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Mayor Barrett and Common Council to Kick-Off Voter ID Social Media Campaign

October 11, 2014

Mayor Barrett and Common Council to Kick-Off Voter ID Social Media Campaign

On Monday, Oct. 6, Mayor Barrett and members of the Milwaukee Common Council launched a social media campaign to help promote awareness of the new voter ID regulations needed for the upcoming November … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Milwaukee Common Council, Tom Barrett, voter id, Voter ID Challenge, Voter ID Legislation

Local officials weigh in on Wisconsin “Voter ID” ruling

May 4, 2014

By Cassandra Lans Milwaukee Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs stated that the judge made the right call on the “Voter ID” law. Great news this week for untold thousands of Wisconsin voters as U.S. … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cassandra Lans, Lena C. Taylor, Lena Taylor, Lynn Adelman, Milele A. Coggs, Milele Coggs, Tom Barrett, voter id, Voter ID Legislation

Take down the billboards

October 20, 2012

Community leaders responded this week to Wisconsin Voter Suppression billboards that have cropped up in minority majority communities throughout Milwaukee. Members of the African- American Civic … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Anita Johnson, Billboard Campaigns, Juan Carlos Ruiz, Latino Roundtable, Mike Wilder, Silent No More, voter id, Voter ID Legislation, Voter Suppression

Ald. Coggs warns residents to pay attention to AG’s Voter ID Law effort

September 1, 2012

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is asking the state Supreme Court to review separate rulings by two Dane County judges that declared the photo identification requirements of the “Voter ID” … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: J B Van Hollen, Milele A. Coggs, voter id, Voter ID Legislation

Van Hollen continues to lead charge for voter suppression

August 25, 2012

Recent national study shows racist overtones against Blacks with Voter ID laws Compiled by Courier Staff Despite the fact that two Wisconsin judges have ruled against the Voter ID law that was … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Compiled By Courier Staff, David Flanagan, J B Van Hollen, Racist Overtones, Richard Niess, Swing Voters, voter id, Voter ID Legislation, Voter Suppression, White Supremacists, Wisconsin Supreme Court

Milwaukee NAACP claims victory in Voter ID litigation

July 21, 2012

Milwaukee NAACP claims victory in Voter ID litigation

On Tuesday, Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge David Flanagan issued his decision to permanently enjoin Wisconsin’s restrictive and burdensome photo ID law, declaring Wisconsin’s photo ID law the strictest … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Flanagan, Defending Democracy, Injunction, James H. Hall, Jokata Eddy, Voces de la Frontera, voter id, Voter ID Legislation, Voting Rights

Gwen Moore applauds permanent injunction of Wisconsin Voter ID Law

July 21, 2012

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) released the following statement applauding the decision of Circuit Judge David Flanagan to grant a permanent injunction against Wisconsin’s voter … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Flanagan, Gwen Moore, Injunction, Voter Access Protection Act, voter id, Voter ID Legislation

Restrictive State Voter ID Laws: The real threat to voting rights

April 22, 2012

(WASHINGTON) – This week, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on “Voting Wrongs: Oversight of the Justice Department’s Voting Rights Enforcement.” The … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Voter Fraud, Voter ID Legislation, Voting, Voting Rights, Voting Wrongs

Free birth certificates still available for voters

March 31, 2012

Milwaukee County is still providing free birth certificates for the purposes of voting in Milwaukee County, despite the ruling from Dane County Judge Richard Niess against the recently adopted Voter … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Free Birth Certificates, Nikiya Harris, Richard Niess, Voter ID Cards, Voter ID Legislation

NAACP Milwaukee Branch and Voces de la Frontera release statement on Certification decisions of Court of Appeals

March 31, 2012

This week’s Certification decisions by two separate districts of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals addressing challenges to Wisconsin’s Photo ID requirement does not change the current status of the law. … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Flanagan, Milwaukee NAACP, Photo ID Law, Voces de la Frontera, Voter ID Legislation

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