A partisan battle has erupted in Tennessee about the rules for purging the voter rolls. It’s time to take the politics—and the errors—out of the voter registration system.
Last week, John Fund wrote about the demise of a recent Wisconsin elections bill. Unsurprisingly, Mr. Fund found a lot to dislike in the legislation. The curious thing is that among his targets was a new cause one would think he’d be championing....
For years, too many of our public officials developed a bad habit of jumping to conclusions on insufficient facts. Even after a return to private practice, it seems, that habit is hard to break....
To most, the surge in registration is evidence of a renewed public interest in participating in our democracy. Others, unfortunately, see the prospect of higher voter turnout as a threat—and are working to keep voters from registering and voting...
We don't need more reasons to worry about foreclosure rates. Digby, nonetheless, citing this AP/CBSnews.com
story, provides one: the affect foreclosures could have on voting rolls....
If you weren't reading carefully, then you might have missed an important nugget in a voter fraud story buried in Tuesday's presidential primary coverage....