Lawmakers hold public hearing on competing voter ID bills
2 years ago

Lawmakers hold public hearing on competing voter ID bills

Associated Press  

— Nebraska lawmakers held a public hearing Wednesday on competing bills to address ways to enact a voter ID requirement approved by voters last November. It also proposes making primary and general election days state holidays to get more people to the polls, but Erdman testified Wednesday that he’s considering dumping that proposal as “it may be too cost prohibitive.” Three state election officials testified against Erdman’s bills, including the election commissioner of Douglas County, the state’s most populous with nearly 600,000 people. Seward County Election Commissioner Sherry Schweitzer said Erdman’s proposal would violate federal election law that mandates allowing U.S. citizens overseas to vote by absentee ballot. “We know that early voting is safe and secure.” The single-day precinct vote counting proposed by Erdman would cost Hall County an additional $200,000 per election, Election Commissioner Tracy Overstreet said. “It ignores the counting of provisional ballots, which can’t be done on Election Day.” Counting ballots within individual precincts would require most counties to find new polling places, Overstreet said, because many places now used — like churches and schools — can’t give up their facilities for the several days it would take to count all votes.

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Huntington Beach voter ID case still alive, kicked back to Orange County Superior Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Huntington Beach voter ID case still alive, kicked back to Orange County Superior Court

LA Times  

The ongoing dispute between the city of Huntington Beach and the state over the city’s voter ID law continues. A three-judge appellate panel on Thursday kicked Huntington Beach’s voter identification case back down to the Orange County Superior Court, calling the lower court’s decision that the case was not ripe for decision “problematic.” Last November, Judge Nico Dourbetas dismissed the …

Maine residents to vote on proposal to require voter identification at polls
1 month, 1 week ago

Maine residents to vote on proposal to require voter identification at polls

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine voters will decide whether the state will become the latest to require voter identification at the polls. The petitioners have “far exceeded” the required number of signatures needed to get the proposal on the ballot, the Maine Department of the Secretary of State said in a Wednesday statement. “This citizens initiative is Maine people speaking up.” …

Trump Wants California To Enact Voter ID Before Granting Fire Aid
2 months ago

Trump Wants California To Enact Voter ID Before Granting Fire Aid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump on Friday once again made it clear that he wants wildfire-ravaged California to bend to his demands if residents want to see any federal disaster aid. Right now you don’t have voter ID,” Trump said Friday, as he toured parts of North Carolina still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Helene. Trump added: “And …

Wisconsin Republicans pushing to make voter ID a constitutional requirement
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republicans pushing to make voter ID a constitutional requirement

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are moving quickly to place a measure on the April ballot that would enshrine the state’s already strict voter ID requirement into the state constitution. Democrats who have long opposed voter ID also picked up seats in the Legislature in November under newly enacted maps more friendly to them and are …

Judge upholds a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo ID to cast a regular ballot
4 months ago

Judge upholds a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo ID to cast a regular ballot

Associated Press  

— A law requiring Missouri voters to show government-issued photo identification to cast regular ballots will stand after a lower-court judge found it constitutional Tuesday. Under Missouri’s law, people without government-issued photo identification can cast provisional ballots to be counted if they return later that day with a photo ID or if election officials verify their signatures. Beetem initially dismissed …

Voter ID Requirements: A Patchwork of Regulations Across the US
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Voter ID Requirements: A Patchwork of Regulations Across the US

Hindustan Times  

States across the United States have varying voter ID requirements, with some requiring photo IDs, others allowing non-photo IDs, and some states having no ID requirements at all. This patchwork of rules can lead to confusion and potential barriers for voters, potentially impacting turnout and access to the polls. Additionally, the varying requirements raise concerns about equity and fairness in …

The Voting Rights Situation in Some Swing States Is Quite Alarming
6 months, 1 week ago

The Voting Rights Situation in Some Swing States Is Quite Alarming

Slate  

Ever since Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he’s been constantly ranting about voter fraud and that election being stolen from him. The court concluded that the state Legislature passed the law “with racially discriminatory intent,” noting it came about in the “immediate aftermath of unprecedented African American voter participation in a state with a troubled history and racially polarized …

