Federal Court Rejects Dallas County, Texas Voting Rights Act Claim Brought by Anglo Republicans Claiming Voting Discrimination
You can read the opinion at this link.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Trump administration is using federal disability law to disenfranchise minority voters”
Kira Lerner with a must-read:
A majority-black county in rural Georgia announced a plan last week to close seven of its nine polling places ahead of the November election, claiming the polls cannot continue to operate because they are not… Continue reading
Hey Chief Justice Roberts: Remember When You Said the Preclearance Provisions of the Voting Rights Act Were No Longer Needed in the South?
AP:
Civil rights advocates are objecting to a proposal to close about 75 percent of polling locations in a predominantly black south Georgia county.
The Randolph County elections board is scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss a proposal that would… Continue reading
“Florida Officials Are Breaking The Law By Not Offering Spanish Ballots, Suit Claims”
HuffPo:
Nearly half of Florida’s counties are violating the Voting Rights Act by not offering Spanish-language ballots and other election materials to citizens, a suit filed in federal court Thursday alleges.
The lead plaintiff in the suit is Marta Rivera,… Continue reading
Attempt to Keep Navajo-Preferred Candidate Off Ballot in San Juan County, Utah May Have Been via Election Official’s Fraud
“Voting Rights Advocates Used to Have an Ally in the Government. That’s Changing.”
Michael Wines for the NYT:
In the national battle over voting rights, the fighting is done in court, state by state, over rules that can seem arcane but have the potential to sway the outcome of elections. The Justice Department’s… Continue reading
“Santa Monica is on trial over voting rights lawsuit”
“A Fight Over Voter Rights in California; Liberal Santa Monica finds itself on the same side as a conservative legal activist challenging the state’s voting-rights law”
WSJ:
Santa Monica, Calif., with a “well-being index” to gauge the happiness of its residents and a fleet of city buses powered by natural gas, often lives up to its reputation as a wealthy, liberal enclave on California’s coast
But… Continue reading
“Federal Court Strikes Down Michigan Law Banning Straight-Ticket Voting”
Common Cause:
Today a federal judge struck down a 2015 bill passed by the Michigan legislature and signed by Governor Snyder to ban straight-ticket voting. Common Cause joined the A. Philip Randolph Institute, the Democratic Party of Michigan, and… Continue reading
9th Circuit Rejects en Banc Consideration of Poway Case Against California Voting Rights Act, for Now
Order from the 9th Circuit:
Filed order and amended memorandum (SUSAN P. GRABER, MILAN D. SMITH, JR. and ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN). Movants-Appellants petition for panel rehearing filed in case No. 18-55506 is GRANTED in part. The memorandum disposition filed June… Continue reading
“Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Advisory Memorandum on Voting Rights in Texas”
Release via email:
The Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has issued an Advisory Memorandum examining potential barriers to voting in Texas that may have a discriminatory impact on voters based on race, color, sex, disability… Continue reading
“Prophylactic Redistricting? Congress’s Section 5 Power and the New Equal Protection Right to Vote”
Michael Morley has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, William & Mary L. Rev.). Here is the abstract:
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) has been an important mechanism for increasing participation by racial minorities in the electoral system. In… Continue reading
New Series from TPM on Voting Rights Opens with Josh Marshall’s “The Battle For The Right To Vote Has Never Been Won”
You can read Josh’s opening at this link.
Senate Hearing: “Voting Rights, Access, and Barriers in Indian Country (webcast)”
Watch the hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.