Election News
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For Voter ID Opponents, This Was a Stunning Blow
Voter-ID opponents have suffered another stunning blow. On Friday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved the injunction that had been issued against Wisconsin’s voter-ID law by a federal district court in April. The court told Wisconsin that it “may, if it wishes (and if it is appropriate under rules of state law), enforce the…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Citizen Poll Watchers Expose Need for Scrutiny of Elections
Counting votes behind closed doors, letting uncertified voters vote, stacking wards with majority party poll workers — questionable activities at Burlington, Vt., polling places reveal a need for greater scrutiny of elections, two citizen poll watchers say. On Aug. 26, Wendy and Jim Robert spent the day at Burlington’s Ward 7 voter precinct to get…Bruce Parker -
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5 Charts That Explain Millennial Voters
The Cold War ended long ago, and according to one survey, it's time for politicians to leave Cold War-era terms such as "big government," "socialism" and "capitalism" behind. The reason: Such words mean little to the millennial generation, who came of age during the Great Recession. The 18- to 29-year-old demographic played a crucial role in…Melissa Quinn -
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What Conservatives Must Understand About Hispanic Voters
Half a century ago we saw the spark of powerful ideas that changed the face of America. Some became legislation, such as the War on Poverty. Others became potent cultural trends, like the sexual revolution. Less noticed but no less impactful was the onset of a radical change in our nation’s demographic makeup. That millions…Mike Gonzalez -
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More Than Half of Voters Think This Agency Is Motivated by Politics. And No, It’s Not the IRS.
A new poll found that the majority of Americans believe the Department of Justice is motivated primarily by politics. According to a Rasmussen poll released Thursday, more than half of likely voters believe the Department of Justice is more concerned with politics than ensuring justice is served when deciding whether to investigate a local crime…Melissa Quinn -
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Democratic Governor Brokers Deal to End Anti-Fracking Ballot Initiatives
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper brokered a fracking cease-fire this week, shutting down competing referendums for November’s ballot. Now, Colorado business and Democratic politicians are enjoying an economic and political peace dividend. The Democratic governor brought environmentalists and industrialists together to drop their respective ballot measures. In exchange, an independent panel will now make recommendations to…Philip Wegmann -
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Voter ID Wins Another Round in Wisconsin
In a victory for election integrity, the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s voter ID law against separate challenges by the NAACP and the League of Women Voters. The justices joined the state supreme courts of Georgia, Indiana and Tennessee—as well as the U.S. Supreme Court—in finding laws requiring photo IDs to vote…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Biden: Voter ID Laws Designed to Keep People From Voting, Not Stop Fraud
Vice President Joe Biden warned members of the NAACP that Republicans are trying to stifle their ability to vote. Addressing the group’s annual convention on this week in Las Vegas, Biden demonized voter ID laws as nothing more than attempts “to keep people from voting.”Philip Wegmann -
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Proposal to Divide California into Six States Clears Hurdle to Qualify for 2016 Ballot
Californians are one step closer to casting votes in November to decide whether the state will remain as is or be broken into six separate states. The “Six Californias” campaign announced yesterday it submitted 1.3 million signatures to the state for a ballot initiative that would divide the Golden State into six separate states, pending…Melissa Quinn -
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The Biggest Non-Story in Tuesday’s Elections? Mississippi Voter ID Implemented With No Problems
It wasn’t the biggest story following Tuesday’s elections in various states, but it was the biggest and most-ignored non-story. Mississippi’s new voter ID law got its first run in the June 3 primary, and the sky did not fall. Despite the tiresome and disproven claims by opponents that such laws cause wholesale voter disenfranchisement and…Hans von Spakovsky