“State of Texas says July trial in voter ID case possible; says DOJ/intervenors seeking delay so law can’t be used in 2012”
Texas Redistricting reports.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
“Deadline approaching for SC to say if implementing voter ID would be possible this year”
AP reports.
Major Judicial Slapdown of South Carolina in Voter ID Challenge
Check out the concurring opinion of Judge Bates (joined by Judge Kollar-Kotelly) but not Judge Kavanaugh in this scheduling order. It begins on page 10.
It sounds like South Carolina’s litigation of this case so far has been a disaster.… Continue reading
“Texas accidentally released personal data in voter I.D. case”
AP reports.
Elmendorf on Charles and Fuentes-Rohwer on Elmendorf
Following up on this post, Chris’s reply in PENNumbra, “What Kind of Discrimination Does the Voting Rights Act Now Target?,” is now available.
“DOJ asks for trial delay in Texas Voter ID case”
The Houston Chronicle reports.
Politifact Texas Rates Texas AG’s Claims on Voter Fraud Convictions Half-True
See here.The report says that there were two prosecutions for “voter impersonation” (It was not clear to me from the story if there were any convictions). I want much more detail on these claims,how they arose, and whether they… Continue reading
DOJ and Intervenors Want Delay in Texas Voter ID Case, Citing Texas’s Failure to Produce Information in Discovery
DC Court Reviewing Fla. Sect 5 Challenge Won’t Rule before July
See here.
“States Shouldn’t Tamper with Voting Rights Act”
Myrna Perez has written this oped.
“Court in voter ID case refuses to bar depositions of legislators (for now)”
Michael Li explains the latest in the Texas voter id preclearance case.
“Conservative Group With Abramoff Scandal Ties Picks Up Voter ID Issue Where ALEC Left Off”
TPM: “The National Center for Public Policy Research announced this week it had formed a ‘Voter Identification Task Force’ to continue ALEC’s ‘excellent work’ in ‘promoting measures to enhance integrity in voting.’ Describing itself as a ‘conservative, free-market, non-profit… Continue reading
Another Lurking Issue in the Texas Redistricting Cases
Warning: Inside baseball post: Last night I posted a question about when we will see the DC Court in the Texas redistricting case. I received a few responses, including one from a longtime reader (critical of section 5) who notes… Continue reading
Ken Blackwell Blogs on 9th Circuit Arizona Voter ID Decision
Here, at HuffPo, with Ken Klukowski.