Category Archives: voting
“The Right to Vote Is Never Safe”
Jon Grinspan NYT oped:
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, ex-slaves lined up across the South, clutching their ballots, joining the first elections in which large numbers of black Southerners participated.
One year ago, on Nov. 8, Americans… Continue reading
“Vote Dissociation”
Dan Tokaji has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Yale Law Journal Forum). Here is the abstract:
The most recent presidential election highlighted deep seated problems in American democracy that existing voting rights law cannot fix. This Essay employs the… Continue reading
“An Exodus From Puerto Rico Could Remake Florida Politics”
There have been a few pieces recently on migration after Hurricane Maria. Some compare these political shifts to migration after Hurricane Katrina.
“The Unconstitutionality of the Federal Ban on Noncitizen Voting and Congressionally-Imposed Voter Qualifications”
Stephen Mortellaro has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Loyola Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Congress strikes at the core of state sovereignty when it disenfranchises voters. Yet demands for national disenfranchisement laws have become pervasive since the 2016… Continue reading
“Residents of U.S. Territories Ask Court to Expand Voting Rights”
Courthouse News Service:
U.S. Circuit Judge David Hamilton asked whether the differences in absentee voting rights between the territories could be due to their unique political histories.
After all, “there are unique, one-of-a-kind, custom deals with each territory,” Hamilton said.… Continue reading
Today’s Must-Read from Charles Stewart: “Who Should Vote? Secretary Dunlap Hits the Nail on the Head”
Charles:
One of the big stories to come out of Tuesday’s hearing of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity (PACEI) is about the divisions that have begun to show among commissioners over how alarmed we should be about stories… Continue reading
Trump DOJ Argues that Remedy to Cure Any Voting Rights Violation in U.S. Territories is to Strip Voting Rights from More People
Pacific Daily News:
The Trump administration is arguing in federal court that, if one U.S. territory doesn’t have the same rights as the others, then all of them should be stripped of those rights, according to a group pursuing lawsuits… Continue reading
“Court blocks penalties in new New Hampshire voting law”
Josh Gerstein:
A New Hampshire judge has blocked recent changes to the state’s voting laws that would have exposed some first-time voters to a fine or jail time if they failed to submit residence paperwork within 10 days of registering.… Continue reading
“N.H. voters, advocates sue to block new law toughening voter registration”
Boston Globe:
The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire and three New Hampshire voters are suing state officials to block a new law that toughens voter registration requirements, rules that civil rights advocates say amount to intimidation designed to… Continue reading
“Opinions Noncitizens are gaining the right to vote. Good.”
“Trump’s claim about voter fraud is bogus. Californians should open voting to noncitizens instead”
State Court Strikes Down Mass. 20-Day Registration Cutoff for Voting
The opinion is not yet available, but according to the ACLU’s Dale Ho: “Decision means state cannot require ppl to register 20 days before election bc violates state constitution.” More: “No remedy ordered yet – could mean Election Day… Continue reading
“California’s Far North Deplores ‘Tyranny’ of the Urban Majority”
NYT:
However, two recent initiatives have channeled the deep feeling of underrepresentation.
In May, a loose coalition of northern activists and residents, including an Indian tribe and the small northern city of Fort Jones, joined forces to file a federal… Continue reading