Daily Voting News For May 13, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Do you know where your passport is? Do you have one? Do you know where your birth certificate is? How about your
marriage license? In Missouri, and probably more states to come, some law makers want you to prove your citizenship
before you can register to vote. This is clearly an attempt to stop the hoards of Mexicans and Canadians who stream over
our borders each Nov. just to vote in our elections; or more likely just an attempt to keep some people from the polls.
If you don’t have a birth certificate you have to pay to get a copy. If you are a woman and married the birth
certificate is not enough; you need a marriage license to prove your maiden name. Can’t afford the copies if you don’t
have them? You don’t vote. Born without a birth certificate? You don’t vote. Birth certificate or marriage license
originals no longer exist because of fire, flood, hurricane (Katrina, Rita)? You don’t vote. Who is affected? The poor,
people of color, citizens with disabilities, homeless. This has got to stop....
NAtional: Citizenship Proof Next Up in Voter ID Battle LINK
National: Editorial - The Myth of Voter Fraud LINK
National: 'Hello,' They Lied: NH, TX Sec. of State Officials Continue to Deceive Voters LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Candidates put Dent on spot LINK
Georgia: Make voting easier LINK
Kansas: Does Kansas need a voter ID law? LINK
Kentucky: eScan Voting In Time For Primary LINK
Missouri: Voter ID bill appears headed to voters LINK
Missouri: Voter ID battle in Mo. shifts to proof of citizenship LINK
New Jersey: Essex County - Judge rules in Montclair ward mixup LINK
Ohio: Primary paper ballots costly
880,000 printed; only 13,400 used LINK
West Virginia: Election running smoothly in Kanawha, Putnam LINK
Canada: New voting technology praised
Results slower than predicted but much faster than previous elections LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008