Articles for Voter Identification

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.” …

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California Forever’s backdoor off the ballot
2 months ago

California Forever’s backdoor off the ballot

Politico  

California Forever’s backdoor off the ballot An annexation of the land east of Suisun City could subvert the local resistance that has grown to oppose California Forever's development. “Now is the time to consider what more we can do to creatively grow our community and deliver more economic opportunity.” Notably, the only direction the city can expand is east — …

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Judge upholds a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo ID to cast a regular ballot
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Bill, which could shut down Huntington Beach’s voter ID requirements, passes California Assembly
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill, which could shut down Huntington Beach’s voter ID requirements, passes California Assembly

LA Times  

State Sen. Dave Min, shown speaking at an event last year, said SB 1174 makes it clear that election integrity and voter identification requirements are exclusively up to the state, not to individual cities such as Huntington Beach. The bill is directly at odds with Huntington Beach’s Measure A, which states the city could implement voter ID requirements beginning with …

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As Huntington Beach decides whether to require voter IDs, state officials mount offensive
1 year, 1 month ago

As Huntington Beach decides whether to require voter IDs, state officials mount offensive

LA Times  

As Huntington Beach residents begin mailing in their ballots for the March 5 primary, state officials are mounting an offensive against one Surf City initiative and have introduced legislation to nullify it and others like it. “That trust in the outcome of elections comes into question when we can’t always be certain who is voting.” But while some see the …

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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.” …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Biometric voter identification in Bihar panchayat polls draws praise, likely in Delhi civic polls
3 years, 4 months ago

Biometric voter identification in Bihar panchayat polls draws praise, likely in Delhi civic polls

Hindustan Times  

The biometric system for voter identification introduced in the ongoing panchayat polls in Bihar is not only getting praise from various election bodies, but is also likely to be adopted in the upcoming municipal polls in New Delhi early next year. State Election Commissioner of Delhi and Chandigarh, S K Srivastava, who was in Bihar from November 24 to 26, …

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Senate Democrats Introduce Joe Manchin-Led Voting Rights Compromise Bill
3 years, 6 months ago

Senate Democrats Introduce Joe Manchin-Led Voting Rights Compromise Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A group of eight Senate Democrats have introduced a new version of comprehensive voting rights legislation after months of negotiation to secure the support of Sen. Joe Manchin. “As elected officials, we also have an obligation to restore peoples’ faith in our democracy, and I believe that the commonsense provisions in this bill ― like flexible voter …

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Ministers vow to press ahead with voter ID trials despite hundreds being turned away from polling stations
6 years, 8 months ago

Ministers vow to press ahead with voter ID trials despite hundreds being turned away from polling stations

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 Ministers have vowed to press ahead with extending voter ID trials, …

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Justice Files Voter Discrimination Suit Against Texas
11 years, 7 months ago

Justice Files Voter Discrimination Suit Against Texas

NPR  

Justice Files Voter Discrimination Suit Against Texas Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Justice Department has filed suit against Texas under the Voting Rights Act, claiming that the state requirement for voter identification discriminates against minorities. It alleges that poor black and Latino voters — many of whom don't drive — might be required …

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