TX Republican Election Head Blames Wendy Davis for Voters Actually Voting

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TX Republican Election Head Blames Wendy Davis for Voters Actually Voting

by Shelby Alexander at the Contributor

http://thecontributor.com/republicans-blame-wendy-davis-complications-caused-their-voter-id-law

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Thanks to Wendy Davis' leadership, thousands of people who would have been turned away from the polls this week were still able to vote. Unfortunately, Republicans, including State Elections Director Keith Ingram, are blaming her leadership for the complications that have arisen due to their discriminatory Voter ID law.

As the Lone Star Project reported earlier this week, Director Ingram specifically blamed Senator Davis in a response to a grievance filed by a Texas voter. This is obviously not the kind of leadership we should see from our State Elections Director, a position that serves all Texans, not just the governor (Rick Perry) who appointed him.

In the politically-charged letter, Ingram lies in saying that the Voter ID law only changed the way people with maiden names voted in "one important respect," referring to the affidavit. He then mentions Senator Wendy Davis by name, and describes her amendment. In purposeful oversight, our State Elections Director chose not to include that before the Davis amendment, people whose names did not match precisely with what was on the voter rolls would be denied the right to vote altogether. What Wendy Davis provided as a solution to the Voter ID law problem, Republicans are now trying to spin as an additional burden - even though they introduced this unnecessary law in the first place.

Before serving as the State Elections Director, Ingram worked several years in Governor Perry's appointment office. His thinking hasn't shifted from his previous, hyper-partisan position. The Republican party chairman of Texas is also on board with the blame-game, saying Senator Davis is to blame for any hassles with the affidavits: "It reinforces our argument from the start that there isn't any valid reason not to have voter ID," Steve Munisteri said. They are decidedly overlooking the fact that their own gubernatorial candidate was saved by Wendy Davis' amendment.



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[LisaL]

1. Mr. Abbott himself wouldn't have been able to vote since his name doesn't match either.

Pretty ludicrous, obviously.
I guess what else can one expect?

[Half-Century Man]

2. You're mad because your cheat code doesn't work?

Have you considered going home and pouting for the next eighty years?

[freshwest]

3. Well said!

[stranger81]

4. What a duplicitous douchebag.

Sad part is, 30% of the people who hear this steaming pile masquerading as an argument will believe it.

[Scuba]

5. They're scared of her. This is a good thing.

[Laelth]

6. k&r for Wendy Davis. n/t

-Laelth