Supreme Court Rejects Arizona’s Voter Suppression Law

In a 7-2 decision announced Monday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States has rejected the state of Arizona’s efforts to add a proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration forms. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (a/k/a “The Motor Voter Law”) requires States to “accept and use” a uniform federal form to… Continue reading Supreme Court Rejects Arizona’s Voter Suppression Law

Republican Woman Arrested For Trying To Vote Twice

Investigators today arrested a Southern Nevada woman suspected of trying to vote twice this week at two different polling locations. Roxanne Rubin was taken into custody as she arrived for work at the Riviera hotel-casino, investigators said. Rubin, 56, is a registered Republican who lives in Henderson, according to the Clark County Registrar. Rubin allegedly… Continue reading Republican Woman Arrested For Trying To Vote Twice

Wisconsin Republican State Senator – Voter ID Laws Could Help Mitt Romney Win

Wisconsin state Sen. Glenn Grothman (R) said Sunday that a voter ID law could help Mitt Romney win the state in the upcoming November election, implying that voter fraud only benefited Democrats. “I think we believe that insofar as there are inappropriate things, people who vote inappropriately are more likely to vote Democrat,” he told Scott… Continue reading Wisconsin Republican State Senator – Voter ID Laws Could Help Mitt Romney Win

Maryland Republican Found Guilty Of Voter Suppression Charges

Back in June, we brought you this story of two Republican aides indicted on voter suppression charges. The two, Paul Schurick and Julius Hen­son, were accused of sending over 100,000 robo calls to mostly blacks and minorities in Maryland, telling them not to vote, because Pres­i­dent Obama and the Demo­c­ra­tic con­tender for gov­er­nor, Mr. O’Malley, had already won.… Continue reading Maryland Republican Found Guilty Of Voter Suppression Charges