'Daily Voting News' For May 13, 2008

 

Do you know where your passport is? Do you have one? Do you know where your birth certificate is? How about your marriage license? In Missouri, and probably more states to come, some law makers want you to prove your citizenship before you can register to vote. This is clearly an attempt to stop the hoards of Mexicans and Canadians who stream over our borders each Nov. just to vote in our elections; or more likely just an attempt to keep some people from the polls. If you don’t have a birth certificate you have to pay to get a copy. If you are a woman and married the birth certificate is not enough; you need a marriage license to prove your maiden name. Can’t afford the copies if you don’t have them? You don’t vote. Born without a birth certificate? You don’t vote. Birth certificate or marriage license originals no longer exist because of fire, flood, hurricane (Katrina, Rita)? You don’t vote. Who is affected? The poor, people of color, citizens with disabilities, homeless. This has got to stop.

 

NAtional: Citizenship Proof Next Up in Voter ID Battle

http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/05/12/citizenship-proof-next-up-in-voter-id-battle/

 

NAtional: Editorial - The Myth of Voter Fraud

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/opinion/13tue1.html

 

NAtional: 'Hello,' They Lied: NH, TX Sec. of State Officials Continue to Deceive Voters

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5982

 

FL: Sarasota County - Candidates put Dent on spot

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080513/NEWS/805130534/1013

 

GA: Make voting easier

http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/680/public/news901727.html

 

KS: Does Kansas need a voter ID law?

http://www.dodgeglobe.com/opinions/x1191417682/Does-Kansas-need-a-voter-ID-law

 

KY: eScan Voting In Time For Primary

http://www.kypost.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=f5fb0f07-d512-4f73-b7c9-607fe7f074c1

 

MO: Voter ID bill appears headed to voters

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/BBDC4A310C054EDF86257448000A2253?OpenDocument

 

MO: Voter ID battle in Mo. shifts to proof of citizenship

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/05/12/voter_id_battle_in_mo_shifts_to_proof_of_citizenship/

 

NJ: Essex County - Judge rules in Montclair ward mixup

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/judge_rules_in_montclair_ward.html

 

OH: Primary paper ballots costly

880,000 printed; only 13,400 used

http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/13/official_vote.ART_ART_05-13-08_A1_SBA6DQ3.html?sid=101

 

WV: Election running smoothly in Kanawha, Putnam

http://www.dailymail.com/News/200805130169

 

Canada: New voting technology praised

Results slower than predicted but much faster than previous elections

http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/front/article/294469

 

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