Interesting interview, touching on issues including voter fraud and voter suppression. But no mention of the current raging controversy over Kansas. etc. id requirements and the ongoing litigation. … Continue reading →

Josh Gerstein: In an unusual move, the Obama Administration is backing the issuance of a court injunction blocking a federal official’s decision to approve new voter registration forms that allow three states to insist that voters provide copies of documents … Continue reading →

Release: A federal judge should immediately block U.S. Election Assistance Commission Executive Director Brian D. Newby’s action to allow three states to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form, according to a motion filed today by … Continue reading →

Release: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Executive Director Brian D. Newby’s action to allow three states to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form is illegal, argued the League of Women Voters of the United States, along … Continue reading →

Here’s the letter: The undersigned are a collection of good-government, disability rights, civil rights, and voting rights groups that work to protect the right of every eligible American to vote. We write now urging you to immediately withdraw your letters addressed … Continue reading →

NPR’s Pam Fessler on the confusion at the EAC: For his part, Newby told NPR that he believes it’s within his power to make changes to the instructions that accompany the federal voter registration form, in response to a state’s … Continue reading →

After years of the United States Election Assistance Commission having NO commissioners, tonight in a flurry of activity the Senate confirmed the following three members of the EAC: Thomas Hicks, Matthew Masterson, and Christy McCormick. These are two Republican-chosen commissioners … Continue reading →