“Greg Abbott asks court to stay voter registration ruling”
Texas Redistricting reports.
Category Archives: voter registration
ChapinQuote of the Day
“Basically, the GOP seems willing to inconvenience valid voters in an effort to strike invalid voters from the voter rolls. Democrats on the other hand are so worried about the impact on valid voters of list maintenance that they appear… Continue reading
“Court enjoins enforcement of new Texas voter registration laws”
Texas Redistricting reports.
“Kochs Take Tip From Soros Investing in Voter Registration”
Interesting Bloomberg report.
“Feds: Florida’s voter purge violates federal law; The Justice Department says Florida never submitted the new ‘citizenship list maintenance practices’ to them for approval.”
The Miami Herald reports.
Doonesbury on Voter Suppression
I missed this last week. The first cartoon is here, and then hit next to read each additional cartoon in the series.
“Partisan Rifts Hinder Efforts to Improve U.S. Voting System”
Must-read NYT report.
[This post has been updated with the updated headline of the NYT report.]
“Online Service Works With Colleges to Get Students Registered to Vote”
“Civil Rights Group Calls For Probe Of Romney’s ‘Interference’ With VA Voter Registration”
The latest from Virginia.
“Dems file fed lawsuit to stop shortened early-voting days in Florida”
The Miami Herald reports. Read the press release.
“‘The Debate is Over’: FL’s ‘Non-Citizen’ Voter Purge Has Been a Spectacular, Disenfranchising Failure”
If you can get past the hyperbole and breathlessness, this Brad Blog post offers some important factual correctives (many from sunshine act requests) about the Florida voter purge. Bottom line: very few non-citizens removed from rolls and very little proof… Continue reading
“Washington State partners with Microsoft and Facebook; Facebook voter registration app set to launch soon”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“Will Florida’s Voter Purge Cost Obama the Election?”
The Atlantic reports.
“Romney camp asks Va. to probe voter forms”
Times Dispatch: “Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign is asking Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to launch an investigation into voter-registration forms that are being sent to Virginia residents and addressed to deceased relatives, children, family pets and others ineligible… Continue reading