Category Archives: voter registration
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
“U.S. Court to Hear Case on Voting Restrictions as Arizona Prepares for Polls”
The NYT has this story on Monday’s argument before the Tenth Circuit in Kobach v. EAC and “federal only” rolls in Arizona and Kansas.
NCSL on Voter Turnout and Recounts
This month’s issue of NCSL’s The Canvass focuses on state efforts to improve turnout through measures like same-day registration, as well as renewed attention to recount laws in some states.
More on Calling Ferguson Voter Registration Drive “Disgusting”
From the New Republic and Mother Jones, criticism of Missouri GOP Executive Director Matt Wills’ remark quoted earlier this week on Breitbart.
“U.S. judge declines to stop North Carolina’s election law changes”
Breaking: Federal Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in North Carolina Voting Case – Analysis
You can read the 125-page ruling here.
I have now had a chance to quickly read the district court’s 125-page ruling in this case. Here are my initial thoughts.
1. This is a careful, well-written and well-reasoned decision rejecting… Continue reading
“Kansas, Arizona Require Proof of Citizenship for Voting; Thousands Will Be Barred From Casting Ballots in State Primaries”
“ICYMI (Like Almost Everyone Else): DC Moves Closer to OVR”
“Kansas to Proceed with Two-Track Registration This Fall”
“Louisiana’s New Voter Pre-Registration Law Features Automatic Registration”
“Same-day voter registration coming to Illinois”
Chicago Tribune: “The changes, however, would only apply to the Nov. 4 election. That has some Republicans questioning whether easing the voting rules simply is a way to bolster Democratic prospects this fall.”
“Political parties fight to manipulate voting times”
AP reports.
Doug Chapin comments.
See also my earlier piece, The New Conservative Assault on Early Voting, Slate, February 10, 2014.