Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Former Justice Department Lawyers Fire Back on Voting-Rights Reversal They Say Betrays Two Decades of Enforcement”
Dan Froomkin:
The Justice Department’s recent about-face on a voting rights case was such a betrayal of long-standing DOJ policy that a group of former political appointees and career lawyers filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on Friday,… Continue reading
Careful New Study Finds at Least Thousands in Two Wisconsin Counties Didn’t Vote Because of Voter ID Requirements, Confusion Over Them
Careful new study led by Ken Mayer:
A survey of registered voters in Dane and Milwaukee Counties who did not vote in the 2016 presidential election found that 11.2% of eligible nonvoting registrants were deterred by the Wisconsin’s voter ID… Continue reading
3d Circuit Rejects ACRU’s Voter Purge Suit in Philadelphia, Saying Suit Threatens Goals of NVRA and Integrity of the Vote
Unanimous opinion:
The American Civil Rights Union (“ACRU”) challenges the Philadelphia City Commissioners’ failure to purge the city’s voter rolls of registered voters who are currently incarcerated due to a felony conviction. Because state law prohibits felons from voting… Continue reading
“The Russians are hacking. Luckily the Trump voter fraud commission isn’t in charge”
Michael McDonald has written this oped for USA Today, with the subhead: “The Kris Kobach group is clownish. But some seriously competent people are mobilizing to protect our elections.”
“ACLU moves from defense to offense, starting in Kris Kobach’s home state”
“Voter fraud commission fails on all fronts”
“‘Election integrity’ means voter suppression”
Cynthia Tucker column:
With Donald J. Trump as president, however, the GOP has abandoned any pretense of subtlety. Trump has plumped up the myth of voter fraud with outrageous accusations, incredible theories and charges that could not possibly be true.… Continue reading
Trump DOJ, Again Siding with Texas in Voter ID Case, Opposes Having Entire 5th Circuit Hear Appeal Initially
Full throated defense of Texas’s current position in this litigation, a 180 from where DOJ was during the Obama administration.
“Obama Election Commission Chair: Trump Fraud Panel a ‘Calamitous Failure’”
NBC News:
Voting experts who have been following President Donald Trump’s voter fraud commission with watchful eyes for the past several months aren’t impressed with the panel’s early efforts.
Commission detractors, including a former presidential commission chairman, told NBC News… Continue reading
“Yes, U.S. election integrity could be improved. Here’s why the Pence commission probably won’t do it.”
Francisco Cantú and German Feierherd for The Monkey Cage.
Respondents’ Brief Filed at SCOTUS in Ohio Voter Purge Case
“Senate Democrats to Hold Hearing on Ways to Protect and Strengthen the Right to Vote”
Advisory via email:
On Tuesday, September 19th at 3:00 PM, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, along with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration,… Continue reading
“Trump’s voter fraud commission proves a magnet for controversy”
WaPo:
As President Trump’s voter fraud commission prepared to convene in New Hampshire this week, it already faced questions about its seriousness of purpose and whether it was a hopelessly biased endeavor.
Then things got worse.
An email surfaced in… Continue reading