And Josh Steins, (John Edwards former campaign manager) dad is part of this lawsuit against common sense voter laws. And of course Josh Stein voted against the whole law. TRUTH! The headlines should have read Voter ID Approved by 4th Circuit, but they didnt. Instead the liberal press made the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling sound like they had major problems with the 2013 Voter Law. NOTHING could be further from the truth! Did they rule against Voter ID? Of course not. What about the repeal of straight ticket voting? Of course not. How about the changes allowing for later voting hours? Of course not. What did they rule against? Same-day registration during early voting will resume and ballots cast on Election Day in the wrong precinct would again be counted. Thats it? Yeah, thats it. Do you think that there is any bias in the press? Here an exhaustive list of everything that remained in tact: — A photo-identification requirement to vote in person doesnt start until 2016, but poll workers will ask voters whether they own a qualifying photo ID and, if not, provide them information about how to obtain one. — Straight-ticket voting has been repealed. — The early-voting period will remain at 10 days, down from 17 days. — County election boards still arent allowed to keep polls open an additional hour on Election Day in extraordinary circumstances. Only the State Board of Elections can extend a polls closing time for a time equal to what was lost due to a delayed opening or problem. — County political parties can still designate additional at-large poll observers, with up to three at any polling place. — Any registered voter in a county can file formal challenges to individual votes on Election Day in the county. Before, it was limited to someone living in the precinct where the vote was cast. — A program that allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote at age 18 remains repealed.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 22:11:52 +0000