the polls. No matter what – don't get discouraged because.…
No amount
of voter suppression can top
record-breaking turnout!
Sign the on-line petitions below. Join voter
registration drives. Help those
who need transportation and/or ‘ID records’ fee assistance. Exercise your
right to vote early or on November 6th! Either way you...
GOTTA VOTE
Get Registered > Check Status > Report Abuse > Vote!
Sources:
ON LINE PETITIONS
Stand Against Voter Suppression Tactics
Defend
Your Right to Vote
VOTER SUPPRESSION TRICKS
2012 Summary of Voting Law
Changes (Brennan Center for Justice)
Florida
GOP Takes Voter Suppression
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/florida-gop-takes-voter-supression-to-a-brazen-new-extreme-20120530
Florida voters facing a long, long ballot in
November
http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/florida-voters-facing-a-long-long-ballot-in-november/1250664
Voter Suppression Series: Pennsylvania
Republican Voter Suppression Campaign Rolls
Back Early Voting
Masters of Voter Suppression: Republicans
employ many techniques to keep low-income voters away form the polls
COURT REJECTIONS OF VOTER SUPPRESSION
Courts Reject Voter Suppression
in Four States
Texas Voter Suppression Law
Rejected by Federal Court
Courts Reject Voter Suppression
Overreach in Four States
Federal Courts Roll Back
Florida and Ohio Voter Suppression Laws
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