Obama signs executive order creating bipartisan commission to address voting issues

[Tx4obama]

Obama signs executive order creating bipartisan commission to address voting issues

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed an executive order establishing a presidential commission to address voting issues.

Obama announced his plans to create the commission last month in his State of the Union address. The top lawyer for Obama’s re-election campaign, Bob Bauer, will co-chair the commission with the top lawyer for Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign, Ben Ginsburg.

The goal is to address issues including long lines at the polls, voter registration and voter access.

The order gives the commission six months after its first public meeting to submit a report to Obama about ways to improve the voting experience.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-signs-executive-order-creating-bipartisan-commission-to-address-voting-issues/2013/03/28/12b418ae-97dd-11e2-b5b4-b63027b499de_story.html

Copy of Pres Obama's Executive Order
Here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/03/28/executive-order-establishment-presidential-commission-election-administr

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[VanillaRhapsody]

1. Got to admit....this is the hardest working President I think I have seen in my lifetime...

He is relentless on the number of issues this man can juggle all at once.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. Oh sure, a bipartisan commission on voting with Romney's top lawyer involved

That will work at least as well as putting Simpson and Bowles in charge of a commission to determine the fate of Social Security.

Coming next: Ayn Rand's corpse will head a Presidential Commission on reforming strengthening benefits for paralyzed veterans.

[msongs]

3. presidential commissions - when you want to look like you're doing something nt

[truth2power]

4. When I read the OP, I thought, "Oh, great! Simpson/Bowles, redux."....

Excuse me for not being impressed.