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Topics => Politics/Legislation/Elections => Topic started by: oldcoastie6468 on November 19, 2013, 01:11:10 PM
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Voter turnout in Texas nearly doubles under new ID law
5:03 PM 11/13/2013
Faith Braverman
The first Texas elections under a contentious new photo ID law drew interesting conclusions for an off-year election that normally draws a low amount of voters.
There were nine proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, and the number of votes tallied was nearly double what it was in 2011. Democrats and civil rights groups have long argued that voter ID requirements suppress turnout, particularly in poor and minority communities.
All nine measures were approved during this election, and dealt primarily with taxes and state budgets, according to Ballot Pedia.
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Greg Abbott, the Republican attorney general and likely governor nominee, stated that critics of the voter ID law had “run out of claims” about those struggling to vote without an ID.
That hasn’t stopped opponents of the voter ID law from continuing their mission to get the law thrown out. The Houston Chronicle reports that the Justice Department, civil rights groups and U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey have filed a federal lawsuit to get the law overturned.
Abbott has asked for the case to be thrown out, calling the whole situation “overhyped.”
Erica Holderandfolder and other libodimbocraps are still fighting this.
http://dailycaller.com/2013/11/13/voter-turnout-in-texas-nearly-doubles-under-new-id-law/#ixzz2l7Ug7j00 (http://dailycaller.com/2013/11/13/voter-turnout-in-texas-nearly-doubles-under-new-id-law/#ixzz2l7Ug7j00)
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Fight back...HARDER.
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Yeah...this goes back to fricken 2011! (http://itsaboutliberty.com/index.php?topic=729.msg7075#msg7075)
And the bleepin' 5th circuit finally gave it a clean bill of health 6 1/2 years later!
http://iotwreport.com/court-gives-texas-green-light-on-voter-id-law/ (http://iotwreport.com/court-gives-texas-green-light-on-voter-id-law/)
God, I despise progs! ::pullhair::