From the Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed an executive order establishing a presidential commission to address voting issues.
Obama announced his plans to create the commission last month in his State of the Union address. The top lawyer for Obama’s re-election campaign, Bob Bauer, will co-chair the commission with the top lawyer for Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign, Ben Ginsburg.
The goal is to address issues including long lines at the polls, voter registration and voter access.
Ultimately, Republican control of state legislatures will be an impediment to turning back the clock on voter suppression tactics, regardless of what the commission recommends, but you can’t say the president hasn’t followed through on the proposal he made at the State of the Union.