Activists contest proof-of-citizenship rule for voter registration

Activists contest proof-of-citizenship rule for voter registration

(CNSNews.com) – A group of voting rights activists is up in arms after the executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) told elections officials in three states that they could require residents to provide documented proof of U.S. citizenship when using federal forms to register to vote.

On Wednesday, the coalition filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia asking a federal judge for a temporary restraining order blocking the changes in Alabama, Georgia and Kansas.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs bills reducing Planned Parenthood funding
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs bills reducing Planned Parenthood funding

Jay Hobbs

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker picked a perfect setting to sign his state's legislation defunding Planned Parenthood and redirecting $3.5 million to community health providers Thursday morning in Waukesha.

Just 400 feet away from one of the Planned Parenthood sites that will no longer rely on state taxpayers' hard-earned dollars, the governor cut off funding to the abortion giant at Life's Connection, a community supported pregnancy center.

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