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Voter ID hearing resumes in Harrisburg
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Legal arguments over the state's new voter ID law resumed this morning in Commonwealth Court, with voters and activists relaying obstacles encountered in attempts to secure photo identification cards. Witnesses recounted receiving unclear and
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County clerk offers votter assistance
Lawrence :: KS :: USA | 10 months ago
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A voter identification and registration drive is scheduled from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m...Staff members from the Douglas County Clerk's office will issue voter identification cards to people who do not have the government-issued photo IDs required to vote.
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Judges reject voter ID law for Texas
Washington :: DC :: USA | 10 months ago
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A federal three-judge panel on Thursday blocked the Texas voter ID law passed by the Republican Legislature, saying the new restrictions would place an unfair burden on Latinos, racial minorities and the poor. The ruling by the federal panel is the
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Pa. voter ID cards available starting today
State College :: PA :: USA | 10 months ago
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Centre Daily Times Starting today, voters who lack the verification documents necessary for a state non-driver's license photo ID card will be able to get a new Department of State voter ID card for free. Residents can receive the cards by visiting a
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Rep. Hanna to hold open house at Milesburg office
State College :: PA :: USA | 10 months ago
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State Rep. Mike Hanna will hold an open house Tuesday at his Milesburg office, 102 Turnpike St., to discuss the state's new voter ID law and other issues. Hanna, D-Lock Haven, and his staff will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to discuss state
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Challengers of Pa.'s tough new law requiring voters to show photo ID file court appeal
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | 10 months ago
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Pa. Challengers to Pennsylvania's tough new law requiring voters to show photo identification are appealing a judge's decision to let it take effect in the Nov. 6 presidential election. The lawyers for the people and rights groups suing filed the
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Voting is a privilege
Hutchinson :: KS :: USA | 10 months ago
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Voter fraud cannot be the real reason for 16 states to pass Voter ID legislation. In the writer's opinion, voter fraud isn't rampant and by her own words, "real-life effects of these laws are small." Yet eleven more states are now considering similar
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Memphis to Challenge Voter ID on Constitutional Grounds
Memphis :: TN :: USA | 10 months ago
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The Commercial Appeal reports that attorneys for the city filed an amended complaint earlier this week and have asked the federal court to seek an answer from the Tennessee Supreme Court as to whether the law violates the state constitution. Despite
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Closing arguments conclude in case over Pennsylvania's voter ID law
Harrisburg :: PA :: USA | 11 months ago
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Closing arguments concluded this afternoon in the lawsuit seeking to halt the new voter ID requirement, setting the case up for a timeline the judge said should allow a final decision before the November elections. Much of the six days of testimony
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Former Reno judge gets taste of ID law
Hutchinson :: KS :: USA | 11 months ago
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When Rome, 77, decided last week to cast an advance ballot in the courthouse basement while at the courthouse to sign journal entries, he was denied a ballot because he did not have photo identification. He knew the three people at the polling table,
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