The Arizona Daily Star has this report on the division of opinion among that state’s top three elected officials over renewal of the preclearance requirement of the VRA. Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano and Republican Secretary of State Jan Brewer both… Continue reading

Today’s San Jose Mercury-News has this op-ed from Angelo Ancheta of the Santa Clara University School of Law, and the Albany Times Union this one from Debo Adegbile of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, both supporting renewal.

Early Ofari Hutchinson offers this perspective on the renewal debate.

Civil rights groups filed a motion for a preliminary injunction yesterday in Common Cause/Georgia v. Billups, seeking to stop a law passed by the Georgia legislature earlier this year requiring voters to show photo identification in order to have their… Continue reading

The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights has this report on “Voting Rights in Texas, 1982-2006.” According to the press release, the report was “released in the wake of the derailment by a small group of House Republicans, led by… Continue reading

As noted in this post the House last week rejected the Stearns Amendment, which would have prevented federal funding for language assistance under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. The Washington Post has this breakdown of the vote,… Continue reading

The United States isn’t the only country with a controversy over voting technology. See this report from RTE News, reporting that: An independent commission has told the Dail that electronic voting machines which cost 52 million [euros] can be used… Continue reading

The Palm Beach Post has this story reporting that: “In sharp contrast to the 2000 elections, when thousands of eligible voters were mistakenly purged from the rolls because of an error-riddled felon voter list, elections supervisors say the state is… Continue reading

John Fortier has this analysis of LULAC v. Perry and its impact, on the American Enterprise Institute site.

The Washington Post has this report, which says that there are perhaps four states where Democrats might reap gains from a mid-decade redistricting (Illinois, North Carolina, New Mexico and Louisiana) but that they’re not likely to try “because of… Continue reading

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is now requesting a vote-by-vote recount of ballots in Mexico’s election, in which the initial count showed he lost to Felipe Calderon by just over 1%. The NY Times has this report and the AP this … Continue reading

The Help America Vote Act requires that every state have in place a statewide registration database for this year’s elections. The Madison Capital Times reports here that Wisconsin is having trouble making its work: “The state’s new voter registration system… Continue reading

So says this editorial in the Corvallis Gazette Times, in response to an analysis of voting in Oregon’s may primary. That analysis, described at greater length in this AP report, showed that over two-thirds of those voting were over… Continue reading

Felipe Calderon holds a slim lead over Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in tallies released yesterday (36.38% to 35.34%), the Washington Post reports, but litigation is brewing: “Teams of lawyers are girding for a massive challenge of the results, threatening… Continue reading