Finding God in a Dog

3. AT THE POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY: If you wish to register to vote at your polling place, you must bring proof that you reside at your present location. For purposes of voter registration, acceptable forms of proof of residence must include:

A current and complete name, including both the given and family name; and
A current and complete residential address, including a numbered street address, if any, and the name of a municipality.
NOTE: Proof of residency is required for voter registration and must be current and valid. The purpose of the proof of residency document is to establish the voter’s current address, not to prove that the voter complies with the 28 consecutive day residency requirement. The voter’s sworn statement on the registration form that they meet the 28-day requirement shall be presumed to be true unless the inspector or a challenger has first-hand knowledge sufficient to question the certification.

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Proof of Residence

The following constitute acceptable Proof-of-Residence if the document contains your current name and address and is valid on Election Day (unless otherwise indicated):

A current and valid Wisconsin driver license.
A current and valid Wisconsin identification card.
Any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit.
Any identification card issued by an employer in the normal course of business and bearing a photo of the card holder, but not including a business card.
A real estate tax bill or receipt for the current year or the year preceding the date of the election.
A residential lease which is effective for a period that includes election day (NOT for first-time voters registering by mail).
A university, college or technical institute identification card (must include photo), ONLY if the bearer provides a fee receipt dated within the last nine months or the institution provides a certified housing list to the municipal clerk.
A gas, electric or telephone service statement (utility bill) for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before election day.
Bank statement.
Paycheck.
A check or other document issued by a unit of government.

maxomai --

Picture this:

It's the morning of June 4th. You head to the airport to catch your free flight to New York City. Enjoy the in-flight snack or movie. That evening, a car picks you up and takes you to the main event.

And that's where you meet Presidents Obama and Clinton.

I don't really know what else to say.

Stop imagining -- make it happen.

Donate today to be automatically entered for a chance to meet Presidents Obama and Clinton in New York City -- airfare and accommodations are on us:

1. Once again, we have allegations that Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus tampered with election results in her county. We already know that Kathy Nickolaus and the Waukesha County Clerk's office are astronomically incompetent -- this is clear from the fact that they're tallying the county's votes in a Microsoft Access Database. The fact that there's enough wiggle room to accuse her of rigging elections should tell us that they need to revamp their election systems. (Let me suggest vote by mail, which has a very good track record here in the Pacific Northwest.) It also strongly suggests that Nickolaus, whether she's corrupt or not, should be fired at the next opportunity.


2. Republicans can breathe a sigh of relief that Democrats and Unions fell short of their goal here, but these results don't bode well for the future. In particular, Nate Silver points out that these results point to a toss-up if the Democrats and Unions try to recall Scott Walker.


3. Another benefit of vote-by-mail is that there is no controversy about long lines at polling places, such as were seen today. Of course, whether this is a benefit or not depends on whether your election strategy depends upon suppressing the vote.


4. Although most progressives following the Wisconsin fight might be disappointed by tonight's results, I'm pleasantly surprised by these results - the polling I saw this morning indicated that Democrats would pick up one seat. Two is better. And, as Kos points out here:
   
   

   We took the fight into red territory, and took two seats. What was a safe 19-14 GOP advantage is now a narrow 17-16. If we had those numbers going into 2011, the anti-labor bill would never have passed—one GOPer voted with the Democrats

   
   
   If nothing else, it has Gov. Scott "The Milwaukee Schmuck" Walker asking why can't we all just get along. That's worth it for the comedy value alone.
   
   So let's celebrate tonight. We didn't get what we wanted, but we made a dent. And let's get back to work tomorrow.

• The Israel/Palestine rift in a nutshell, here. More on Palestinian nonviolent resistance, and the Israeli response, here. The American response, here. Echoes of this.


• Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is moving to strip same-sex couples of hospital visitation rights. Why? To appease his base, I suppose .. or maybe just because he's an insufferable dick.


• Justin Raimondo lays out the case for the US to stay the hell out of the Arab Spring .. and begs for money. And he does it eloquently, as always.


• As a side note: since there's every indication that the Gropenfürher's relationship with the mother of his out-of-wedlock child was consensual, I refuse to label him as a sexual predator. And really, there's no need to do so; he betrayed his wife's trust. One of the things the French get exactly right is distinguishing between simple sexual misbehavior, which is unethical, and outright sexual violence, which is completely unacceptable except in a Salo-like dystopia.