North Carolina judge won’t prevent use of university digital IDs for voting
6 months, 1 week ago

North Carolina judge won’t prevent use of university digital IDs for voting

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina trial judge refused on Thursday a Republican Party request that he block students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from being able to show a digital identification to comply with a largely new photo ID law. The groups sued last week to halt the use of the mobile UNC One Card at …

Republicans challenge North Carolina decision that lets students show university’s mobile ID
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Republicans challenge North Carolina decision that lets students show university’s mobile ID

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Republican Party sued North Carolina’s elections board on Thursday to block students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from offering a digital identification as a way to comply with a relatively new photo voter ID law. The Republican National Committee and North Carolina filed the lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court three weeks after …

North Carolina elections board OKs university ID on phones for voter access this fall
7 months, 1 week ago

North Carolina elections board OKs university ID on phones for voter access this fall

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina elections board on Tuesday approved the first digital identification that can be used to meet state voter ID requirements, signing off on mobile credentials offered to students and employees at the state’s flagship public university. It declared that showing the Mobile UNC One Card generated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill …

Wisconsin Assembly elections chair says he should get access to noncitizen ID data
9 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Assembly elections chair says he should get access to noncitizen ID data

Raw Story  

Rep. Scott Krug, the chair of the Assembly’s committee on campaigns and elections, says he’s making progress in his effort to find whether or not noncitizens are voting in large numbers in Wisconsin. In May, Krug said during a joint hearing of both legislative chambers’ elections committees that it would be his “mission” this summer to find a way to …

Nevada voter ID initiative can appear on 2024 ballot with enough signatures, state high court says
10 months ago

Nevada voter ID initiative can appear on 2024 ballot with enough signatures, state high court says

Associated Press  

ELKO, Nev. — An initiative that would amend the Nevada Constitution to require that voters show photo identification at the polls can appear on the 2024 ballot as long as organizers collect enough signatures, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The initiative also calls for an extra layer of verification for mail ballots, such as the last four digits of …

Indiana Legislature approves bill adding additional verification steps to voter registration
1 year, 1 month ago

Indiana Legislature approves bill adding additional verification steps to voter registration

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers passed legislation Thursday that expands the power of the state to verify voters’ addresses and adds an additional residency requirement for first-time voters. The data would be cross referenced with voter registration records to identify possible residence changes and any voters registered at nonresidential addresses. The bill also requires officials to cross reference the state’s voter …

Indiana legislation would add extra verification steps to prove voters are eligible
1 year, 2 months ago

Indiana legislation would add extra verification steps to prove voters are eligible

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers in Indiana want first-time voters to prove they live in the state and additional verification of all voters’ addresses, prompting accusations from voting advocates that the proposal approved by the House could make it even tougher for some people to vote. Brad King, Republican co-director of the bipartisan Indiana Election Division, told lawmakers earlier this month …

North Carolina’s voter ID mandate taking effect this fall is likely dress rehearsal for 2024
1 year, 4 months ago

North Carolina’s voter ID mandate taking effect this fall is likely dress rehearsal for 2024

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s voter photo identification law, enacted nearly five years ago by the Republican-controlled legislature but blocked by litigation, is just now getting implemented with local elections that wrap up next week. The process is going well, said Mecklenburg County elections director Michael Dickerson, “much better than I expected.” Voters within North Carolina’s second-largest county are choosing …

North Carolina county election boards can now issue free ID cards for new voting mandate
1 year, 7 months ago

North Carolina county election boards can now issue free ID cards for new voting mandate

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Add election offices in all 100 counties to places where North Carolina voters can obtain photo identification cards that comply with the state’s voter ID mandate taking effect with this year’s municipal elections. The State Board of Elections announced on Wednesday that county boards of elections are now able to produce free photo ID cards. Registered voters …

Photo ID becomes compulsory for all voters in England’s local elections
1 year, 10 months ago

Photo ID becomes compulsory for all voters in England’s local elections

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The local elections will mark the first time it has been …

Government will not know how many are put off by voter ID requirement, says MP
1 year, 10 months ago

