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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...
2012 Democrat Platform Endorses Internet Privacy
The 2012 Democratic National Platform supports the administration’s Internet Privacy Bill of Rights to protect consumer privacy. Separate provisions in the platform call for privacy protections for broadband deployment, intellectual property enforcement, and cybersecurity laws; the Democratic platform opposes voter...
EPIC: Voters Should Be Wary of 2012 Election Apps
EPIC has released a report, "Smartphones and the 2012 Election," which focuses on the potential risks to voters who download election-related apps to their smartphones and tablets. The report contends that these apps promote greater citizen participation in e-democracy, but...
Voters Wary of Individually-Tailored Political Ads
A report by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania found that 86 percent of voters did not want political campaigns to tailor advertisements based on their interests. This percentage is higher than the percentage of respondents...
Senate Judiciary Holds Hearing on Voter Suppressions
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “Prohibiting the Use of Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Tactics in Federal Elections." The Senate is considering new legislation to address the problem of deceptive practices and voter intimidation. Committee Chairman Patrick...
Federal Appeals Court Backs Justice Department in Voting Rights Dispute
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion rejecting Shelby County, Alabama's constitutional challenge to the preclearance requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Court held that Section 5 of the Act, which...
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,...
Justice Department Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law
The Department of Justice has determined that a Texas voter ID law that requires photo identification violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Texas law requires voters to present a driver's license or ID card issued by the state....
Court Blocks Wisconsin Voter ID Law
A Wisconsin state court has granted a temporary order blocking the state from enforcing a new voter ID requirement. Wisconsin is one of eight states that now require voters to present a government-issued photo ID. Voter ID laws typically discourage...
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 Registration and Privacy
Top News | Overview | Latest News | Resources Top News DOJ Challenges Florida's Restrictive Voter Registration Policy The Department of Justice (DOJ)[/1] is filing a challenge to the state of Florida's new election law. The DOJ will oppose...
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...
Justice Department Challenges South Carolina's Voter ID Law
The Justice Department has blocked South Carolina's voter ID law, calling it a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. The Department said the new photo ID requirements would dispropotionately exclude eligible minority voters from federal elections. The South Carolina...
