Some say voting law being used to scare minorities

[CatWoman]

AUSTIN — Willie Ray, 69, said she thought she was teaching her granddaughter civic lessons in democracy, but instead the two black women in Texarkana ended up with criminal records for voter fraud.

Gloria Meeks of Fort Worth, also 69, said she stepped out of her morning bath last month and screamed.

Two voter fraud investigators from Attorney General Greg Abbott's office were peeking in her bathroom window, Meeks said in a sworn statement. Abbott's office declined to discuss specifics but said its investigation of Meeks has been "conducted professionally and properly, to the full extent allowed by law."

At issue for the women and others investigated by Abbott is a 2003 Texas law that makes it a crime to put other voters' absentee ballots in the mail or deliver them to election officials.

Backers of the law say it's needed to prevent election fraud by paid political operatives who take advantage of the elderly or even steal their votes. Detractors say the law is overly broad, goes too far in criminalizing legitimate political activity and infringes on voters' rights to assistance.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4196986.html

[Taoschick]

1. Under Texas law

You can't have someone else walk your ballot from the kitchen table out to the mailbox?

How absurd!

[marmar]

2. Hell, let's just bring back poll taxes, "white" and "colored" fountains...

and Jim Crow. This is the same bullshit, just redressed in less obvious clothes. Man this burns me up. :grr: :grr: The Republican vision: The United States of Amerikkka.

[razors edge]

3. I think they are fucking with the wrong people.