Both Levine and Rosenfeld expose these brazen, partisan attempts to shape the electorate and corrupt non-partisan governmental agencies by the targeting of civic participation programs, non-enforcement of voter protection laws, and steadfast determination to pursue voter fraud cases. Yet, the American public and some lawmakers appear to be none the wiser. "Looking toward the 2008 election, it appears the purges- as well as the new voter ID laws, restrictions on voter registration drives and stricter rules for counting provisional ballots - could be a new and legal way to accomplish a longstanding GOP electoral tactic Rosenfeld wrote, a tactic of shaping the electorate for partisan electoral advantage.
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Quick Links:Contact:
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)Weblinks:
DOJ Watch. Project Vote.
Reports:
The Politics of Voter Fraud. Lorraine Minnite.
Caging Democracy: A 50 Year History of Partisan Challenges to Minority Voters. Teresa James.
Unequal Access: Neglecting the National Voter Registration Act, 1995-2007. Douglas R. Hess and Scott Novakowski.
Congressional Hearings:
House Members Grill Justice Dept. Official Over NVRA Enforcement. Voting Matters Blog.
Whitehouse Tackles 'Nefarious' Voter Caging. No, not that White House. Voting Matters Blog.
Senators Spar over the Myth of Voter Fraud. Voting Matters Blog.
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