Category Archives: Voting Rights Act

“Opponents of North Carolina’s Voter ID Law Appeal Ruling”

April 26, 2016, 2:56 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Alan Blinder for the NYT: The protracted battle over North Carolina’s voting rules moved to a federal appeals court on Tuesday, one day after a judge upheld the Republican-backed overhaul and increased the likelihood that the changes would be in… Continue reading

“Federal District Judge Upholds North Carolina’s Sweeping Voter ID Law”

April 26, 2016, 2:33 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Pam Fessler reports for NPR.

“Federal judge upholds controversial North Carolina voting law”

April 26, 2016, 9:54 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Sari Horwitz reports for WaPo. Last night I wrote:Breaking and Analysis: Federal District Court Upholds Restrictive NC Voting Law in 485-Page Opinion

Breaking and Analysis: Federal District Court Upholds Restrictive NC Voting Law in 485-Page Opinion

April 25, 2016, 6:16 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Federal district court judge Thomas Schroeder has issued this 485-page opinion considering constitutional and Voting Rights Act challenges to North Carolina’s 2013 restrictive voting law (which I have discussed in a number of places including this Harvard Law Review forum… Continue reading

“Four Ways To Fight For Democracy”

April 25, 2016, 8:44 amcampaign finance, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Gerry Hebert and Paul Ryan for Moyers & Co.

“2 million ballots botched in latest Maricopa County fiasco”

April 23, 2016, 9:47 pmelection administration, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

KPNX: In yet another elections embarrassment for Maricopa County, two million ballots were printed with the wrong Spanish-language description for a ballot proposition May 17, resulting in a massive reprinting of ballots and mailing of postcards to correct the… Continue reading

“Lawsuit alleges Kern County “unlawfully discriminates” against Latino voters’

April 23, 2016, 12:47 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Bakersfield Now: A group of Latino residents has sued the Kern County Board of Supervisors, claiming the board violated section 2 of the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965. “It is clear that the Latino community has grown to… Continue reading

“Essay — Softening Voter ID Laws Through Litigation: Is it Enough?”

April 21, 2016, 12:27 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have posted on SSRN a revised version of this piece, now forthcoming in the Wisconsin Law Review Forward. Here is the abstract: Headlines about voter identification laws often place court rulings in a simple win or loss frame.… Continue reading

“Voting, Spending, and the Right to Participate”

April 20, 2016, 8:34 amcampaign finance, Supreme Court, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Rob Yablon has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Northwestern University Law Review). Here is the abstract: While the law governing the electoral process has changed dramatically in the past decade, one thing has stayed the same: Courts and commentators… Continue reading

“Rep. Brown considers options after redistricting setback”

April 20, 2016, 8:21 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Orlando Sentinel reports.

“Court Rejects Corrine Brown’s Bid to Throw Out Florida Congressional Map”

April 19, 2016, 11:07 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Florida Politics: A panel of federal judges Monday shot down U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown‘s challenge of Florida’s congressional redistricting. In a 26-page order, the three judges said Brown had “not proven (her) case and that defendants are entitled to … Continue reading

A Wild Guess on #SCOTUS Special Opinion Monday: Texas Voter ID

April 17, 2016, 12:21 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Lyle Denniston reported at SCOTUSBlog: “The Supreme Court, altering its usual agenda, will issue one or more opinions in argued cases on Monday of next week, as well as on the more normal days of Tuesday and Wednesday, according to… Continue reading

Read the Democrats’ Complaint Against AZ for Election Administration Issues

April 15, 2016, 5:03 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The complaint makes a Voting Rights Act section 2 claim and raises various constitutional claims as well.

“Democratic Party and Clinton campaign to sue Arizona over voting rights”

April 14, 2016, 9:42 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Sari Horwitz for WaPo: The Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will sue the state of Arizona over voter access to the polls after the state’s presidential primary last month left thousands of residents waiting as long as five… Continue reading