Government will not know how many are put off by voter ID requirement, says MP

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Government “simply won’t know” how many people have been …

Indiana Senate backs GOP bill tightening mail voter rules
1 year, 11 months ago

Indiana Senate backs GOP bill tightening mail voter rules

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A Republican-backed proposal that would require Indiana voters to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in ballots was endorsed Monday by the state Senate despite objections from opponents that it would make voting more difficult for many people. Senators voted 36-12 in favor of the bill, which would require voters submitting a paper application for a mail ballot …

New ID rules, deadlines kick in as Ohio early voting begins
1 year, 11 months ago

New ID rules, deadlines kick in as Ohio early voting begins

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Early voting is set to begin Tuesday under Ohio’s sweeping new election law, which includes strict photo ID requirements for voting, among other changes. Here’s a look at some of the changes voters will see ahead of the May 2 primary election: NEW ID REQUIREMENTS Some form of photo identification will be required to cast a ballot …

GOP states press voter photo ID rules, with unclear effects
2 years ago

GOP states press voter photo ID rules, with unclear effects

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As Ohio’s primary approaches, a strict new photo ID requirement is stirring concerns for military veterans and out-of-state college students, in Amish communities and among older voters. The free state photo IDs the law provides won’t be available until April 7, the law’s effective date, despite military and overseas voting already having begun and early, in-person voting …

GOP states press voter photo ID rules, with unclear effects
2 years ago

GOP states press voter photo ID rules, with unclear effects

LA Times  

Ruth Kohake poses for a portrait outside of the Price Hill Public Library on Thursday in Cincinnati. As Ohio’s primary approaches, a strict new photo ID requirement is stirring concerns for military veterans and out-of-state college students, in Amish communities and among older voters. The free state photo IDs the law provides won’t be available until April 7, the law’s …

N. Carolina justices could revive voter ID previously tossed
2 years ago

N. Carolina justices could revive voter ID previously tossed

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A photo voter identification mandate first sought over a decade ago by North Carolina Republicans could be revived after the state Supreme Court reheard on Wednesday a case that led a different combination of justices a few months ago to strike down a voter ID law. The justices agreed last month to take a second look at …

Maine top election official testifies against voter ID bill
2 years, 1 month ago

Maine top election official testifies against voter ID bill

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s top election official testified Monday against a bill that would require voters to produce photo identification to cast ballots, saying it’s unnecessary and would reduce voter participation. Maine already requires proof of identity when registering to vote and requiring residents to show a specific ID again would increase costs, complications and consequences, and turn eligible voters …

Lawmakers seek new court hearings on voter ID, redistricting
2 years, 2 months ago

Lawmakers seek new court hearings on voter ID, redistricting

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced Friday that they’re asking the state’s highest court to reconsider decisions on redistricting and voter identification. In a new legal filing, lawyers for the Republican lawmakers argued the court’s decision in a redistricting case known as Harper v. Hall wrongfully infringed on state lawmakers’ ability to determine boundaries of legislative and …

DeWine OKs photo ID requirement, other election restrictions
2 years, 2 months ago

DeWine OKs photo ID requirement, other election restrictions

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a sweeping package of election law changes Friday that includes the state’s first photo ID requirement and shortened windows after Election Day for returning and curing ballots. “Legislators included our suggestions to expand access to valid photo IDs and to maintain Ohioans’ ability to cast absentee ballots without the more restrictive …

N. Carolina voter ID still void after Supreme Court ruling
2 years, 3 months ago

N. Carolina voter ID still void after Supreme Court ruling

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A 2018 law requiring photo identification to vote in North Carolina remains invalidated after a narrow majority on the state Supreme Court agreed Friday with a lower court decision that struck it down. were formulated with an impermissible intent to discriminate against African American voters in violation of the North Carolina Constitution.” One Republican legislative leader said …

Voter ID, other election restrictions head to Ohio governor
2 years, 3 months ago

Voter ID, other election restrictions head to Ohio governor

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans would be required to present photo ID at the polls and have fewer days to apply for absentee ballots or to vote early in person under sweeping elections legislation that cleared the Republican-state Legislature early Thursday as lawmakers worked through the night to finish their current session. “It’s easy to vote, hard to cheat, so I …

