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Reuters: Minnesota Voters are First to Reject ID Measure

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Minnesota became the first state to reject a measure to require a valid identification, such as drivers license, to vote. Minnesota was only the third state to consider voter ID through a popular vote and the first to reject it, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures… Read [...]
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MinnPost: Foes Did the ‘Unthinkable’ in Stopping the Voting Amendment

By James Nord | 11/07/12 Voting amendment opponents carved out a solid victory at the polls on Tuesday that would have been nearly unthinkable just months ago. Advocates of requiring citizens to show a photo ID to vote ended up losing a battle where they were substantially outfunded and outmanned, despite enjoying [...]
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AP: Minn. Voters Beat Gay Marriage, Photo ID Proposals

PATRICK CONDON, Associated Press Updated 5:16 p.m., Wednesday, November 7, 2012 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota voters turned back two constitutional amendments Tuesday, defeating proposals to ban gay marriage and require a photo ID for voting that had once been seen as likely winners… Read more:  http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Minn-voters-beat-gay-marriage-photo-ID-proposals-4011276.php
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Final Ad Highlights 65 Newspaper Endorsements of Vote No on Voter Restriction

Our Vote Our Future, the statewide campaign coalition of 80 partner organizations working to defeat the Voter Restriction amendment, today released its seventh and final ad, called “65” The :30 spot highlights the 65 Minnesota newspapers that have endorsed Vote No on the costly, complicated and poorly-written Voter Restriction amendment “65” is the last in Our Vote Our Future’s [...]
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Support for Voter Restriction Now Below 50%

A new public poll released late last night by Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows that support for Minnesota’s Voter Restriction Amendment has fallen below 50% for the first time. Statewide opposition to the amendment has surged to 51%, just two days before Minnesota voters go to the polls. PPP surveyed a [...]
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Minnesota Viking Chris Kluwe: ‘Let’s Punt This Back to the Legislature’

Chris Kluwe, longtime punter for the Minnesota Vikings, endorses a No Vote on the Voter Restriction Amendment in a new video released today by the Our Vote Our Future campaign. In the video, Kluwe highlights the many questions left unanswered by amendment proponents. He also encourages fellow amendment opponents to work hard over the next [...]
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This. Is. Close.

Our internal poll on the Voter Restriction amendment — conducted by a pollster who knows Minnesota very well — shows a small, single-digit margin between us and our opponents who want to restrict Minnesotans’ right to vote. As of the beginning of this week, the gap had shrunk to just 5 points, [...]
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Veterans Urge “Vote No” on Voter Restriction Amendment

At a news conference on Nov. 1, 2012, veterans gathered to urge Minnesotans to Vote No on the proposed Voter Restriction Amendment. Speakers included El Elwert, WWII veteran who served in the Pacific; Joe Rukavina, WWII veteran who served in Iwo Jima; Nancy Davis-Ortiz, 29-years in the U.S. Army, women veterans advocate; and Todd Pierce, [...]
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More Consensus: Local Nonpartisan Election Officials Alarmed About Costs, Complications and Consequences of Voter Restriction

Even after months of debate, officials still troubled by lack of detail, answers ST. PAUL (November 2, 2012) — After months of controversy and debate, there is consensus among local nonpartisan election officials across Minnesota: they are alarmed about the costs, complications and consequences of the Voter Restriction amendment — and the decided [...]
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Elections Expert and Veterans of Three Wars Urge ‘No’ Vote on Voter Restriction Amendment

Todd Pierce, Major in U.S. Army and UOCAVA director under both Kiffmeyer and Ritchie, says amendment would be “big step backwards”  St. Paul, MN –  The fate of voting by active-duty troops and military personnel overseas drew further scrutiny today when veterans of three wars spanning three generations banded together at a [...]
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