[EL] True the Vote working on student voters, nursing homes, etc in Alabama

[Kathryn Ciano]

This sounds a lot like mandatory disclosures of names for people who make
political contributions, a requirement that was upheld in Citizens United.
Would you say this is different in kind, or just degree?

Kathryn Ciano
On Oct 21, 2012 4:26 PM, "Edward Still" <still at votelaw.com> wrote:

> Tea Party offshoot working to clear names from Alabama voter rolls<http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/10/tea_party_offshoot_working_to.html>
>
> A volunteer network started by Tea Party members in Texas has taken steps
> to verify the addresses of college students in Huntsville, prompting local
> Democrats to cry foul.
>
> True the Vote <http://www.truethevote.org/> last month sent a fax to
> Oakwood University, a historically black Seventh-day Adventist college in
> Huntsville, to verify the addresses of more than 120 students who are
> registered voters. The list included names alongside dates of birth.
>
> "I'm outraged about this," said Clete Wetli, chairman of the Madison
> County Democratic party. Wetli on Friday said True the Vote is "aligned
> with the far right and Tea Party activists" and is using "fear and
> suppression" to attempt to influence elections.
>
> Judy Parsons, the Hartselle volunteer who contacted Oakwood University<http://www.oakwood.edu/>,
> said she is one of 130 volunteers attempting to clear up Alabama voter
> rolls and the student names were provided by True the Vote. She contends
> the group is non-partisan.
>
>
>
>
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