On Bill Moyers and Company – a great article and a fantastic
map.
You HAVE TO CLICK ON THE MAP – which takes you to another map
where you can find a wealth of information about voting – a lot of work went
into this.
A few snips
Map: Voter ID Laws by State
August 20, 2012
by Theresa Riley
Demonstrators hold signs at an NAACP-organized rally on
the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., to protest the
state's new voter identification law. Democrats say it's an election year stunt
to steal the White House. Republicans say it's necessary to prevent voting
fraud. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
In our recent interview with Keesha Gaskins and Michael
Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice, Bill highlighted new election laws
that keep the young, elderly, minorities and the poor from voting.
Key to this disenfranchisement is a nationwide surge in
voter ID laws. Since 2005 — when the Indiana and Georgia state legislatures
passed strict photo ID requirements for voters, some thirty states have passed
voter ID laws, many based on model legislation drafted in 2009 by ALEC, the
American Legislative Exchange Council (we’ll have more coverage on ALEC in a
few weeks).
Read the whole thing >>>>>HERE<<<<<<
You HAVE TO CLICK ON THE MAP
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