Amendment would restrict voting – for seniors, the military, our neighbors
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Supporters of Minnesota’s proposed Constitutional Amendment to restrict voting ask people to ratify it based on an appeal to their narrow self interest. Continue Reading
Voter ID opponents march in South Minneapolis
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On Sunday, August 26, 2012, an estimated 400 concerned citizens/protesters converged at the Sabathani Community Center in South Minneapolis.
Minnesota voter restriction amendment would be ‘double whammy’ for African-American seniors
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Calling the proposed Minnesota Constitutional amendment to show a state issued ID at the voting booth a, “double whammy” for African Americans and senior citizens, members of the Minnesota AARP mar
The fraud of Voter ID: Suffraging in vain? Can we the governed give our consent?
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When one reflects on the suffering and endurance of Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, and a myriad of others to secure the vote for women, blacks, and others marginalized at the ballot box, was it all for only a fleeting period of time?
Validity of tribal IDs in question if Minnesota voter ID amendment passes
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Peggy Flanagan, White Earth Nation tribal member and former Minneapolis School Board member held up her tribal ID during a rally and declared that this government issued ID might not be considered sufficient if the Minnesota voter restriction constitutional amendment passes this November.
Can Greater Minnesota afford the unfunded mandate that is the photo ID amendment?
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Visiting New Ulm to chat up the photo ID amendment, state representative and former Minnesota Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer, who is the public sector co-chair for the American Legislative Exchange Council, a corporate policy front group that is a major player in the drive to restrict voting rights, tells New Ulm J Continue Reading
Supreme Court rules both suits in Legislature’s favor
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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Legislature’s voter ID ballot question will stay on the ballot as originally written after The League of Women Voters and Voter ID opponents filed a lawsuit in May claiming the question was misleading and should be struck from the ballot.
Why I’m voting NO on BOTH referenda this November
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I know it’s only August, but we need to be talking about this:
Minneapolis, St. Paul fear cost and impact of Minnesota ‘voter restriction amendment’
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Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman held a joint news conference to discuss concerns over the costs to their cities and changes to elections administration resulting from an amendment which would significantly restrict the voting rights of eligible Minnesota voters.City officials are opposed to the unfunded mandate state legislators want to impose on residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and concerned about the extent to which the counties will have to overhaul their elections systems.Press release from “Our Vote Our Future” on Mayors’ news conference:Saint Paul, MN – On Monday morning, Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak came together at the State Capitol to oppose an amendment on the November ballot which would restrict the voting rights of eligible Minnesotans. The two mayors said they are alarmed at both the costs and the extent to which elections systems in their respective municipalities will have to be overhauled should the amendment pass in November.“This amendment is nothing more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It seeks to lure Minnesotans into voting for something that will cost local governments millions and make it harder for our residents to have their voice heard at the ballot box,” said Coleman. Continue Reading
Judge dismisses right-wing effort to end same-day voter registration
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Supporters of voting rights won a victory today when a Federal judge ruled against a right-wing effort to end same-day registration. Unfortunately, there’s already another effort underway to end same-day registration, and it’s on the ballot this November.