Voter ID & Registration News
The Daily Signal examines the state-by-state debates over voter ID requirements, registration rules, and election integrity.
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opinion
A Simple, 3-Step Approach to Defending Voter ID Laws
With 56 days to go until the election, you can bet voter identification requirements will increasingly be a major topic of conversation. Just this past weekend, a federal appeals court overturned proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration in three states. As voters prepare to head to the booths in just a few short weeks, the debate… -
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Hacking of Election Data Raises Concerns for States Without Voter ID
Hacking incidents at voter registration systems in Arizona and Illinois could demonstrate the need for stronger voter identification laws and the flaw with pushing for online voting and registration, experts said. “We can’t afford this vulnerability in our election systems,” Mark Meckler, president of Citizens for Self-Governance and a former internet technology lawyer, told The Daily… -
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Amid Voter ID Battles, Here Are 7 Things the Government Requires IDs For
As federal courts wrestle with voter ID laws in several states just months before a national election, there is considerably less attention being brought to other constitutional rights that require ID. Proponents of voter ID have argued that retailers require ID to buy liquor, M-rated video games, prescriptions, or even nail polish. But these arguments aren’t… -
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After Voter ID Defeats, Lessons From Indiana’s Law That ‘Has Stood Test of Time’
As courts over the last few weeks dealt a series of blows to voter identification laws in states across the country, Indiana’s Secretary of State Connie Lawson was feeling fortunate. More than a decade ago, before it was the rage to do so, Lawson, then a Republican state legislator, co-sponsored a bill in the name… -
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Two Legislators Indicted for Voter ID Bribes in Case Attorney General Refused to Prosecute
A grand jury convened by Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has indicted two Democratic state legislators for accepting bribes in exchange for voting against a voter ID bill, among other legislative actions. The grand jury findings also represent a withering rejection of the unjustifiable behavior of Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who shut down the… -
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Their Names Weren’t on Voter Registration Rolls. This City Let Them Cast a Ballot Anyway.
Previously unpublished data from the last big election in Burlington, Vt., reveals a significant number of votes were cast by individuals whose names were not on the statewide checklist. In the 2012 presidential election, 17,383 votes were cast in Burlington, according to city-published data. According to data not published by the city, but made available… -
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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… -
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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.”