Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Law Requiring Photo ID at Polls”

April 29, 2014, 7:22 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

New York Times: “A federal judge on Tuesday struck down Wisconsin’s law requiring voters to produce state-approved photo identification cards at polling places, advancing a new legal basis — the Voting Rights Act — for similar challenges playing out… Continue reading

Ari Berman’s Take on Wisconsin Voter ID Ruling

April 29, 2014, 7:13 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here, at The Nation.

Wisconsin Will Appeal Voter ID Ruling to 7th Circuit. Will Judge Posner Recuse?

April 29, 2014, 5:21 pmThe Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

On the appeal. On Judge Posner’s comments on voter id decision from Indiana. (I leave to judicial ethicists the question whether the judge needs to recuse. But I expect that there will be some people who like voter id… Continue reading

“In-Person Voter Fraud Is Virtually Nonexistent, Federal Judge Rules”

April 29, 2014, 5:09 pmThe Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ryan Reilly reports for HuffPo.

“Judge finds Wisconsin voter ID law unconstitutional”

April 29, 2014, 4:59 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

MSNBC reports.

“Chief Justice Roberts, Meet Bundy and Sterling”

April 29, 2014, 7:48 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jeffrey Toobin writes. I expressed similar sentiments recently in a tweet to @KenBurns.

“Last Week’s Affirmative Action Setback Could Be a Boost to Voting Rights”

April 29, 2014, 7:34 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

An (unduly?) rosy read at TNR from Chris Elmendorf and Doug Spencer.

“How North Carolina’s Voter ID Law Could Actually Help Democrats This Year”

April 28, 2014, 8:20 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Kate Nocera reports for BuzzFeed.

Federal Court Rejects Voting Rights Lawsuit Against At-Large Voting in Pasadena TX School Board Elections

April 28, 2014, 2:26 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Read the 46-page opinion in Cisneros v. PISD.

“Political Fraud About Voter Fraud”

April 28, 2014, 7:21 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Robert Popper, a former DOJ voting rights lawyer who now works for Judicial Watch, has written this WSJ oped, which spends a good part of the time attacking the News21 methodology for determining voter fraud. I’ve got a lot of… Continue reading

“Only Some Southern Whites Are the New Blacks (and Many Are Not)”

April 25, 2014, 7:41 amvoting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Michael McDonald crunches the numbers.

“South Carolina Supreme Court Rules that Minor Parties Don’t Need to Get Permission from Primary Voters to Continue Nominating by Convention”

April 24, 2014, 2:33 pmballot access, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Richard Winger explains. One interesting aspect of the case considers how to interpret laws passed by jurisdictions formerly subject to Voting Rights Act preclearance that put the laws on holding pending preclearance.

“Race and the Supreme Court”

April 23, 2014, 8:45 pmSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Andrew Cohen reflects on Schuette, Shelby County, and more.

“Southern Whites’ Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats”

April 23, 2014, 8:40 pmcampaigns, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Nate Cohn at NYT’s New “The Upshot:” It is impossible to discuss Mr. Obama’s weakness among Southern whites without mention of race. It is surely a factor, and perhaps even a large one. Mr. Obama performed significantly worse than John… Continue reading