Sentences with phrase «voter identification laws»

Attorneys devoted their time to gun control cases, voter identification laws, free speech issues, abortion rights and same - sex marriage cases.

The appeal arose out of a suit by the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless filed in 2006 regarding Ohio's then - new voter identification laws — specifically, whether Ohio must count ballots cast in the wrong precinct.

It's not just interested in energy: In recent years ALEC has supported Arizona's restrictive immigration legislation, the «Stand Your Ground» gun laws associated with the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, and voter identification laws proposed in many states.

One day, we'll be able to watch the film without associating it with voter identification laws, a Supreme Court decision that put an arbitrary expiration date on racial discrimination, and a string of highly publicized and questionable police killings.

Thankfully, unlike 33 other states, New York does not have restrictive voter identification laws which do nothing more than throw up a roadblock to voters.

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat whose presidential dreams were not realized this year, will join the board of All About The Vote — a nonprofit aimed at educating voters on ever - changing requirements in states instituting voter identification laws.

Councilman Vincent Gentile, a Democratic candidate for Congress, today broke with much of his party and with President Barack Obama by endorsing voter identification laws.

Some Republican state lawmakers, upset by a federal judge's ruling against the state's voter identification law, are vowing to introduce new legislation.

A federal court struck down North Carolina's voter identification law for precisely that reason, alleging the Republicans who crafted it targeted black voters «with almost surgical precision.»

Not exact matches

The commissioner even called for a law obligating voters to show photo identification at the polls — a measure Republicans have fought to push through in numerous states.

The ECOWAS Mission also recommended timely voter verification exercise to be conducted by NEC in accordance with the law, to enhance voter identification; improvement in the Final Registration Roll (FRR) by arranging names in alphabetical order and ensuring that photos match serial numbers of voters.

In fact, Florida law states that the list of candidates «shall be taken from the male and female persons at least 18 years of age who are citizens of the United States and legal residents of this state and their respective counties and who possess a driver license or identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles», and does not sanction using voter lists.