With yesterday’s passage of the Minnesota Voter ID Amendment in the State Senate, Minnesota voters will finally get the chance to vote on the issue in November. A ballot question committee in support of the Voter ID amendment has been formed. ProtectMyVote.com is chaired by Dan McGrath of Minnesota Majority. “We thank Senator Newman, Representative [...]
House-Senate Conference Committee Passes Voter ID Amendment Compromise
In an hour-long conference committee meeting of 5 House Republicans and 5 Senate Republicans, differences between the House and Senate versions of the Voter ID amendment were worked out and a combined bill agreed to. House chief author and former secretary of state Mary Kiffmeyer chaired the committee. Representative Simon (DFL), Beth Fraser from the [...]
Voter ID Coalition to Secretary of State Ritchie: “Tell The Truth!”
Coalition of Voter ID supporters refutes Mark Ritchie’s false statements about constitutional amendment, calls on him to start being honest Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie isn’t being honest with the public when it comes to the voter ID amendment. That’s what a coalition of organizations in support of Voter ID said at a press [...]
African Americans Say Show ID Before Voting
Are Voter ID Laws Racist? Does the man on the street think people should show ID to vote? Do they think people of color have a harder time getting ID? The ACLU and NAACP say voter ID laws are racially discriminatory. Find out if regular people in Washington DC agree in this short video, when [...]
House to Vote on Voter ID Amendment Tonight
The Minnesota House of Representatives will take up Representative Kiffmeyer’s Voter ID Constitutional amendment (HF2738) on the floor for a vote at 5:00 PM, Tuesday. The companion bill in the Senate (SF1577), authored by Senator Newman is awaiting action by the Senate Rules committee before being sent to the Senate floor. If the House bill [...]
Three Elements of Voter Verification
There are three interdependent, but distinct concepts involved in voter verification. They are identity; eligibility; and residence. It isn’t as simple as proving one’s identity with a photo ID. Establishing a voter’s identity is only the first step. Identity: You are who you say you are Confirming a voter’s identity will prevent the use of [...]
Veritas Demonstrates Ease of Voter Impersonation Fraud
James O’Keefe and his Project Veritas team have done it again. A new video from the hidden-camera political filmmakers shot in Vermont demonstrates how ridiculously easy it is to commit voter fraud in states that don’t require photo ID to vote. No doubt, the familiar cries from those who want to protect loose election systems [...]
Why Can’t Felons Vote?
From a Minnesota Majority position memo: In 2008, after the US Senate race was ultimately decided by just 312 votes, it was discovered that over 1,000 ineligible convicted felons had unlawfully voted in the general election. Nearly 200 have since been convicted and approximately 100 more are awaiting trial. Most ineligible felon voters were never [...]
Election Judge Recounts Tale of Voter Fraud, Inability to Stop It.
An election judge from a small town in Minnesota testified before the House Government Operations and Elections Committee during a Thursday hearing on the Voter ID Amendment. He recounted a personal story of having witnessed election fraud in progress in 2008. A group of 10-13 people used Election Day registraton to obtain ballots. Each used [...]
Minnesota Majority: Pay Up, ACLU-MN
Plans to contribute $1,000 reward for evidence of voter impersonation charges towards the “Vote Yes for Voter ID” Campaign St. Paul – Though some groups that oppose Voter ID deny its existence, voter fraud is a serious concern in Minnesota. ACLU-MN is one group that doesn’t think so and they recently put their money where [...]
