Upcoming Voter ID Informational forums will be held in partnership with the City of Milwaukee Elections Commission. There will be three upcoming forums: Bradley Tech High School November 14, 2011 … [Read more...]
Churches offering rides to get Voter ID Cards
St. Mark A.M.E., Metropolitan Missionary Baptist and New Covenant Missionary Baptist are joining forces to make sure that every eligible voter can get the proper identification needed to vote in the … [Read more...]
Voter ID Information
You must now obtain a photo ID to vote starting with the Spring 2012 Election, yes the time where we vote for the President of the United States, and others. So you are not caught off guard, The … [Read more...]
Minority communities must prepare for Voter ID Law
Complied by Courier Staff “Voting is a right, not a privilege, but it is evident that there are people and politicians who see it differently”, Alderwoman Milele Coggs stated during the recent … [Read more...]
Sen. Coggs proposes free birth certificates for voting
Senator Spencer Coggs (D-Milwaukee) announced that he is introducing a bill in the Senate that will counteract the Voter ID Bill by suspending the fees associated with obtaining a birth certificate in … [Read more...]
Senate Democrats fight against Voter ID Bill
Compiled by Courier Staff “On Tuesday, May 17, 2011 the Wisconsin Senate debated the Voter Suppression Bill; more commonly called AB 7, the Voter ID Bill. “This is a deliberate and calculated … [Read more...]
Voter ID informational session set for Monday, May 2
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women Milwaukee Chapter and Milwaukee County Supervisor Nikiya Harris will host an informational session on Voter ID Bill at Morse-Marshall School for the Gifted … [Read more...]
Honor Black History, vote on February 15, 2011
By Lynda L. Jones, Editor Milwaukee County will be holding primary elections on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Voting during this period is essential for the African American community especially. In the … [Read more...]
Corrections in last week’s article on Voter ID
Congresswoman Gwen Moore’s office informed The Courier of some corrections that her office has made regarding some statistics stated in last week’s article on Voter ID. Here they are: 17 percent (not … [Read more...]
Moore addresses Voter ID on anniversary of 15th Amendment
Compiled by Courier Staff On Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 Congresswoman Gwen Moore was joined by elected officials and community leaders at a press conference held at her Milwaukee office addressing … [Read more...]