Fox Nation falsely claimed Holder "[s]ays" it's "[r]acist" to only have "[c]itizens [v]oting" -
SUMMARY: A Fox Nation headline falsely claimed that Attorney General Eric Holder "[s]ays" it is "[r]acist" to allow only citizens to vote in Georgia. In fact, the AP article Fox Nation linked to made clear that the Justice Department opposes Georgia's voter verification program because it illegally denies some citizens, and disproportionately minorities, the right to vote.
Media Matters via Daily Voting News.
UNESIX Electronic Voting Technology Workshop Conference - Take a look at the conference's schedule of speakers and events. It's August 10 and 11 in Montreal, Canada, if you're in the area. Via Daily Voting News.
Nevada Legislature Passes Distribution Requirement for Initiatives - From Ballot Access News:
On the evening of June 1, the Nevada legislature passed SB 212, which provides for a distribution requirement for statewide initiatives. For 2010, the bill would provide that a substantial number of signatures come from each of the three U.S. House districts. Afterwards, the legislature will be drawing an unspecified number of districts that apply only to the initiative petition procedure.
Most states with the initiative do not have distribution requirements. When a bill passes a legislature, no one worries about whether the legislators who vote for the bill represent all sections of the state. The only thing that matters is whether it receives a majority of the vote in that legislative chamber. Also, when a bill is introduced in a legislature, no state requires that the bill be co-sponsored by legislators from diverse ends of the state. By analogy, then, one wonders why only initiatives are required to show support in all ends of a state.
