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The Simpsons lampoons GOP-backed voter ID laws
In a preview of its season premiere, the animated comedy The Simpsons released a snippet of an episode in which Homer is forced to deal with the new voter ID laws being implemented around the country. Upon arriving at his polling place on Election Day, Homer is told he must…
Jon Stewart: Voter ID laws like leash laws for unicorns
On his show Wednesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripped apart the voter ID laws being pushed by Republicans in swing states this year. Conservatives have described voter fraud as a “serious threat to democracy.” But even the National Republican Lawyers Association, which supports voter ID laws, was…
Study: Millions of voters face ‘structural barriers’ due to voter ID laws
About 3 to 4 million voters affected by existing voter ID laws face enormous difficulties to get to the polls, according to a new study by the Brennan Center for Justice. The study says 1 in 10 voters in states with those laws – Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania,…
Ari Berman: Voter ID laws ‘could throw the election’
Ari Berman, who covers voting rights for The Nation and Rolling Stone magazines, said Monday that voter ID laws in Texas and other states could help Republicans win the presidency in 2012. “It could throw the election,” he told Amy Goodman of Democracy Now. “As you mentioned earlier in your…
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