“In the Senate, Campaign Finance is the New Flag Burning”
Gayle Trotter in The Hill.
All posts by Justin Levitt
Virginia Gov. McAuliffe Talks Redistricting
In this clip. The legislature’s going to have to get his support for new districts next year, after the trial court struck down the congressional map (for 2016 elections).
“The Voting Rights Act & Judicial Equity”
Ned Foley with characteristically smart thoughts about the equitable considerations in last-minute judicial orders before an election.
Toronto Reports Give Internet Voting a Thumbs-Down
Al Jazeera America ventures north of the border.
A Wild Week for Voting Rights
Liz Kennedy, at Demos, reviews what’s happened. Week’s not over yet.
“Elections Board Launches Voter ID Campaign”
In Wisconsin. Funny story…
[Update: This new report describes election clerks’ latest attempts to communicate to voters exactly what voters will need to show.
Of potential relevance to a coming Purcell decision in Texas, in line with my… Continue reading
BREAKING: 7th Circuit Again Splits 5-5 on ID
More breaking news: The 7th Circuit, sitting en banc, just split again 5-5 over whether to review the panel opinion’s decision on the merits. Judge Posner had apparently asked for the vote himself, and wrote 28 pages disagreeing with the… Continue reading
“Texas Will Immediately Appeal Voter ID Ruling”
Reactions to TX (and Sometimes WI) Decision
Reports from AP, HuffPo, LA Times, MSNBC, NPR, NY Times, Politico, Reuters, USA Today, Wall St. Journal.
And from the plaintiffs’ counsel — Brennan Center, CLC, and LDF… Continue reading
The Least-covered Impact of the Texas ID Decision
It creates some extra work for Google. More specifically, the programmers who have added state-based information on ID requirements in each state to searches about the voting process may have a fair amount of updating to do in these final… Continue reading
Canadian Voting Wars Arrive in Court
From the plaintiffs’ press release:
The Council of Canadians, the Canadian Federation of Students and three individual electors will file a Charter challenge to the Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23) in the Ontario Superior Court today.
Recent changes to… Continue reading
Candidate for President of Navajo Nation Disqualified …
… because he refused to answer questions in Navajo to prove his proficiency.
No Fees for FL Redistricting Plaintiffs
The trial judge in Florida who struck Florida’s congressional district map has denied legal fees for the successful plaintiffs. Orders for legal fees seem like they’re in the weeds, but particularly on cases as complicated and cumbersome as redistricting, they… Continue reading
More Stuff Struck Down: Marion County Judicial Election System Invalidated
Also on Thursday, a federal court invalidated the system for electing judges in Marion County, Indiana. It’s an odd (and, says the court, likely unique) system: a party may nominate candidates for no more than half of the available judicial… Continue reading