Category Archives: NVRA (motor voter)
“Kansas and Arizona Request Rehearing in Tenth Circuit in Lawsuit Over Federal Voter Registration Forms” [corrected]
BAN reports.
[An earlier version, relying on the BAN report, said that rehearing was being sought en banc. It is a request for a panel rehearing.]
“Federal appeals court rejects citizenship proof rule for Kansas voters”
“Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Partially Upholds Challenge to Louisiana’s Administration of National Voter Registration Act”
Press release:
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Scott, et al. v. Schedler, et al., issued a ruling partially upholding a district court’s ruling after trial that Louisiana violated the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by failing to… Continue reading
“Obamacare Could Have Turned Millions of Uninsured Americans Into Voters”
Interesting report from Mother Jones.
Irony Dept: Republicans Go After Dem. Election Official for Purging Voter (AG Candidate) Too Close to the Election
This from the RNLA is too delicious. Usually it is Democrats fighting a last minute voter purge under the NVRA.
My understanding of these provisions is not deep, but my impression is that the NVRA only stops large,… Continue reading
“Arkansas Neglecting Low-Income Voters, in Violation of Federal Law”
Press release: ” Citing evidence that low-income Arkansas residents have unlawfully been denied the opportunity to register to vote, attorneys from the voting rights groups Demos, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP, Project Vote, and… Continue reading
“Don’t let Arizona and Kansas get away with potentially discriminatory voter registration rules”
True The Vote Suffers Major Loss in #MSSEN Case
Lost in the beginning of the Labor Day weekend and the ruling against Sen. McDaniel’s election challenge against Thad Cochran was a 90-page ruling issued in True the Vote v. Hosemann. TTV lost just about every issue it raised, although… Continue reading
“Constitution Check: Who decides who gets to vote?”
Lyle Denniston on Kobach v. EAC.
10th Circuit May (or May Not) Side with States Over Federal Government in Voting Dispute Because the EAC Has No Commissioners [Updated]
According to an early AP report.
This would not be a surprising result and would save the 10th Circuit from having to deal with the difficult constitutional question of where Congress’s power to set the “manner” of Congressional elections… Continue reading
“On The Fall Docket: Who Gets To Vote — And Who Gets To Decide?”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
“Arizona Once Again Failing to Offer Required Voter Registration”
Project Vote: “Citing clear evidence that numerous low-income Arizona residents have been denied the opportunity to register to vote, the League of Women Voters of Arizona and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) sent official notice today… Continue reading