Free Republic

Inherent in the concept of a free and fair election is the principle of one man, one vote. Each of us is equal before the law, and the authorities conducting the election are constitutionally required to conduct the election in such a way that protects this right. We must have confidence in the results of the election. In fact, perhaps nothing else is quite as important to the functioning of a democracy than this fact. It is only because we trust the results of elections that we agree to the peaceful transfer of power and accept defeat at the polls....

Election officials in suburban Philadelphia are questioning the validity of thousands of voter registration applications submitted by a grassroots organizer that works with Democrats, saying they are rife with errors and might not have been turned in on time. The Delaware County Voter Registration Commission scheduled a hearing for Friday to determine whether the applications were submitted by the Oct. 11 state deadline to register for next week's election. At issue are voter registration applications submitted by FieldWorks LLC, which describes itself as a "grassroots organizing company for progressive organizations and Democratic campaigns around the country."

September 18, 2012 PA SUPREME COURT TELLS LOWER COURT JUDGE HE NEEDS TO TRY HARDER TO STOP THAT VOTER ID LAW John Hayward The sheer lunacy of the battle to protect vote fraud continues unabated, as CBS News reports “Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday told a lower court judge to stop a tough new law requiring voters to show photo identification from taking effect in this year’s presidential election if he finds voters cannot get easy access to ID cards or if he thinks voters will be disenfranchised.”In other words, the lower court judge, Robert Simpson – who already denied...