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From last month's state of the union address that i thought probably would not come to pass because it involved republican participation, i thought that's never going to happen. turns out, it's going to happen. so tonight i'm announcing a nonpartisan commission to improve the voting experience in america. and it definitely needs improvement. i'm asking two longtime experts in the field, who, bring the way, recently served as the top attorneys for my campaign and for governor romney's campaign, to lead it. we can fix this. and we will. the american people demand it and so does our democracy. >>...

For my campaign and for governor romney's campaign to lead it. we can fix this. and we will. the american people demand it and so does our democracy. >> the idea of a presidential commission to fix voting problems in this country. you know, as of this week we now know that this idea, which is one of those things i thought you said in the state of the union and poof, goes away forever, turns it has not been relegated to big speech ideas. it is not an orient express ayla ronald regan. >> the republican co-chair said he was going to appoint to the commission, mitt romney's ginsburg is going along...

Action. and unfortunately, i don't think we have seen the last of it. what we're watching in california now is just another example of the destructive power of guns in this country. that's not going away unless we tackle this on a lot of different fronts. >> thank you. for your time, sir, i appreciate it. next up, the fight for voting rights. 102-year-old woman becoming a symbol of voting problems. a woman who waited e three hours and got a special mention by the president last night. the reverend al sharpton joins me next. plus the pope holding his final mass now. our question of the day ...

We're working for the county clerk's office. >> republicans were forced to break ties with a voter registration firm because the group was breaking the law. then there was the current ohio secretary of state, john huestead, who tried to change the rules for early voting in his state. that didn't work. in other states the changes to early voting rules caused massive voting problems. >> the lines for early voting are long, and for many time-consuming. you were in line how long? >> for an hour and 55 minutes, to be exact. >> reporter: at the alafaya library on east colonial the line was out the d...

Support of romney, actually. >> and who's paying you for this? >> oh, the -- let me see. we're working for the county clerk's office. >> republicans were forced to break ties with a voter registration firm because the group was breaking the law. then there was the current ohio secretary of state, john huestead, who tried to change the rules for early voting in his state. that didn't work. in other rules the changes to early voting rules caused massive voting problems. >> the lines for early voting are long, and for many time-consuming. you were in line how long? >> for an hour and 55 minutes, ...