Category: voter ID

Arizona House Passes Bill to Require Voters Prove Citizenship

The Arizona House on Monday passed legislation that would ensure citizens are only registered to vote in the state’s elections and are able to prove their citizenship upon registration. Potential Arizona voters would be required under House Bill 2492 to present a form of identification within 30 days of registering to vote. It adds a…


At Least 10 States Pondering 40-Plus Bills Tightening Voter ID Requirements

  In 10 state legislatures across the nation, more than 40 bills proposing new or more stringent voter identification requirements for registration or in-person voting had been introduced as of Feb. 11, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Missouri and Virginia account for 24 of the 40 bills. Missouri lawmakers are pondering…


Are Blacks Too Dumb to Get Voter ID? | Larry Elder

Recently, President Joe Biden gave a speech about these dastardly Republicans who are trying to suppress the vote and stop black people from voting—the same lie that was pushed by Eric Holder. Eric Holder is the former attorney general under President Obama. In this episode, Larry proves just how wrong Eric Holder and Joe Biden…


Voter ID Requirements Make Sense

Commentary A young man who looks like a teenager walks into a liquor store and pulls a bottle of cheap whiskey off a shelf. He puts it down at the checkout counter and pulls out his wallet. The clerk at the counter looks at him skeptically. “Can I see your ID?” he asks. “Yes,” says…


NC Voter ID Law Challenge Delayed Until Supreme Court Hears Case

The judge in a federal lawsuit on North Carolina’s voter photo identification law scheduled for trial on Jan. 24 has decided to delay the proceeding until the U.S. Supreme Court can decide in coming months whether North Carolina legislative leaders should be allowed to help defend the statute in court. U.S. District Court Judge Loretta…


John Fund: US Far Behind Mexico, Canada, and Europe in Election Safeguards

“Almost all [European nations], with one or two exceptions, require voter ID at the polls. … Mexico, which is our southern neighbor, has a very extensive biometric ID card and a very extensive voter registration system that’s constantly updated.” How prevalent is election fraud in the United States? And what explains the aversion in America…


Whitmer Vetoes Voter ID, Election Reform Bills, Says They Would Hurt Minority Voters

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday vetoed several bills aimed at tightening election security in the state, telling lawmakers the Republican-backed legislation would disenfranchise voters and disproportionally impact minority voters. The bills—Senate Bills 303 and 304, and House Bill 5007—would have prohibited election officials from accepting donations, toughened in-person voter identification rules, required people to…


Australian Indigenous Groups Push Back Over Voter ID Proposal

Australian Senator Amanda Stoker has said that a proposed voter identification (ID) bill would allow for a wide range of proof of identity documentation after two Indigenous bodies described the ID requirement as unnecessary and burdensome. The Central Land Council and the Northern Land Council have both told a Senate estimates hearing that they weren’t consulted about…


Vocal Opposition to Australian Government’s Move to Introduce Voter ID at Next Election

The federal government is introducing new laws that will require Australians to display voter ID when voting at next the federal election. The proposal has been met with strong criticism from the opposition leader and left-leaning groups with claims of “voter-suppression.” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the law was not “earth-shattering” and that the Joint…


North Carolina Judges Strike Down Voter ID Law, Claiming It’s Racist

Two North Carolina judges on Friday struck down a law that required identification to vote, alleging it “was enacted with the unconstitutional intent to discriminate against African American voters.” The law was enacted in violation of the Equal Protection Clause in North Carolina’s Constitution, the majority of the panel said. The clause says that nobody…