Friday, September 7, 2012

Courts Reject GOP Voter Suppression Overreach In Four States

Courts Reject GOP Voter Suppression Overreach In Four States: pWith Thursday’s ruling that a Texas voter identification law violates the Voting Rights Act, a pattern continues to emerge of Republican legislatures and governors attempting to enact illegal voter suppression legislation and courts striking them down. Among the recently rejected laws are strict voter identification laws, provisional voting restrictions, limits on voter registration drives, and [...]/p
A Victory for Voting Rights in Four States where tactic for Voter Suppression was slated to go into effect by
several GOP Republican Governors. These were all struck down by the Federal Government who oversee voter
registration and fraud as mandated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.


Texas Spends $2 Million To Defend Extreme Voter ID, Redistricting In Court

Texas Spends $2 Million To Defend Extreme Voter ID, Redistricting In Court: pThe taxpayers’ bill for Texas’ ongoing legal fight to defend its extreme voter ID law and redistricting map has topped $2 million, Dallas News reports. Defending the voter ID law, which would suppress Hispanic and minority voting, alone has cost Texas more than $1 million in office expenses and outside counsel. Last week, two panels [...]/p