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National Election Guidelines and Regulations for Presidential elections. States to regulate their own local elections.

Created by L.N. on December 30, 2012

It is time for the nation to pass a tough federal Voters Bill of Rights. There is an urgent need to focus more on the simple mechanics of running elections
A Voters’ Bill of Rights could also make it a federal crime to deceive potential voters about the time, place, or manner of an election. This is something the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, a bill sponsored by New York Senator Chuck Schumer, calls for. There would be fewer robo-calls telling people the wrong day for the election and fewer fliers misrepresenting voter ID requirements if people felt they might go to jail for their deceptions.
A federal Voters’ Bill of Rights could also do an end-run around state laws that make it unnecessarily expensive or difficult to get an ID that will be accepted.

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