Entries tagged with: voter identification
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Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Voter ID Requirement
A Pennsylvania district court barred the state from enforcing voter identification requirements in the upcoming November elections. Following guidance from the state Supreme Court, Judge Robert Simpson issued a narrow preliminary injunction. He ordered that Pennsylvania may not require photo...
Federal Appellate Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated a Texas law that would require voters to present a photo identification in order to vote. Calling the law “the most stringent in the country,” the court held that “record evidence suggests...
2012 Republican Platform Addresses Privacy and Government Surveillance
The 2012 Republican Party Platform calls for strong Constitutional protections for privacy and new safeguards for personal data held by businesses. "We will ensure that personal data receives full constitutional protection from government overreach and that individuals retain the right...
Second Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down State Voter ID Law
In a second challenge to Wisconsin's voter ID requirement, Judge David Flanagan has held that the ID law imposes an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote. The law "tells more than 300,000 Wisconsin voters who do not now have...
District Court Panel Admonishes South Carolina in Voter ID Case
A three-judge panel overseeing a critical voter ID case, State of South Carolina v United States of America, set out an unusually detailed requirements in an Scheduling and Procedures Order issued today. According to the concurring statement of Judge Bates,...
Senators Seek Study on Voter ID Laws
A group of U.S. senators have asked the Government Accountability Office to study the “alarming number” of new state laws that will make it “significantly harder” for millions of eligible voters to cast ballots this November. New state identification laws,...
Virginia Senate Narrowly Approves Voter ID Law
The Virginia Senate passed a controversial voter photo ID law by one vote. The bill now goes to the Virginia House for consideration. Voter ID laws implicate the privacy rights rights of voters and also discourage voter turnout particularly among...
Voter Photo ID and Privacy
Voter ID and the Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Presidential Election News | Introduction | Status of Voter ID Laws | History | Voter ID and Privacy | Media | Resources Top News : () Privacy and Election Integrity: Voting and...
