Category Archives: NVRA (motor voter)
Big News from Federal Court: Republican States May Soon Demand Proof of Citizenship for Voting in Federal Elections
Today a federal court decided Kobach v. United States Election Assistance Commission.The upshot of this opinion, if it stands on appeal, is that states with Republican legislatures and/or Republican chief election officials are likely to require documentary proof of… Continue reading
“Voting Rights Groups Applaud District Court’s Decision In Massachusetts Public Assistance Voter Registration Case”
Demos press release: “On Friday, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a series of rulings in Delgado v. Galvin, rejecting defendants’ efforts to dismiss parts of the case, adding MassHealth as a defendant, and… Continue reading
“New Report on Voter Registration at Public Assistance Agencies”
Project Vote: “This new policy paper explores what went wrong with implementation of the NVRA, and what can be done to fix it. It explains the requirements of Section 7, summarizes the history of noncompliance, and covers the legal… Continue reading
“Law professor says ‘dual elections’ a real possibility this year”
The latest from Kansas.
Kobach: EAC Would Have to Help Kansas Deny Vote to People of Swedish Descent, If Kansas Wanted It
Case continues over EAC’s authority under the NVRA against the states.
While Kobach said the EAC did not have the authority to reject state requested information for the federal form, he added that a court would strike down the… Continue reading
“Kobach makes case for Kansas, Arizona voting laws”
RNLA Praises One Aspect of Bauer-Ginsberg Report, While Bashing “the Radical Left and Many in the Democrat Party”
“Montana Supreme Court OKs voter registration referendum”
Missoulian: “The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a legislative referendum to end Election Day voter registration can appear on the November ballot. However, the court ordered Attorney General Tim Fox to rewrite the ballot statement for the… Continue reading
“Kansas and Arizona Lose on Procedure, in Case Over Federal Voter Registration Form”
“Kansas, Arizona rekindling lawsuit over proof-of-citizenship voter registration”
AP: “Kansas and Arizona have rekindled a lawsuit seeking to force the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to require residents to show proof-of-citizenship when registering to vote, arguing that a recent agency decision to deny the requests was unlawful.”
“Millions being denied voter registration chance through Obamacare”
MSNBC:
he Obama administration is doing so little to help people register to vote when they sign up for the Affordable Care Act that it’s violating the law, good-government groups are charging.
Team Obama’s hands-off approach to registering voters… Continue reading
“Rumors of Our Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: EAC Responds on Proof-of-Citizenship Issue”
“Power play: Federal ruling forbids states from checking voters’ citizenship”
Washington Times: “A federal commission rejected three states’ requests to ask voters for proof of citizenship, issuing a complex decision Friday that said it’s up to the national government, not the states, to decide what to include on… Continue reading