Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Clinton to call for at least 20 days of early voting nationwide”
“Ahead of 2016, Voting Wars Continue, But Momentum on Registration Reform”
Via email [and posted here]:
With the 2016 race already under way, the voting wars continue in the states, but with a significant drop-off in new restrictions in 2015, according to a new analysis by the Brennan Center for… Continue reading
“News attention to voter fraud in the 2008 and 2012 US elections”
Brian J Fogarty, Jessica Curtis, Patricia Frances Gouzien, David C Kimball, and Eric C Vorst in Research & Politics:
The nature and frequency of voter fraud figure prominently in many ongoing policy debates about election laws in the United… Continue reading
“Democrats Challenge Voter Restrictions in Battleground States”
Important Maggie Haberman/Amy Chozick NYT reporting:
For or Mrs. Clinton, such speeches can do much to reinforce her liberal credentials while reassuring black voters who supported Mr. Obama that she is on their side.
In the same way, even if… Continue reading
Hillary Clinton to Give Speech on Voting Rights Thursday
On Thurs, @HillaryClinton to address restrictive voting laws in states such as TX, WI and OH. Will urge steps to restore Voting Rights Act
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 2, 2015
“Clinton Lawyer Accuses Wisconsin of Trying to Suppress the Vote”
Maggie Haberman for the NYT:
Mrs. Clinton’s aides said the suit was not filed on behalf of the campaign, but they offered their support for it.
“We are aware of it and strongly support its goal of ensuring the right… Continue reading
“Top Clinton lawyer challenges Walker’s voting restrictions”
Zack Roth reports for MSNBC.
Clinton Lawyer Marc Elias Among Those Behind Major New Voting Rights Lawsuit in Wisconsin
Here is how the complaint for the lawsuit filed in federal court in Wisconsin begins:
This lawsuit concerns the most fundamental of rights guaranteed citizens in our representative democracy—the right to vote. That right has been under attack in Wisconsin … Continue reading
“Texas keeping thousands from registering, voting group alleges”
MSNBC:
housands of Texans are being disenfranchised thanks to chronic failures in the state’s voter registration system, a Democratic group alleges based on government records and extensive additional evidence.
The charges raise serious questions about Texas’s commitment to making… Continue reading
Response from the GAB on Adequacy of Wisconsin Voter ID Funding
In response to an earlier post, WI GAB Has Only Tiny Budget to Get Out Word About New Voter ID Requirements, Reid Magney, public information officer for the GAB writes:
Your tweet about GAB generated a call from MSNBC.… Continue reading
WI GAB Has Only Tiny Budget to Get Out Word About New Voter ID Requirements
Troubling report from the GAB, indicating a budget of only $34,000 to get out the word about mandatory voter id requirements:
The G.A.B. staff does not believe that voluntary efforts and free media will be adequate to the task of… Continue reading
“Bill to give Kobach prosecutorial power receives early House approval in close vote; Secretary of state says vote comes ‘not a moment too soon'”
“Cheap And Fast, Online Voter Registration Catches On”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.