NBC Washington: Virginia Primary Voters Will Be Asked for Loyalty Oath
Similar pledge asked for in 2000 -By Tim Persinko December 29, 2011- Voters who want to take part in the Commonwealth's March 6 Republican primary will be asked for a…
Huffington Post: Voter ID Law Blocked By Feds In South Carolina, Texas Could Be Next
-By Trymaine Lee December 28, 2011- Last week the Justice Department blocked a South Carolina law that would require voters to produce photo identification at the polls. Now a similar…
New York Times: Unlikely Agitator, an Insider, Speaks Out Against Electoral Fraud in Russia
-By Michael Schwirtz December 28, 2011- VLADIMIR, Russia — At first glance, Sergei N. Filippov seems an unlikely political provocateur. A consummate insider, he is the chief executive of a…
The Brad Blog: Newt Gingrich Committed Massive Voter Fraud! (According to GOP/Fox ‘News’ ACORN Standards)
-By Brad Friedman December 28, 2011- If the same standards are applied to Newt Gingrich as have, for years, been applied to the now-defunct ACORN organization by both Republicans and…
The Brad Blog: No Photo ID Required to Vote in GOP’s Iowa Caucus
-By Brad Friedman December 28, 2011- For all of their years of claims that massive voter fraud is going on at the polling place, such that Photo ID restrictions are…
Think Progress: Sen. Cardin Introduces Bill To Restore Voting Rights For Felons Who Have Completed Their Sentence
-By Scott Keyes December 20, 2011- Late last week, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced a bill to restore voting rights for citizens convicted of a felony after they complete their…
Huffington Post: Obama Executive Order To Expand Disclosure Survives, Thanks To Dems’ Omnibus Bill Stand
-By Paul Blumethal December 16, 2011- Hidden within the mammoth omnibus appropriations bill crafted by House, Senate and White House negotiators is a 19-word change to a rider attached by…
Reuters: Obama administration blocks South Carolina voter ID law
-By Jeremy Pelofsky December 23, 2011- The Obama administration on Friday blocked a new South Carolina law that requires voters to have photo identification because of concerns it would hurt…
The Brad Blog: ACLU’s Federal Challenge to WI GOP’s Photo ID Restrictions Could Reverse Similar Laws Nationwide
-By Ernest A. Canning December 15, 2011- Election laws in Wisconsin are not covered by Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act, which would otherwise require the Dept. of…