All posts by Justin Levitt
Stays (and Lack of Stays) Everywhere
On Tuesday, I noted that an NC trial court found unlawful discrimination against students in the decision to move an early voting site from off of Appalachian State’s campus and into downtown Boone. Late yesterday, an NC appellate court stayed… Continue reading
“Georgia Secretary of State Calls New Georgia Project Claims ‘Absolutely False’”
Sec. Kemp responds to the allegations that more than 50,000 registration forms are missing.
Dahlia Lithwick on the Arkansas ID Decision
The subhead reads “How an 1865 ruling in favor of Confederate soldiers just protected the vote for minorities in Arkansas.” Like all of Dahlia’s columns, worth a read. Not just because it’s spicy.
“Federal Election Commission Can’t Post Data on its Website in a Timely Manner”
Michael Barone gets impatient.
For what it’s worth, I understand that FEC data is quite important, and I understand that it’s important to have said data timely. But I actually don’t understand the policy necessity for getting July-September FEC… Continue reading
Russell Brand v. Johnny Rotten
And an argument about voting. My.
“Majority Whip Steve Scalise Took in $211,000 from PACs in Single Day”
I never have days like this.
GOP Lawsuit Over CT Dems Use of Federal Funds in Governor’s Race
Republicans have filed a lawsuit over the expenditures at issue in this request for an FEC advisory opinion, when the Democrats sent the mailer in question before getting an answer from the FEC. Here’s the complaint.
“Donors Use Loophole to Pour Money into Governor’s Race”
The Post and Courier has a report on the use of related business entities, each of which gives a $3,500 maximum contribution, to South Carolina gubernatorial candidates.
Slim MT Campaign Against EDR
From the Helena Independent Record:
Progressive groups are putting money and shoe leather into defeating a Republican-sponsored ballot measure that would end Election Day voter-registration in Montana.
Yet the campaign for the measure, known as Legislative Referendum 126, is… Continue reading
“A Look at the Battles Over Voter ID Raging in Courtrooms Across America”
The Blaze provides a summary, through Hans von Spakovsky’s eyes.
“7 Indicted in Voter Fraud in Hattiesburg Mayoral Election”
Here’s the story, though it’s short on details. Most of the allegations, as I understand it, have to do with absentee ballots.
And Now, a Ruling on Texas ID
And, of course, we’ve now got a SCOTUS ruling on Texas ID. In the wee hours of Saturday morning, the Court refused to vacate the 5th Circuit’s stay.
In real-person, that means that despite a full trial leading… Continue reading
We’ve Got a Supreme Court Ruling On a Temporary Pause…
… but not on the Texas ID case.
Here, the Court denies an emergency injunction in French v. McLean, the case about Montana’s ban on partisan judicial endorsements.