“Dems file fed lawsuit to stop shortened early-voting days in Florida”
The Miami Herald reports. Read the press release.
Category Archives: voting
“Turnout: How Low Can You Go?”
How Many Non-Citizen Voters Actually Removed by Florida Vote Purges?
Today on AirTalk Hans von Spakovsky said that Florida officials had removed 50 non-citizen voters already from the voter rolls. I said that I was not familiar with that statistic, and so I wondered about its veracity. (Why would I… Continue reading
“Texas’ poll tax in disguise A law requiring a photo ID to vote attacks a key achievement of the civil rights era.”
Bruce Ackerman and Jennifer Nou have written this LA Times oped.
“Two Republican Candidates for Presidential Elector in Nevada File Lawsuit to Remove ‘None of the Above’ from November 2012 Ballot”
“The Missing Right To Vote; What we’d get from amending the Constitution to guarantee it.”
Heather Gerken has written this Slate contribution to its “How to Fix the Constitution” Hive.
“Voting Hot Report: State-Level Maps and Graphs on Voting”
From the Census Dept:
The Census Bureau today released a menu-driven, interactive Web page permitting users to access for any state a series of graphs showing percentages of adults who voted and registered in every congressional and presidential election… Continue reading
“DOJ eyes Florida voter roll purge of non-U.S. citizens”
Politico reports.
“Justice Department Demands Florida Stop Purging Voter Rolls”
TPM: “The Justice Department sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner Thursday evening demanding the state cease purging its voting rolls because the process it is using has not been cleared under the Voting Rights Act,… Continue reading
“Is Turnout Really the Key for the Walker Recall?”
This item appears at the Recall Elections Blog.
“Tim Myers: A look at a city district voting plan”
Santa Clarita Valley Signal: “Kevin Shenkman, a Columbia-educated attorney based in Malibu, intends to prosecute a lawsuit against the city of Palmdale under the California Voting Rights Act to force the city to overturn Palmdale’s at-large system of electing… Continue reading
“Heads wins coin toss for Texas city council seat”
The Houston Chronicle reports.
“Latino, black political clout grows in Florida and North Carolina”
This item appears at “Facing South.”
“Recent State Voting Laws: A Barrier to the Latino Vote?”
See this panel, moderated by CHCI Law Graduate Fellow Jessica González.