patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Discrimination

Thursday, January 12, 2012

S.C. Officials to Investigate 900 Dead 'Voters'

The Attorney General's Office has requested a formal probe into possible voter fraud.

S.C. State Elections Commission officials are requesting a probe into the fraudulent use of the names of 900 dead people in recent state elections. State Election Commission Chairman John Hudgens and Executive Director Marci Andino announced their support of the call for an investigation into possible voter fraud in state elections on Thursday. In a statement released Wednesday, S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson reported the discovery of evidence that was uncovered by Department of Motor Vehicles Director Kevin Shwedo during a recent review of data related to the state's controversial new voter ID law. “Director Shwedo’s research has revealed evidence that over nine hundred deceased people appear to have ‘voted’ in recent elections in …

Comment_arrow

stanley seigler

4:27 pm on Monday, January 16, 2012

@kimbav: People whose lives are relatively well-handled don't understand the difficulty disenfranchised people face. the well-handled are clueless (for a start should read 'nickled and dimed'), have no idea how po folks live/survive from paycheck to paycheck...there are exceptions eg, FDR, JFK, BO, maybe W. i understand most rich (well-handled) folks really dont care about the least...what i dont…   more ›

Thursday, January 5, 2012

S.C. Attorney General to Appeal Voter ID Ruling

Advocates of the law hope to see it in place before the 2012 election.

The battle over the South Carolina voter ID law is not over and state leaders say they will take the fight back to the U.S. Justice Department. State lawmakers said they plan to fight U.S. Justice Department for rejecting the controversial voter ID law on the basis of racial discrimination. Officials with the S.C. Attorney General's office said they are moving forward with plans to file an appeal but would not confirm plans for a lawsuit. "We plan to exhaust every legal action at our disposal," Communications Director for the Attorney General’s office Mark Plowden said. “We do expect to file a challenge. The legal documents to appeal will be filed at the end of the month.” Although the law's co-sponsor Larry Grooms acknowledged the law is …

Comment_arrow

Geneva Lawrence

7:22 am on Saturday, January 7, 2012

No, South Carolinians deserve who they vote for.   more ›

Got a Hot Tip?
 
 

Videos