Election Policy?

Question

Can someone please explain why its so hard to ask someone for ID when they come down to vote im asked for id when i buy beer or when i go to the bank why cant you ask someone for there id when the vote

Answer 1

In the 60's during civil rights activism it was said that many people were disenfranchised in the south because they were too poor to drive so they had no id and they were uneducated so you couldn't test whether they could read and write or speak correct english. all of these qualifiers were disallowed as being discriminatory.(and they were) I received my form to acquire voting id today. In Ohio you must provide either your Ohio Drivers license # or the last 4 digits of your S.S.# in writing on a mail in form to have voting ID mailed back to you. OR you must enclose a copy of 7 or more other things that might id you as living in that precinct. Current bills, photo id's from work etc. Seems like we've come full circle and still no one has to know how to read in order to vote. That makes sense in the 21st century eh? I'd bet you don't even have to speak English.

Answer 2

You can ask for ID, but have to make sure you do not require forms of ID that might restrict certain groups from voting.

Answer 3

Because there are restrictions to buying beer, but there are not supposed to be any restrictions to voting. If someone doesn't have an ID, theoretically, they should still be allowed to vote.

Answer 4

It is the desire of Region 6 to have the best candidate, as seen by the voters, elected all IEEE offices whether it be IEEE president elect, regional director elect or section officers. The policy below is that of the IEEE and applies to all sections as well as regions and technical societies within the IEEE. This information should be disseminated to all individuals whom you know to work in the publication of newsletters, magazines, and transactions, etc., that could have an impact on the outcome of the annual election.

IEEE Election Policy
When publishing any information pertaining to the IEEE Annual Election, all efforts should be made to ensure its accuracy. Additionally, if there are plans to publish information on a candidate, please offer the other candidate(s) in that election category the same opportunity. You should either check with Corporate Activities election staff or refer to the election website for the most accurate and up-to-date information on all candidates and election categories.

In anticipation of the election season, I have attached a Policy Statement for Cumulus radio stations regarding political broadcasts. It is not required that each Station have a written policy on these matters. In the interest of clarity, however, we thought it would be helpful to lay out the basics.

The Policy Statement assumes a basic level of familiarity with the Commission’s political broadcast advertising rules and policies, as well as the legal definitions of the "use of a broadcasting station and a "legally-qualified" candidate for election to public office.

Under Item A (“Sales Only to Candidates for Election to Federal Office”), the Station is given some “wiggle room” to accept paid advertisements for candidates for election to state and local public office. A flat ban on accepting paid advertisements for candidates for election to state and local office might be perceived as inconsistent with a station’s general public-interest responsibilities to inform its listeners of issues of public concern in its service area.

Under Item B (“Disclosure”), as you know, the Commission places great importance on the disclosure to candidates or their representatives of a station’s commercial advertising rates and practices. A written disclosure protects the station from later claims by a candidate or its agent that certain rates or practices of the station were not disclosed to the candidate or its representatives.

Item C (“Sale of Time During or Immediately Adjacent to News Programs”) assumes that the Station does not sell a class of time that guarantees placement of commercial advertisements immediately adjacent to newscasts. If that is not the case, the Policy Statement would require revision.

Under Item D (“Live Access/Pre-Recorded Material”), the Station may not censor any “use” of its facilities by a legally-qualified candidate for election to public office. This includes so-called “live” appearances by such candidates, as well as pre-recorded advertisements. The Station also cannot require candidates to submit their pre-recorded advertisements to the station in advance for screening. However, when a pre-recorded advertisement is received that does not contain the required sponsorship identification announcement, the Station may record and attach such an announcement to the advertisement. Beyond that, the Station cannot edit the pre-recorded advertisement.

In Item F (“Use of Station by Candidates in Neighboring Jurisdictions”), the Commission’s pronouncements have been slightly re-worded. In effect, the Commission has said that a Station must grant reasonable access to its facilities to candidates for election to federal office in any neighboring state in which the station in question places a contour of the field strength set forth in Item F over any county, parish, or like territory in the neighboring state. We have worded the Policy Statement somewhat more aggressively than the law specifically contemplates.

