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This article discusses the recent North Carolina Voter ID law. Republicans claim the law will reduce voter fraud while democrats claim the law will illegally target minorities and the poor. Included in the Voter ID law are provisions that severely limit early voting that President Obama and democrats have used to gain an advantage over Republicans. Lawsuits have already been filed challenging North Carolina's Voter ID law.

New Hampshire is the first state to vote in the presidential primary. This year they enforced the voter ID law. This was the first time they have tried to combat voter fraud. They had a case of voter fraud in 2012, and they did not want anymore issues so they now require the voters to bring any kind of resisted photo ID such as a drivers license, military ID, passport, or etc.

Federal court struck down the Texas voter ID law requiring photos for voters at the polla. Their reasoning is that it is racially discriminatory. The Obama Administration originally challenged it.

These voting laws that some states are trying to pass are pretty scary. This is definitely a good topic to explore.

Dignity 2012 cleared the biggest hurdle in the process at the end of 2011, gathering 84,713 signatures, of which 79,626 were qualified and certified. All initiatives in the Commonwealth originate in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for their journey through the State House. The initiative was introduced as H.3884 and assigned to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. Over the next few months, legislators will discuss the initiative and consider one of the following steps: The General Court can pass the initiative as it's written. (This rarely happens.) The Judiciary Committee can make a formal recommendation of Support, Do Not Support, or Neutral. The Legislature can put its own version of the initiative on the ballot. (Again, this is rare.) If the legislature doesn't pass the initiative as it's written, the next step for Dignity 2012 will be another phase of signature gathering in the beginning of May. This next signature gathering phase would be smaller than the one which took place in the fall; the campaign would need to collect 11,485 qualified voter signatures between the beginning of May and July 3rd to be considered for the November ballot. Voters who signed the petition during the first signature gathering phase cannot sign the second petition.

Angry Wisconsin residents petitioned to have the election of their Governor Scott Walker recalled. The voters took up the petition after the Walker moved to strip away union rights.

This article is very good for looking at a specific case of a state using voter ID laws to discriminate certain members of their community. The article is also very helpful because it briefly goes over the Voter Rights Act. This act was put in place so that voter laws could not discriminate against certain types of people.

This article is very useful for looking more closely at what it takes for a voter law to be considered unconstitutional and the steps it takes for that law to be appealed. This article talks about the Texas law that put harder restrictions on voter ID laws and how a Supreme Court judge ruled that the law was unconstitutional.

A day after demanding Washington lawmakers extend middle-class tax cuts while raising taxes on the wealthy, President Obama took his case directly to voters Tuesday, traveling to Iowa to argue that the rich should pay higher taxes in order to cut the deficit and fund his spending priorities.

This article says that 98 percent of Americans want the tax hike, where as the 2 percent it will effect does not. This 98 percent number is outrageous, especially if they are adding me into the mix. It also brings up that the small businesses that we are trying to support are the most effected by the tax hike.

A federal court of appeals denied Texas from enacting its voting rights law. This case is one of many to cut back on strict voting laws in Texas. Many say the law is discriminatory and then pro voter ID law people say that it has noting to do with minorities or poor people. They say that is all suggested by the people who just do not want the law. Texas has two options and they are to make changes to the previous law or go straight to the supreme court.

from Linda McClain Just when liberals had begun to appreciate the virtues of federalism in the efforts to secure the right to same-sex marriage in states where the courts, legislatures and voters are most hospitable to it, the U.S. Supreme Court ...

I feel as though you should have to provide proof of citizenship when you show up to vote. Voting is a priveledge of American citizens and if your not a citizen you should not have the right to choose it leaders. Everyday you have people stealing social security numbers in order to get jobs so who is to say they are not voting as well?

This one covers them all. 40,000 new laws taking place this year, and this article covers many of them from all over the US.

An article about challenge to Arizona's law and the subsequent upholding of the law. Felons must complete the terms of their sentence, including paying fines before their voting rights can be restored. In addition to the fines being paid up, they have to complete their probation.

This article argues that having to drug test all jobless Americans would be too costly. It would not be the best way to deter drug use. Another effective way to put that money to good use would be to offer counseling services instead.

There was a vote to determine weather or not welfare recipients should get drug tested. Most of the voters had voted yes.

Voting requirements differ between states and understanding the federal identification processes placed around the ballot enables a qualified voter, to vote.

The new voting law requiring the presentation of a state issued ID before casting a vote is creating quite a controversy. The Democrats are relating this law to Jim Crow. This law should not a very big issue if your a US citizen. If you do not have an ID you cannot contribute very much to our country because almost every job would require to see an ID.

voting laws requiring photo IDs are being considered discriminatory. Politician scientists from Appalachian State, Texas Tech and the University of Florida gave their input on the situation with ID regulation.

New Black Panther party members are seen outside voting polls in the 2008 and 2012 elections. Some embrace then saying that they protect anyone in the area. Others claim intimidation for citizens who would vote republican. Former Navy Seals, among others, would attempt to counter the New Black Panther party members on Election Day.