“Three Strategies (So Far) to Strike Down Strict Voter ID Laws Under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act”
Jon Sherman lays out the strategies.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“How Republicans Rig the Game: Through gerrymandering, voter suppression and legislative tricks, the GOP has managed to hold on to power while more and more Americans reject their candidates and their ideas”
I expect this Rolling Stone article to engender some controversy.
New Lawsut Filed by Mexican-Americans Against Texas Voter ID
End It, Don’t Mend It Dept.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial: Don’t change voter ID law; get rid of it
Wisconsin Republican Legislators Michael Schraa and Mark Born: “Wait and see” is not an option for voter ID
“Rutgers voter fraud expert testifies at Wisconsin voter ID trial”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
A professor who studied voter fraud in Wisconsin and around the country testified Thursday that it is “exceedingly rare,” and that requiring voters to show a photo ID might have prevented just one of the few… Continue reading
“Voting Rights At Risk in Georgia; After the Supreme Court’s controversial decision, civil rights advocates say voting in the state is under attack”
“Keeping Black Voters in Their Place”
Provocative Tom Edsall column: “The Republicans who now control the legislatures and governorships in the Deep South are using the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 to create a system of political apartheid…..Have Republican legislators in the South become civil… Continue reading
“Challenge to Kansas voter ID law likely headed to federal court”
“Bill to soften voter ID requirement for the poor gets mixed reviews in hearing”
The latest from Wisconsin.
“Texas’ Stringent Voter ID Law Makes a Dent at Polls”
NYT:
On Tuesday, Texas unveiled its tough new voter ID law, the only state to do so this year, and the rollout was sometimes rocky. But interviews with opponents and supporters of the new law, which required voters for… Continue reading
“Texas voting suggests trouble on the horizon”
Zack Roth:
Tuesday’s off-year election was a dry run for Texas’ controversial voter ID law. On the surface things went pretty smoothly, with few voters forced to cast provisional ballots. That was enough for the law’s Republican supporters to… Continue reading
“Texas holds ’em voteless with new ID law”
“Federal trial challenging Wisconsin’s voter ID law underway; String of people describes problems getting IDs”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The trial began with a string of people describing the problems they had in trying to secure IDs for themselves or family members. Some of them have yet to be successful.
“I cannot express the amount of time,… Continue reading