Item G (“Last Minute Requests for Use”) is a little more forceful than the Commission’s pronouncements. The Commission has said that a Station should, in effect, do its best to accommodate last-minute requests for access to the station on the part of legally-qualified candidates for election to federal office.

Although the Policy Statement has been drafted in a manner that we hope will make it a useful tool for the Station and its sales staff, there is a risk that it could be mis-applied. Please consult me whenever specific questions arise.


POLITICAL BROADCAST ADVERTISING POLICY STATEMENT


It is the intention of this Station to comply fully with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the “use” of this Station’s facilities by legally-qualified candidates for election to public office. Our policies regarding political broadcast advertising are designed to meet all legal requirements. To the extent permitted by law, this Station reserves the right to modify these policies at any time. This Statement of our policies is provided solely for general information, and is not intended to be a part of any advertising contract, which is governed by its own terms and by applicable law. However, all candidates requesting an opportunity to purchase broadcast advertising time on this Station may obtain a copy of this Policy Statement.


A. Sales Only to Candidates for Election to Federal Office. As a general rule, only legally-qualified candidates for election to federal office may purchase broadcast advertising time on this Station. We do not ordinarily sell time to candidates for election to non-federal office. We choose to inform our listeners concerning elections for state and local offices by means of unpaid programming.

B. Disclosure. Candidates or their representatives seeking to purchase advertising time on this Station shall be fully advised of the range of options available to them for buying such time. We disclose all classes of advertising time that we make available to our commercial advertisers and the attributes of each such class, as well as the rates available (including discounted rates and other privileges afforded to our commercial advertisers) and our current experience with the pre-emption of pre-emptible classes of advertising time. We also advise candidates and their representatives of changes in our classes of time, rates, etc. While it is our normal practice to provide this information in writing, we reserve the right to provide such information orally to candidates or their representatives, when appropriate.

C. Sale of Time During or Immediately Adjacent to News Programs. This Station does not sell broadcast advertising time to candidates for election to public office that would air during or immediately adjacent to our news programs (inasmuch as we do not offer to our commercial advertisers any class of time that is based upon the purchased advertising being aired immediately adjacent to news programs).

D. Live Access/Pre-Recorded Material. While we discourage candidates from appearing on a “live” basis on our Station, we recognize that we may not censor any “use” of the Station’s facilities by a legally-qualified candidate for election to public office. In the case of a pre-recorded advertisement, we ordinarily request a tape or a script of the advertisement in advance of its scheduled broadcast, so that we can verify that the advertisement constitutes a “use” under the law, that it carries appropriate sponsorship identification, is of the agreed-upon length, satisfies our broadcast quality standards, and otherwise conforms to our technical requirements. However, consistent with our obligations under the law, we do not edit such pre-recorded advertisements, except to the extent of adding an appropriate sponsorship identification announcement where one is missing.

E. Use of Station’s Radio Personalities. We do not permit our on-air radio personalities to present political broadcast advertisements on behalf of any candidate or candidates.

F. Use of Station by Candidates in Neighboring Jurisdictions. It is our policy to provide reasonable access to this Station’s facilities on the part of candidates for election to federal office in any district -- whether in the state in which our Station is located or in an adjacent state -- that is substantially covered by our predicted field-intensity signal contour (1.0 mV/m for FM stations and 0.5 mV/m for AM stations).

G. Last Minute Requests for Use. We require that candidates seeking to purchase broadcast advertising time on this Station contact us at least 48 hours in advance of the date on which such advertisements are desired to be broadcast. To the extent that any exceptions are made, they are made only in strict conformity with exceptions that we have made in the past for our commercial advertisers. In any event, we cannot guarantee any candidate who would otherwise be entitled to “equal opportunities” that he or she will receive precisely equal opportunities, if he or she waits to request such equal opportunities until the last day or two prior to the election.

Answer 5

BECAUSE.....

I dunno