The Huffington Post reports on a Pennsylvania lawmaker who says that the state shouldn’t be responsible for people who are too “lazy” to obtain a state-issued ID to vote. Read more.
Pennsylvania ID Law Sent Back to Lower Court
The Washington Post reports on a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision on whether a new state voter ID law can be implemented this fall. Read more.
PolitiFact Checks News21 Data on Voter Fraud
News21’s conclusion that there is very little in-person voter impersonation fraud receives a “mostly true” rating on PolitiFact’s Truth-O-Meter. Read more.
Records Indicate Florida Government Hired Absentee Ballot Broker
The Huffington Post reports on Florida Governor Rick Scott, who allegedly hired an absentee ballot broker during his 2010 gubernatorial campaign. Read more.
Pennsylvania Court Questions Voter ID Law
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders a lower court to block the state’s voter ID law unless the state can prove that requiring photo IDs will not disenfranchise voters, according to coverage by Talking Points Memo. Read more.
“Who Can Vote?” Topic of New America and News21 Event
The New America Foundation is hosting a discussion in Washington, D.C., on recent controversies surrounding the right to vote. The session will be led by Leonard Downie Jr., former editor of The Washington Post, who spearheaded a student investigation into voting rights as part of the national Carnegie-Knight News21 program. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://www.newamerica.net/events/2012/who_can_vote.
Opinion: Florida Voter Purge Lacks Credibility
The Tampa Bay Times editorializes on Florida’s attempt to purge voter rolls, calling it “reckless.” Read more.
Non-drivers in Pennsylvania Seek IDs to Vote
The Washington Post talks to longtime Pennsylvania voters who are lining up at driver’s licensing offices so they can get documents required under the state’s new voter ID law, one of the toughest in the nation. Read more.
Voter Fraud Group References Mysterious Buses
The New York Times reports on claims that bus-loads of illegal voters are being dropped off at polls. The only problem is, no one has been able to prove the buses exist. Read more.
Courts Turn Back Restrictive Voter ID Laws
The Daily Beast reports on what seems to be a turning tide against voter ID laws as courts rule against restrictive legislation in several states. Read more.