The Map of Shame is now interactive! - Voter ID map

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.lawyerscommittee.org/page?id=0042

State voter photo ID laws and other suppressive legislation have swept the nation recently, threatening to roll back the hard-won right of every American citizen to participate freely in our Nation's democratic processes. These newly enacted laws disenfranchise many voters including minorities, low-income persons, senior citizens, voters with disabilities and students.

Restrictive voter ID laws are truly a "solution in search of a problem," since the issue they purport to address - impersonation of voters at the polls - is practically nonexistent, and states already have numerous protections in place to ensure that this type of fraud does not occur and penalties in the rare event that it does. Therefore, these newly enacted voter photo ID requirements serve only to remove eligible voters from our democracy and are NOT needed to stop potential impersonation voter fraud. So why are these laws being enacted?

Our fundamental right to vote is too important for us to allow these assaults to continue.

Add your name to the growing number of Americans who are saying, "Enough is enough! Stop these harmful laws and focus on real reforms that will expand access to our democracy for all Americans."

[Blue_In_AK]

1. We have some ALEC assholes in our legislature,

but fortunately, they haven't made much headway here.

Vote Suppression Legislation

Voter ID: House Bill 162
Status: Failed

Current Voter Identification Requirement
(any of the following)

1. Official voter registration card.
2. Driver’s license.
3. Birth certificate.
4. Passport.
5. Hunting or fishing license.
6. Current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check or other government document with the voter’s name and address.

Note: Voters recognized by election officials do not need to provide ID. Voters without ID are also able to cast a questioned ballot.

[Peregrine Took]

2. Thanks for posting. Very interesting. n/t

[elleng]

3. UNrec????

:wtf:

[Warpy]

4. Yeah, they keep trying to get it here in NM but they keep running into opposition

from all the local tribes. A lot of folks born on the rez don't have birth certificates or anything else in the way of ID. Their ID is the rest of the tribe who know who they are, all the way down to who are their fifth cousins by marriage.

Republicans want to restrict voting to lily white suburbanites. So far it hasn't worked here in NM. We do need to stay vigilant.