Category Archives: voter registration
“Want to Vote? Show Us Your Papers”
David Firestone blogs for NYT’s Taking Note blog.
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
“Battleground Texas Activities Draw Questions”
Texas Tribune:
While saying it had received no complaint against the Democratic group Battleground Texas, the office of Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry suggested Wednesday that the group’s voter registration practices might rise to a “potential level of… Continue reading
“Montana GOP looks to end same-day voter registration”
MSNBC: “A GOP-backed bill passed last year by state legislators would let Montanans vote this November on whether to end same-day registration. On Wednesday, the state’s Supreme Court ruled against a challenge to the legislation from labor and voting… Continue reading
“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
“Is Online Registration Reaching a Tipping Point?”
“Online Voter Registration: The Time Has Arrived”
Christopher Thomas (Michigan’s director of elections and member of the PCEA) has written this article (posted with permission) from the Michigan Bar Journal.
“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
“Expanding California’s Electorate: Will Recent Reforms Increase Voter Turnout?”
Eric McGhee has written this report for PPIC:
To address declines in voter turnout, California has adopted same-day registration—so voters can register and cast ballots on the same day—and implemented online registration. A proposal to relax the deadline for returning… 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
Election Assistance Commission Issues Controversial Decision Without Commissioners and Approaching Midnight Deadline
In an ongoing dispute between the federal government and the states of Arizona and Kansas over voter registration (which already earlier made it to the Supreme Court), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued a decision only minutes before a court-imposed… Continue reading