voter id
Young workers stage 'die-in' at Wells Fargo
Challenging the money that Wells Fargo is spending on politics – including funding this fall’s controversial voter ID amendment vote – young workers staged a brief die-in at the bank’s downtown headquarters. Friday’s action was part of a “Next Generation” conference for members of the Communications Workers of America.MORE »
Coalition forms to oppose voter ID amendment
A Republican proposal that would require that all Minnesota voters present a valid photo ID to cast their votes has already stirred up many media stories and much debate and controversy — and promises to continue doing so in the months ahead.MORE »
Voting without a home
Now that the voter ID amendment is headed for the ballot, the effort is on to educate the public about the harms of this costly and unnecessary proposal.MORE »
Coalition opposes Voter ID
A group of organizations opposed to the Voter ID Amendment gathered at the State Capitol yesterday to announce the launch of “Our Vote, Our Future” a coordinated campaign to defeat the measure.
The Coalition includes 80 organizations from across the state representing a wide spectrum of interests.
KFAI’s Susan Gray has more. [Audio below]
Dayton vetos photo ID amendment
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has expressed his disapproval with the Republican's photo ID constitutional amendment. He's promised to campaign against it. He kicked off his effort by symbolically vetoing it.MORE »
Supreme Court ruling on strip searches reveals conservative thinking behind photo ID
In introducing a segment on the 5-4 decision by the US Supreme Court that strip searches can be conducted with no suspicion of the person being searched being required, Kerry Miller mentioned a phrase used by a critic, that "All risk be eliminated at the expense of those who pose little rMORE »
Senate passage means voter ID amendment heads to November ballot
The Minnesota state Senate passed the contentious voter ID amendment Wednesday 35-29, ensuring that the question will go before voters in November.
The House repassed the bill early Wednesday morning after both chambers passed their respective versions of the bill late last month. A conference committee cleared up language differences between the two bills Monday.MORE »
OPINION | Protect your right to vote: Proposed photo ID amendment is a woman's issue
The photo ID amendment (HF2738), which at press time is pending in the Minnesota Legislature and may be placed on the Nov. 6 ballot, would require a government-issued photo ID with a current address. The implications for Election Day registration, vouching and absentee ballot issues are unknown.MORE »
Voter ID bill gets final OK from House
A proposal to let Minnesotans decide on whether to require voters to present government-issued photo identification cleared its final hurdle in the House.MORE »
Conferees reach agreement on voter ID bill
A plan to require voters to show government-issued photo ID might be just a couple of floor votes away from being placed on this November’s ballot.MORE »
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