Ohio Senate backs voter ID, host of other election changes
2 years, 3 months ago

Ohio Senate backs voter ID, host of other election changes

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans would be required to present photo ID at the voting booth and have fewer days to apply for absentee ballots or to vote early in person under a significantly rewritten bill that sped through committee and floor votes in the Ohio Senate on Tuesday. Democrats and voting rights advocates have blasted both measures as creating a …

Arizona voters reject effort to enact stricter voter ID law
2 years, 4 months ago

Arizona voters reject effort to enact stricter voter ID law

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona voters who overwhelmingly cast their ballots by mail have rejected a measure that would have required them to add more information to the simple signature and date they now put on the back of the return envelope. Proposition 309 also would have eliminated the ability of registered voters who do not have a state or federally-issued photo …

New tally show Arizona voters reject stricter voter ID law
2 years, 4 months ago

New tally show Arizona voters reject stricter voter ID law

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Proposition 309 also would have eliminated the ability of …

Arizona voters reject effort to enact a stricter voter ID law
2 years, 4 months ago

Arizona voters reject effort to enact a stricter voter ID law

LA Times  

Arizona voters, the overwhelming majority of whom cast their ballots by mail, have rejected a measure that would have required them to add more information than the simple signature and date they now put on the back of the return envelope. Proposition 309 also would have eliminated the ability of registered voters without a state or federally issued photo ID …

Voter ID passes in Nebraska as states settle ballot items
2 years, 4 months ago

Voter ID passes in Nebraska as states settle ballot items

Associated Press  

Residents of Nebraska approved a new photo identification requirement for future elections as voters in several states decided measures that could affect the way ballots are cast in the next presidential election. While Nebraskans opted for stricter voting rules, Arkansas residents rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have made it harder to approve future ballot initiatives. Voters in South …

GOP-backed Arizona ballot measures target voter initiatives
2 years, 4 months ago

GOP-backed Arizona ballot measures target voter initiatives

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona voters who began mailing in their ballots after simply signing and dating the envelope in recent weeks might be doing so for the final time with that simple process. Three other measures also placed on the ballot by Republicans who control the Legislature would make major changes to the citizen initiative process by making it harder for …

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Missouri’s new voter ID law
2 years, 5 months ago

Judge dismisses lawsuit over Missouri’s new voter ID law

Associated Press  

A judge has dismissed the lawsuit challenging a Missouri law that requires voters to show a government-issued ID at the polls. Cole County Judge Jon Beetem’s order on Wednesday means that voters without a photo ID will have to file a provisional ballot in the November election. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two women, but Beetem wrote that …

Missouri judge weighing lawsuits over photo ID law
2 years, 6 months ago

Missouri judge weighing lawsuits over photo ID law

Associated Press  

— Attorneys argued in court Friday over two lawsuits challenging a new Missouri law on voter photo identification and civic engagement rules. Lawyers for Missouri’s Attorney General’s Office, which is defending the law in court, asked Cole County Presiding Judge Jon Beetem to dismiss the lawsuit on photo ID requirements. Solicitor General John Sauer said the concern that some voters …

Minimum wage, voter ID measures to appear on November ballot
2 years, 6 months ago

Minimum wage, voter ID measures to appear on November ballot

Associated Press  

— Proposals requiring a photo ID to vote and to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour will appear on the November ballot, Nebraska’s top elections official confirmed Tuesday. The voter ID proposal would enshrine in the state constitution a requirement to show a government-issued photo identification to vote in Nebraska. The minimum wage petition garnered more than …

Advocates sue to block Missouri voter photo ID law
2 years, 7 months ago

Advocates sue to block Missouri voter photo ID law

Associated Press  

— The Missouri League of Women Voters, state NAACP and two voters on Wednesday sued to block a photo identification requirement for voters. The organizations on Monday sued to block another provision in the measure that bans payment for anyone who works to help register voters and requires those volunteers to be registered Missouri voters themselves. Missouri Voter Protection Coalition …

