Category Archives: Voting Rights
VRA-Inspired GOP Gerrymandering Dilutes Black Influence on Congressional Races (@SquarePeg_Dem)
VRA-inspired gerrymandering marginalizes black voters influence in 2014 congressional & state legislature races. True/false? (https://twitter.com/SquarePeg_Dem/status/333611355070427139) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download
United African Coalition Candidates Foru – April 12
Not so fast…”Racially Charged Attacks Against Justice Scalia Unfounded”
I recently made comments in response to a Heritage Foundation article trying to whitewash the incendiary remarks uttered by US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia saying voting rights protections “perpetuated racial entitlements.” I wrote: “Hans [von Spakovsky], your thoughts were … Continue reading
Call 1-855-NYS-SANDY for up-to-date Election Information
This evening, NYS Board of Elections co-chair Douglas Kellner sent me this notice from the SBOE regarding the toll-free number established to respond to questions about voting, poll site changes and absentee ballots. Election Day, Tuesday November 6th, Polls open 6am … Continue reading
Rev. A.R. Bernard Sets the Record Straight on Voting This November
The Daily Beast recently published, Is the Black Vote Really in Play?, wherein Brooklyn mega-church pastor Rev. A.R. Bernard sets the record straight on an AP story linking him to an alleged movement by black ministers to boycott President … Continue reading
Rev. A.R. Bernard Sets the Record Straight on Voting This November
The Daily Beast recently published, Is the Black Vote Really in Play?, wherein Brooklyn mega-church pastor Rev. A.R. Bernard sets the record straight on an AP story linking him to an alleged movement by black ministers to boycott President … Continue reading
New Voting Laws Get Democratic Organizers Fired Up – NationalJournal.com
Democratic party activists are flooding into battleground where voter ID laws and other ballot suppression efforts may dampen turnout for President Barack Obama and other Democrats running for election in November. The effort is focused on making voters qualify, get … Continue reading
Rep. Mike Honda: ‘Obama is First Asian-American President’
It’s the latest effort in “identity” politics. Well-meaning supporters wanting their community to embrace the politician with whom they feel a personal affinity claim that person as one of their own. Rep. Mike Honda, an Asian American congressman from California, … Continue reading
Download the new NYC Board of Elections App – Updated
On Monday, the NYC Board of Elections introduced its new mobile app for locating city poll sites. Presently, the app is only available for Blackberry. An iPhone app will be available in time for the November General Election. Android andMS … Continue reading
Language voting rights go too far — OpEd — NYPost.com
My latest OpEd reprises my continuing concerns about the uses and abuses of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This time, I focus on the minority language rights provisions that outlaw ‘English-only’ elections and permit New Americans to vote in … Continue reading
Conservative Black Chick
