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Statement From The National Network on Election Reform Commending Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for Veto of Voter Photo Identification Bill |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: The National Network on Election Reform, which represents organizations that advocate for civil rights, voting rights, the disability community, students, elderly citizens, workers, non-profits and others, applauds Governor Sebelius for vetoing House Bill 2019 (H.B. 2019) today. Statement From The National Network on Election Reform Commending Kansas Gov. "We commend Governor Sebelius for standing up to protect Kansans' right to vote. H.B. 2019 would have disenfranchised thousands of eligible Kansas voters by requiring them to show a government photo ID in order to vote and present a birth certificate, passport or naturalization papers in order to vote. It is estimated that approximately 107,000 Kansans lack a birth certificate or passport. In a time when our country is experiencing an overwhelming voter turnout, we should be discussing ways to ensure access to the ballot, not limit it." For more information, including research on voter ID, election fraud and other issues, or to schedule an interview with an expert on voter ID, contact Demos at 212-633-1405 or email press@demos.org. AScribe Newswire distributes news from nonprofit and public sector organizations. We provide direct, immediate access to mainstream national media for 600 colleges, universities, medical centers, public-policy groups and other leading nonprofit organizations. AScribe transmits news releases directly to newsroom computer systems and desktops of major media organizations via a supremely trusted channel - The Associated Press. We also feed news to major news retrieval database services, online publications and to developers of web sites and Intranets. And AScribe does it at a cost all organizations, large and small, can afford, a fraction of what corporate newswires charge.
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