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Category Archives: Voting and Electronic Voting Fraud
How Does One ‘Recount’ Ballots Cast On Paperless Systems?: A Disaster Waiting To Happen
Who votes, how we vote and how we count the votes cast has been a huge piece of this year’s election news cycle. We owe it to ourselves and our notion of democracy to see that the conversation continues after November 6. As we move deeper into 21st century technology, paper ballots remain the one hope we have of ensuring an accurate vote tally. Continue reading
ALEC: Alive and Well and Pushing Voter Suppression In Minnesota
I have spent the greater part of my free time this summer and fall speaking to groups and anyone who would listen about the horrible constitutional amendment on voter suppression we here in Minnesota will have on our ballots on … Continue reading
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Tagged ALEC, Voter ID laws, voter suppression
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‘Let Me Vote’: The Breadth and Depth of Voter Suppression Should Scare Us All
Citizens United is squeezing democracy on one end of the spectrum. Legislating to keep people away from the polls is squeezing democracy from the other. The breadth and depth of voter suppression should scare all of us into action to stop it. Continue reading
‘Not Everyone’s Life Is Just Like Yours’: Trying To Get A Voter ID
One of the constant replies I receive when talking to people about the so-called Voter ID laws now running rampant in our country is, “I just don’t believe people can’t get ID.” My instant response usually goes, “No, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Voter ID laws, voter suppression
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Marching Against Voter Suppression In Minnesota
With the words and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. invoked, I joined more than 100 Minnesotans Sunday afternoon to march from the Sabathani Community Center to the Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the city’s south side. The … Continue reading
The Lie of Voter Fraud Hits Minnesota
The lie of voter fraud has come to Minnesota via a state constitutional amendment pushed there by a Republican-controlled legislature. It could deny more than 500,000 eligible voters the right to cast a ballot. The state Supreme Court is debating whether to let the amendment stand as written. Continue reading
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Tagged Minnesota, voter fraud, voter photo ID
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The Advancement Project
There are few organizations who are doing more than The Advancement Project to fight back against Republican-controlled state legislatures trying to push voter photo ID laws. Their web site is full of research-based information that documents these attacks as being … Continue reading
The Advancement Project: On The Front Lines of the Voter ID Battle
Voter photo ID laws laws are part of comprehensive campaign to deny the vote to millions for partisan gain – essentially sacrificing the health of our democracy to win elections. So says Judith Browne Dianis, co-director of The Advancement Project. Read our interview with her in Wisdom Voices Spotlight to learn more about this issue and how to fight back against this assault on our democracy. Continue reading
The Fraud of ‘Voter Fraud’
Elections cannot be free and fair unless they are open to every eligible voter. Photo ID requirements erode the integrity of elections. Just why are all these photo ID laws being passed in Republican-controlled legislatures across the country? Continue reading
Brad Friedman: Keeping The Fourth Estate Alive and Well
One of the best things about having a web site named “Wisdom Voices” is that we are privileged to profile and feature individuals who have the courage and vision to speak truth to power in today’s world. We all have … Continue reading