Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Monday, November 05, 2012
You Still Have Some Rights
If you believe that you have been denied the right to vote based on your
race, color, or language minority status or that otherwise your voting
rights under federal law have been violated, you may contact the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice.
Civil Rights Division attorneys in both the Voting and Criminal Sections in Washington, D.C., will be ready to receive election-related complaints of potential violations relating to any of the statutes the Civil Rights Division enforces. Attorneys in the division will take appropriate action and will consult and coordinate with local U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and with other entities within the Department of Justice concerning these complaints before, during, and after Election Day, as appropriate.
Civil Rights Division attorneys in both the Voting and Criminal Sections in Washington, D.C., will be ready to receive election-related complaints of potential violations relating to any of the statutes the Civil Rights Division enforces. Attorneys in the division will take appropriate action and will consult and coordinate with local U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and with other entities within the Department of Justice concerning these complaints before, during, and after Election Day, as appropriate.
Civil Rights Division staff will be available by phone to receive
complaints related to ballot access (1-800-253-3931 toll free or
202-307-2767) or by TTY (1-877-267-8971).
In addition, individuals may also report complaints, problems,
or concerns related to voting by fax to 202-307-3961, by email to voting.section@usdoj.gov and, closer to Election Day, by complaint forms that may be submitted through a link on the department’s website, at www.justice.gov/crt/about/vot/ .
Complaints related to violence or threats of violence at a polling place
should, in the first instance, always be reported to local police
authorities by calling 911.
laws prohibit discrimination based on race or membership in a minority
language group; prohibit intimidation of voters; provide that voters who
need assistance in voting because of disability or illiteracy can
obtain assistance from a person of their choice; require minority
language election materials and assistance in certain jurisdictions;
provide for accessible election machines for voters with disabilities;
require provisional ballots for voters who assert they are eligible but
whose names do not appear on poll books; provide for absentee ballots
for service members, their family members and U.S. citizens living
abroad; and require states to ensure that citizens can register at
drivers’ license offices, public assistance offices , other state
agencies and through the mail; and include requirements regarding
maintaining voter registration lists.
Additional information: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/October/12-opa-1245.html
Sunday, August 05, 2012
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
It Is Time, My Friends,
to explain to you why Mr. Obama will win over Mr. Romney. I thought this was a simple concept but apparently it is not universally known.
See these people? They have sex. And like it.
See these people? They are affectionate, genuinely. But the sex thing? They are passionless -- at least he is. He's just grateful that somebody is willing to get that close to him.
You decide. I already have.
See these people? They have sex. And like it.
See these people? They are affectionate, genuinely. But the sex thing? They are passionless -- at least he is. He's just grateful that somebody is willing to get that close to him.
You decide. I already have.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
At any given moment
I can't decide whether I'm more disgusted by the official GOP who want to control my body
or by the racist wingnuts who want to smear a dead child.
That lady up there with the sign? She's Oklahoma State Senator Judy McIntyre(D). I guess she needed to say something too.
or by the racist wingnuts who want to smear a dead child.
That lady up there with the sign? She's Oklahoma State Senator Judy McIntyre(D). I guess she needed to say something too.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Maybe You Want To Rethink That Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound Law
Let this be a lesson to all of you male idiots who might consider making medical decisions for women. This is what happened after Mr. Albo spoke in favor of mandatory trans-vaginal ultrasound in the Virginia house.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
I've Been Avoiding
what we're calling the "war on women" this week because once I start I won't be able to stop. (I'm currently trying to stop swearing about the legislature in Virginia that thinks freedom is requiring an internal vaginal probe.) But while I'm trying to get calm enough to construct actual words, you really must see the panel that testified on women's reproductive health today to Mr. Issa's committee.
I did not make this up.
Posterization courtesy of Amy at The Pragmatic Progressive
I did not make this up.
Posterization courtesy of Amy at The Pragmatic Progressive
Thursday, February 09, 2012
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