Voter ID Veto Override Delayed Despite 77% Support

March 29, 2013 6 Comments
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Two days ago, the Senate overrode Governor Beebe’s veto of the voter ID bill, SB2. The House was scheduled to vote on the override yesterday, but the vote was delayed. On Twitter, Rep. Stephen Meeks -- who carried the bill on the House side -- told me the vote was delayed due to a “LONG calendar.” A previous tweet from Rep. Meeks said the issue was not being brought up in order to allow legislators to get home early for Easter weekend. Perhaps, however, there is more to the story. On … [Read more...]

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Will Voter ID Bankrupt Arkansas?

March 6, 2013 3 Comments
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This morning, the House State Agencies Committee passed Sen. Bryan King’s voter ID bill (SB2) out of committee. It will now go to the full House for consideration and will then likely head to the governor. The bill would require Arkansas voters to present identification before voting. Given that overwhelming majorities of Republicans, Democrats, men, women, whites and blacks support the measure, critics of common-sense measures to protect election integrity have been relegated to criticizing … [Read more...]

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Massachusetts State Rep. Admits Something Resembling Voter Fraud (or “Gives a Voice to the Legally Voiceless”)

February 27, 2013 4 Comments
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Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Why does Nic Horton keep writing about voter fraud? Doesn’t he know what voter fraud does not exist? What an idiot.” But let me just tell you a story about something that looks like voter fraud, even though we all know it’s just a fig newton of our imaginations. Deal? Back in December, Massachusetts state Representative Stephen Smith admitted to a voter fraud scheme and announced he would resign from office. As part of the scheme, Smith and friends … [Read more...]

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VIDEO: Senate Debates, Passes Voter ID Bill

February 20, 2013 1 Comment
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Today, for the first time in state history, the Arkansas Senate passed a voter ID bill. The bill, SB2, carried with a bipartisan vote of 23-12. I was there to catch all of the action on video since, well, the Senate doesn't provide video or audio of their proceedings to the taxpayers. Video 1: Senator Bryan King, lead sponsor of SB2, opens for his bill and takes questions from Senator Linda Chesterfield and Senator Joyce Elliott. Video 2: Senator Chesterfield speaks against … [Read more...]

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Policy Mythbusters: AAI Debunks ‘Voter ID’ Myths in New Brief

February 20, 2013 1 Comment
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OK, those thinkers over at the Advance Arkansas Institute have really done it this time: today they’ve released a new policy brief on SB 2, the “voter ID” bill that is before the state Senate today. According to their press release, the proposal would “make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat.” All right, we’re listening... The paper busts four of the biggest myths that are spread about voter ID laws, such as: 1. “Voter ID illegally adds new requirements to the state … [Read more...]

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VIDEO: King, Greenberg Testify in Favor of Voter ID Bill

February 17, 2013 Leave a Comment
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It took a little longer than expected, but as promised, here is some video from Thursday's Senate State Agencies Committee meeting at which Senator Bryan King's voter ID bill was discussed. The first clip below is testimony in favor of the bill by Senator King and AAI President Dan Greenberg. The second video is testimony against the bill by Holly Dickson of the ACLU.  The committee meeting was approximately 2 hours long and we do have more video. If you're interested in seeing it, … [Read more...]

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Latest ‘Church Carry’ Proposal Raises Constitutional Concerns

February 14, 2013 9 Comments
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As readers of this blog know, the Arkansas legislature passed a “church carry” bill a couple of weeks ago that the governor has now signed into law. The bill allows churches the option to let licensed, trained members carry in church but leaves church carry illegal by default. Now two legislators are proposing their own version of “church carry.” Unfortunately, their bill is aimed at limiting gun and religious freedom, not expanding it. The bill is HB1284. It is sponsored by Rep. … [Read more...]

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Voter ID Bill Clears Senate Committee

February 14, 2013 1 Comment
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Today, the Senate State Agencies Committee passed a voter ID bill for the first time in Arkansas history. The bill will now head to the floor of the Senate for a vote. We believe the vote was 5-3, but it's hard to know for sure since the committees do not record their votes. AAI's Dan Greenberg and Senator Bryan King (sponsor of the bill) spoke in favor of the bill's passage before the committee today. We'll have some video from the hearing either tonight or tomorrow. I encourage you to … [Read more...]

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