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Voter ID Laws Are Getting More Analysis
With all the court fights going on about restrictions on voting, including shorter hours and stricter requirements for voting, it is not surprising that more people are looking at the subject and writing about it. The conclusion is clear: there is virtually no in-person voting fraud. All of the new laws in 22 states are simply intended to suppress the vote, especially the Democratic vote. In close elections, this disenfranchisement of thousands of voters could make a difference. What is especially telling is that not a single state has done anything to crack down on absentee-ballot fraud, which is small, but definitely exists (e.g., people selling their ballot). This article looks at the relevant history and then examines the restrictions state by state.
http://prospect.org/article/22-states-wave-new-voting-restrictions-threatens-shift-outcomes-tight-races
Another article
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/10/13/the-disconnect-between-voter-id-laws-and-voter-fraud/
cites the biggest example of voter fraud, in which 24 voters may have voted illegally. In federal elections the margin is generally in the thousands. Even the 2000 Presidential election in Florida and the 2008 Coleman-Franken Senate race in Minnesota had margins of more than 300 and these are the closest in recent times.
New Way For Montana Citizens To Register To Vote
Tuesday, October 14th 2014
HELENA – Secretary of State and Chief Elections Officer Linda McCulloch announced on Tuesday a new way for citizens to register to vote for upcoming Montana elections including the November 4th General Election.
The Secretary of State’s office is now offering an online pre-registration tool which allows qualified citizens to enter and submit their registration information online via a computer, tablet or smartphone.
“The pre-registration tool was created to increase accuracy and efficiency of the voter registration process,” Secretary McCulloch said. “It’s important for people using this tool to remember that they still must go into the county election office (or designated location for late registration) where their online submission will be processed just as a paper form is processed, and they will sign the registration form provided by the election administrator in order to receive their ballot.”
Full online voter registration has not yet been implemented in Montana; anyone submitting their registration information using this online tool must still go into the county election office or designated late registration location and sign the registration form before they are legally registered to vote.
“It’s often times hard for citizens to get into the county election office before 5 pm during the late registration period,” Secretary McCulloch said. “This tool gives people the ability to pre-register at their convenience from anywhere at any time, as long as they get to the election office to complete the registration process before the polls close on election day.”
The online pre-registration tool can be found on the Secretary of State’s website at registertovote.mt.gov/Application/Welcome.aspx <https://registertovote.mt.gov/Application/Welcome.aspx>
Montanans can check their voter registration status using the Secretary of State’s online elections tool, “My Voter Page.” Registered voters can also view a precinct-specific sample ballot for the November 4 General Election, find the location of their polling place, and track the status of their absentee ballot once one has been issued.
Its nice to see Montana going the opposite direction- and working to give everyone an easier ability to register and vote... That is the belief I was brought up under- that voting is everyones right and duty...
I received my mail in ballot last week- supposed to turn rainy toward the end of the week- and I have no shippings lined up then so may have to go over it...