“The Big Dangers for the Next Election”
Here is Part I of II of Elizabeth Drew’s review in the NY Review of Books of my book, The Voting Wars, and the Brennan Center’s Democracy and Justice: Collected Writings.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
Koch Bros. Efforts to Help Latinos as Means to Suppress Democratic Vote?
WaPo:
The LIBRE effort, which backers plan to expand into more presidential battleground states over the next several months, has alarmed many Democrats.
“They are making friends and trying to convince you that the Democratic agenda is bad,” said… Continue reading
Listen to the Oral Argument in 5th Circuit Texas Voter ID Appeal
“Federal Appeals Court to Scrutinize Voter ID Law”
The Texas Tribune reports. More from Kuff’s World, linking to this Tim Eaton piece (in which I’m quoted) behind the Statesman paywall.
“Legal fight over voter IDs in Wisconsin continues; ACLU fights to have technical college, veteran IDs accepted for voting in Wisconsin”
“Will the Courts Finally Block Texas’ Worst-in-the-Nation Voter-ID Law?”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
“New Kinloch mayor blocked by police from entering city hall”
Holy cow:
Our Fox 2 cameras were the only ones there as the newly-elected Kinloch mayor was greeted by police for her first day on the job.
Betty McCray was not only prevented from entering city hall, she was… Continue reading
“Armistice in the Voting War”
“Four Years Later, Texas Is Still Defending Its Voter ID Law”
WI Unsurprisingly Rejects Automatic Voter Registration
“New Settlement Ends Ohio Early Voting Dispute”
Good Draw of Judges for Challengers in Texas Voter ID Appeal in 5th Circuit
Via Michael Li, here is the order.
Chief Judge Carl Stewart (a Clinton appointee profiled here), Catharina Haynes (a GWB appointee) and federal district court judge Nannette Brown (sitting by designation), an Obama appointee.
The 5th Circuit is… Continue reading
RNC Official Says There’s “About One Percent” Voter Fraud
TPM. I’d be quite surprised if it is that high. And I’d also love to see the data to make such a claim.
“Settlement reverses some cuts to Ohio early voting”
Zack Roth reports for MSNBC.