“Voter ID Laws May Worsen Voter Fraud”
Dahlia Lithwick writes for Slate, citing Michael Gilbert’s new article.
Category Archives: Voting Rights Act
Ga. Sec. of State Appears Critical of Dem Efforts to Register “All These Minority Voters”
Again via AJC:
The audio clip is only 19 seconds long, and so it might not include any mitigating context….
Nonetheless, here’s the transcript:
“In closing I just wanted to tell you, real quick, after we get through this… Continue reading
“Hundreds of Voters Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s New Voting Restrictions”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
About the $2 Birth Certificate in Texas to Get “Free” Voter ID
Brennan Center report from the trial [with language updated from the Brennan Center];
Under cross-examination by Dan Freeman, [Victor Farinelli, the electronic registration manager of the Department of State Health Services’ Vital Statistics Unit] testified that there is no law… Continue reading
“Georgia state senator upset over efforts to increase black voter turnout, says he wants ‘more educated voters”
Message from AALS Election Law Section
Josh Douglas asked me to post the following:
Dear Election Law Professors,
The Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Election Law has selected its winner of the Call for Papers for January’s meeting: David Garter (ASU), Universal Participation.
We… Continue reading
Ga. State Senator Complains About Sunday Voting, Increased African-American Turnout
Via Anthony Kreis, comes this AJC nugget:
An angry state Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody, is promising to end Sunday balloting in DeKalb County when state lawmakers assemble in the Capitol next January.
The promise is contained in this… Continue reading
“Judge upholds Santa Clarita proposal for cumulative voting”
Cumulative voting ok to settle California Voting Rights Act claims.
Ohio Legislature to Risk Contempt of Court in Early Voting Case?
“Voter ID on Trial in Texas”
“Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
“Will early voting rules in Ohio produce the next Bush v. Gore?”
Jonathan Adler: “Each party seeks rules that make it more likely that its own voters are more likely to go to the polls, and (unlike in prior times) they now have the data to hone their approach. Particularly where, as… Continue reading
“Federal Judge Orders Ohio To Undo Cuts To Early Voting”
“Ohio Early Voting Case: A Potential Precedent-Setter”
Important Ned Foley reflections on today’s case.