FROM THE ACLU, a good video called Get Ready To Vote and a link to their voter registration / information website www.aclu.org/letmevote
The deadline for registering to vote is fast approaching in many states, and early voting has started across the country. The ACLU link will give you the information you need to register, to vote early, to vote on November 6th, AND the voter ID requirements for voting. Check it out and share with family, friends, coworkers....
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Our effort to protect voting rights is reaching a crucial stage — and we need your help.
Over the last year we've stopped some of the most dangerous assaults on voting rights, from Florida to Wisconsin and beyond. We just had another major victory, stopping Pennsylvania's voter ID law — one of the worst in the nation — from going forward this November. But, here's the reality: our work won't pay off until citizens across the country fully exercise their right to vote at the ballot box — a right that you and the ACLU have fought so hard to protect. Take the ACLU Get Ready Pledge. Sign up to share our Get Ready to Vote video with five people you know. We all know someone who might need help voting:
The ACLU is running ads, holding town halls and giving out information
through our on-the-ground networks in every state. But we need you to
add your voice — please take a few minutes today to share our video or
forward this email.
Share our Get Ready to Vote video with five of your fellow citizens. We've prepared this Get Ready to Vote video to provide people across the country with clear, straightforward information about how to vote and how to make sure no one is able to block their path to the polls. Now, we need to get this video into as many people's hands as possible — especially those who may be facing new voting restrictions. The right to vote is a fundamental freedom, and these are vitally important elections. Let's make sure every citizen has a say.
PS: Students. Senior citizens. African Americans. They've all been
targeted by discriminatory voting restrictions this year. We've
successfully stopped many of these efforts, and now we need to make sure
people have the information they need to cast their ballot. Sign our pledge and make sure five people you know are Ready to Vote.
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GOP VOTER LAWS GETTING WALLOPED BY THE COURTS
Eleven states have blocked voter suppression laws
(Credit: Karin Hildebrand Lau via Shutterstock)
Since
2010, Republicans have been successfully passing laws that effectively
suppress voter turnout. Less successful have been their attempts to
defend these laws in federal court.
Ari Berman of the Nation counts 11 cases that have been rejected by the courts, including today’s ruling in Pennsylvania that narrowly (and temporarily) blocked a voter ID provision passed by the state.
In other key battleground states, like Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin, judges have similarly ruled against crackdowns on voter ID laws, restrictions on voter registration and early voting, and voter purges, among other things.
“It is a remarkable development that courts across the country have almost uniformly rejected every single law passed making it harder for eligible citizens to vote,” Wendy Weiser, director of the democracy program at the Brennan Center, told Berman. “This is a clear rejection of attempts by politicians to manipulate the election rules for political gain.”
However, some states, like Kansas and Tennessee, still have strict voter ID laws on the books for this cycle.
Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon,
focusing on politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email
her at jrayfield@salon.com.Ari Berman of the Nation counts 11 cases that have been rejected by the courts, including today’s ruling in Pennsylvania that narrowly (and temporarily) blocked a voter ID provision passed by the state.
In other key battleground states, like Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin, judges have similarly ruled against crackdowns on voter ID laws, restrictions on voter registration and early voting, and voter purges, among other things.
“It is a remarkable development that courts across the country have almost uniformly rejected every single law passed making it harder for eligible citizens to vote,” Wendy Weiser, director of the democracy program at the Brennan Center, told Berman. “This is a clear rejection of attempts by politicians to manipulate the election rules for political gain.”
However, some states, like Kansas and Tennessee, still have strict voter ID laws on the books for this cycle.
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/02/gop_voter_laws_getting_walloped_by_the_courts/
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