GA Republicans Pass New Voting Laws

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
The Texas Voter Confidence Act, filed by Republican Representative Steve Toth, would authorize the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the House—all of whom are Republicans—to select an independent third party to conduct an election audit. The review would focus on the votes cast in Texas' 13 counties with populations over 415,000.

That is especially notable, because there would only be increased scrutiny of the results in areas where Republicans did not win.

When asked why he did not include smaller counties in the election review, Toth replied, "What's the point? I mean, all the small counties are red."

The proposed exercise is not about "election integrity." It is about the Republican effort to characterize election results in "red" areas as inherently valid and election results in "blue" areas as inherently suspect.

Red states didn't steal an election after all. 😛

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
The Texas Voter Confidence Act, filed by Republican Representative Steve Toth, would authorize the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the House—all of whom are Republicans—to select an independent third party to conduct an election audit. The review would focus on the votes cast in Texas' 13 counties with populations over 415,000.

That is especially notable, because there would only be increased scrutiny of the results in areas where Republicans did not win.

When asked why he did not include smaller counties in the election review, Toth replied, "What's the point? I mean, all the small counties are red."

The proposed exercise is not about "election integrity." It is about the Republican effort to characterize election results in "red" areas as inherently valid and election results in "blue" areas as inherently suspect.

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; Reed Smith, LLP; and The Arc filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Houston Area Urban League; Houston Justice; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; and The Arc of Texas challenging S.B. 1, a new Texas law targeting voting rights.

S.B. 1 includes a series of suppressive voting-related provisions that will make it much harder for Texas residents to vote and disenfranchise some altogether, particularly black and latino voters, and voters with disabilities.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, argues that S.B. 1 violates the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by intentionally targeting and burdening methods and means of voting used by voters of color.

The Plaintiffs also claim that the law violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act by imposing voting barriers that will discriminate against voters with disabilities and deny people with disabilities full and equal opportunities to participate in the state's voting programs.

The lawsuit challenges multiple provisions in S.B. 1, including:

[list][*]Limitations on early voting hours and a ban on 24-hour voting
[*]The elimination of drive-thru voting centers
[*]The prohibition of mail-in ballot drop-boxes
[*]Limitations on the distribution of mail-in ballot applications
[*]Limitations and possible penalties for voter assistants, including criminal felonies[/list]

Adam Poe is gay for he-man and says hey yeah yeah whilst wanking to replays on vhs. Or maybe he likes thunder cats? Idk, all I know is he’s gay for he-man.

Texas Governor signed it into laew.

*clap* *clap* *clap* *clap*

Hooray for more secure elections! 👆 👆

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; Reed Smith, LLP; and The Arc filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Houston Area Urban League; Houston Justice; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; and The Arc of Texas challenging S.B. 1, a new Texas law targeting voting rights.

S.B. 1 includes a series of suppressive voting-related provisions that will make it much harder for Texas residents to vote and disenfranchise some altogether, particularly black and latino voters, and voters with disabilities.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, argues that S.B. 1 violates the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by intentionally targeting and burdening methods and means of voting used by voters of color.

The Plaintiffs also claim that the law violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act by imposing voting barriers that will discriminate against voters with disabilities and deny people with disabilities full and equal opportunities to participate in the state's voting programs.

The lawsuit challenges multiple provisions in S.B. 1, including:

[list][*]Limitations on early voting hours and a ban on 24-hour voting
[*]The elimination of drive-thru voting centers
[*]The prohibition of mail-in ballot drop-boxes
[*]Limitations on the distribution of mail-in ballot applications
[*]Limitations and possible penalties for voter assistants, including criminal felonies[/list]

Amendment violations and violating the Americans with Disabilities Act might be enough to overthrow these shit laws, hopefully it pans out.

I agree with making having a valid ID a requirement to vote, but other restrictions are stupid and unnecessary.

I wanna make fun of Adam Poe being gay. Ha ha you gay. That’s it.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
The lawsuit challenges multiple provisions in S.B. 1, including:

[list][*]Limitations on early voting hours and a ban on 24-hour voting
[*]The elimination of drive-thru voting centers
[*]The prohibition of mail-in ballot drop-boxes
[*]Limitations on the distribution of mail-in ballot applications
[*]Limitations and possible penalties for voter assistants, including criminal felonies[/list]

I had no idea places did drive-thru voting, that's cool.

Canada is a drive through country lol

Originally posted by Blakemore
Canada is a drive through country lol

Canada really is a beautiful country.

I'd love to explore it some day.

With a location in Ontario "……….

Originally posted by Klaw
Canada really is a beautiful country.

I'd love to explore it some day.

You should explore Canada with Eon.

Originally posted by Robtard
You should explore Canada with Eon.

Originally posted by Blakemore
With a location in Ontario "……….

Hide my ip

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
😂 it's Eons dad's birthday today, they are ate Red Lobster in Ontario... 😖hifty:

I used to love Red Lobster up until my early-mid 20's.

Originally posted by Robtard
I used to love Red Lobster up until my early-mid 20's.

The Kansas Attorney General's Office has agreed to pay the American Civil Liberties Union and other attorneys $1.9 million in fees and expenses for a five-year legal battle over an unconstitutional restriction on voter registrations.

The high-profile lawsuit was filed 2016 in response to former Secretary of State Kris Kobach's signature law, which required residents to prove their citizenship before registering to vote. The law blocked more than 35,000 eligible voters from participating in elections.

U.S. District Court Judge Julie Robinson held Kobach in contempt of court following his embarrassing performance in a 2018 trial. The judge determined there was no evidence to support Kobach's claims of widespread voter fraud and ruled the law unconstitutional.

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina wrote the state's voter ID law with the intent, at least in part, to make it harder for black residents to vote, a panel of state judges ruled on Friday. There is no evidence that legislators who supported the law were motivated by racism, the judges wrote. But it is still discriminatory to target black voters, they said, even if it is done for purely political reasons.

In this case, the political motivation was that black voters almost universally support Democratic politicians, they said. Friday's ruling does not necessarily end the state lawsuit, since a lawyer for N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore criticized the judges and said they plan to appeal. "Once again, liberal judges have defied the will of North Carolinians on election integrity," said Moore attorney Sam Hayes in a press release.

Florida Republicans this spring insisted a contentious new election law curtailing access to ballot boxes was needed to prevent electoral fraud. It was not, they said, an attempt to gain a partisan advantage.

But a raft of internal emails and text messages show the law was drafted with the help of the Republican Party of Florida's top lawyer—and that a crackdown on mail-in ballot requests was seen as a way for the GOP to erase the edge that Democrats had in mail-in voting during the 2020 election.

The messages undercut the consistent argument made by Republicans that the new law was about preventing future electoral fraud. The law—labeled "Jim Crow 2.0" by some Democrats—was passed at the strong urging of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who signed the bill at an exclusive event aired by Fox News.