by Jane Richey | Sep 12, 2013 | Voting Issues
The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) in April sued Walthall County, a white-majority southern Mississippi county that voted for Mitt Romney in 2012, and also nearby Jefferson Davis County, which has a black majority and voted for Barack Obama. The Jefferson Davis...
by Jane Richey | Apr 17, 2013 | Politics, Voting Issues
Venango County Tea Party Patriots encourges you to be an informed voter. All candidates were asked the same questions and given the same approx time for response. The Democratic candidate was invited but did not respond. Remember to vote in the primary on May 21st....
by Jane Richey | Mar 17, 2013 | Voting Issues
Don’t forget the last day to register before the May 21st Primary Election is April 22nd. Click here for 2013 Important Dates. Is your one vote really important? Here are a few examples from history as to why one vote is so important: In 1645, one vote gave...
by Jane Richey | Feb 27, 2013 | Voting Issues
Voting Rights Act passed by Congress in 1965 ensured that states could not get around the new law by coming up with more changes to local voting rules. For those areas that had historically discriminated against people, the law required that they check with the feds...
by Jane Richey | Feb 20, 2013 | Voting Issues
Enforcement of the most significant part of the new law — a requirement that voters show photo ID at the polls — will not be in effect for the primary under an agreement struck last week between the state and the plaintiffs who sued. Commonwealth Court Judge Robert...
by Jane Richey | Feb 18, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Voting Issues
From Political Outcast: When I saw my first zombie movie, I thought, “Really? This is not scary.” They’re slow, for one. And stupid. And they groan. Big deal. But recently, I saw Warm Bodies, a zombie movie that is more concerned with zombies as a metaphor than as a...