The Texas law was passed in 2011, but, was not implemented until 2013 after the Robert's Court destroyed the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act 1965.
November 3, 2015
By E. G.
...The state’s Republican lawmakers (click here) introduced this requirement in 2011, arguing that it would prevent fraud and ensure the integrity of elections. They passed it over the objections of Democrats, who maintained that voter-ID laws are merely a cynical way to suppress turnout—especially among African-Americans, Hispanics and poor people—and who have continued to fight the law in court on that basis....
Now, think a minute about PREVENTING fraud. Identity theft is probably the most common form of fraud when it comes to the average citizen. Fraud swirls a long around banking and money. But, for the average person manipulation is not really an issue when it comes to money. So, the average person and a good bank put their common will together and when an account has strange or unusual transactions it is picked up and stopped before it ever was started. Then the bank or credit union assists it's depositor in filing paperwork to press charges.
Then think about voting. Most elections in the USA have not met with high percentages of voter turnout.
November 10, 2014
By Jose A. DelReal
...General election voter turnout (click here) for the 2014 midterms was the lowest it's been in any election cycle since World War II, according to early projections by the United States Election Project.
Just 36.4 percent of the voting-eligible population cast ballots as of last Tuesday, continuing a steady decline in midterm voter participation that has spanned several decades. The results are dismal, but not surprising -- participation has been dropping since the 1964 election, when voter turnout was at nearly 49 percent.
The last time voter turnout was so low during a midterm cycle was in 1942, when only 33.9 percent of eligible voters cast ballots.
Voter turnout during presidential elections is, as a rule, significantly higher. More than 58 percent of eligible voters submitted ballots in 2012 and nearly 62 percent did so in 2008. By contrast, only 41 percent of eligible voters voted in 2010 and 40.4 percent in 2006....
Considering most elections have characteristics in their demographics, would it not be easy to find any changes in those demographics. Voting is local. It is not a federal government activity. Fraud at the local level is nearly impossible and at the state level not much better considering the voters register and vote at the local level.
November 3, 2015
By E. G.
...The state’s Republican lawmakers (click here) introduced this requirement in 2011, arguing that it would prevent fraud and ensure the integrity of elections. They passed it over the objections of Democrats, who maintained that voter-ID laws are merely a cynical way to suppress turnout—especially among African-Americans, Hispanics and poor people—and who have continued to fight the law in court on that basis....
Now, think a minute about PREVENTING fraud. Identity theft is probably the most common form of fraud when it comes to the average citizen. Fraud swirls a long around banking and money. But, for the average person manipulation is not really an issue when it comes to money. So, the average person and a good bank put their common will together and when an account has strange or unusual transactions it is picked up and stopped before it ever was started. Then the bank or credit union assists it's depositor in filing paperwork to press charges.
Then think about voting. Most elections in the USA have not met with high percentages of voter turnout.
November 10, 2014
By Jose A. DelReal
...General election voter turnout (click here) for the 2014 midterms was the lowest it's been in any election cycle since World War II, according to early projections by the United States Election Project.
Just 36.4 percent of the voting-eligible population cast ballots as of last Tuesday, continuing a steady decline in midterm voter participation that has spanned several decades. The results are dismal, but not surprising -- participation has been dropping since the 1964 election, when voter turnout was at nearly 49 percent.
The last time voter turnout was so low during a midterm cycle was in 1942, when only 33.9 percent of eligible voters cast ballots.
Voter turnout during presidential elections is, as a rule, significantly higher. More than 58 percent of eligible voters submitted ballots in 2012 and nearly 62 percent did so in 2008. By contrast, only 41 percent of eligible voters voted in 2010 and 40.4 percent in 2006....
Considering most elections have characteristics in their demographics, would it not be easy to find any changes in those demographics. Voting is local. It is not a federal government activity. Fraud at the local level is nearly impossible and at the state level not much better considering the voters register and vote at the local level.