Missouri enacts photo voter ID law before November elections
2 years, 9 months ago

Missouri enacts photo voter ID law before November elections

Associated Press  

— Missouri voters will have to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot in the November election as a result of a law signed Wednesday by Gov. The new Missouri election law also will open a two-week window for people to cast absentee ballots in person without needing to cite a reason why they can’t vote on Election Day …

Missouri enacts photo voter ID law before November elections
2 years, 9 months ago

Missouri enacts photo voter ID law before November elections

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Missouri voters will have to show photo identification to cast …

Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case
2 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court rules for GOP lawmakers in voter ID case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders in North Carolina a win Thursday in a fight over the state’s latest photo identification voting law. North Carolina’s House speaker, Tim Moore, and Senate leader, Phil Berger — both Republicans — wanted to intervene in the federal case to defend the law alongside lawyers for the state, saying Stein would …

Missouri lawmakers pass voter photo ID requirement
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri lawmakers pass voter photo ID requirement

Associated Press  

— Missouri lawmakers on Thursday once again passed legislation to require voters to show photo identification at the polls, as well as to allow two weeks of no-excuse early voting. The change would allow in-person, no-excuse early voting for two weeks while requiring absentee voters to show photo identification. “People in Missouri voted back in the 2016 ballot initiative to …

Missouri Senate on track to pass voter photo ID requirement
2 years, 10 months ago

Missouri Senate on track to pass voter photo ID requirement

Associated Press  

— Missouri senators took another step toward requiring photo identification at the polls as the deadline for lawmakers to pass legislation approaches. Democratic Sen. John Rizzo said under Missouri’s current policy, some voters provide a “phony excuse” about out-of-town plans, for example, in order to cast ballots early. The primary bill is the latest in a longstanding effort by Missouri’s …

Judge hears arguments in challenges over new election laws
3 years ago

Judge hears arguments in challenges over new election laws

Associated Press  

— Four laws the Republican majority in the 2021 Montana Legislature said they passed to make elections more secure actually enacted barriers that make it more difficult for some residents to exercise their constitutional right to vote, attorneys argued Thursday in seeking to block and eventually overturn the laws. The Montana Democratic Party, Montana Native Vote and youth voting groups …

Voter ID lawsuit to NC Supreme Court in accelerated appeal
3 years ago

Voter ID lawsuit to NC Supreme Court in accelerated appeal

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to accelerate appeals in a photo voter identification lawsuit by hearing the case without waiting for the Court of Appeals to deliberate first. The state Supreme Court didn’t say in Wednesday’s order when oral arguments would be held, but the group providing lawyers for the plaintiffs said in a news …

2 N. Carolina justices won’t step away from voter ID case
3 years, 2 months ago

2 N. Carolina justices won’t step away from voter ID case

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two North Carolina Supreme Court justices — the son of a powerful legislator among them — said on Friday they won’t step away from hearing a case that challenges a pair of constitutional amendments, one of which mandates photo voter identification. Associate Justices Phil Berger Jr. and Tamara Barringer wrote separately that each believes they “can and …

Drop voter ID or people will be turned away at ballot box, Boris Johnson told
3 years, 3 months ago

Drop voter ID or people will be turned away at ballot box, Boris Johnson told

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There is a concern that a voter ID requirement will introduce a barrier preventing some …

Michigan governor vetoes stricter voter ID, election bills
3 years, 5 months ago

Michigan governor vetoes stricter voter ID, election bills

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — As promised, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday vetoed Republican- The governor said the bills would disproportionately hurt minority voters who are more likely to not have a photo ID on Election Day than white voters. Republicans said the bills, which follow a wave of new laws in GOP-controlled states that tighten election rules, would secure voting …

Fears voter ID laws before Parliament will disenfranchise most vulnerable
3 years, 5 months ago

Fears voter ID laws before Parliament will disenfranchise most vulnerable

ABC  

It is an element of Australian elections that takes some people by surprise. It told an inquiry into the election that multiple voting is "by and large a very small problem", and usually involves mental health issues rather than deliberate fraud. "Voter ID laws deprive many voters of their right to vote, reduce participation, and stand in direct opposition to …

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