Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Texas Matters: Could Texas Be ‘Bailed In’ The VRA?”
“Loretta Lynch on Voting Rights, Terror Trials and the Press”
“Voting rights battles will continue before 2016”
USA Today: “Supreme Court rulings forced last-minute changes in state voting procedures for the midterm elections across the country, but the battle over voting rules is far from over. Courts are still hearing arguments over voter ID and early voting… Continue reading
“After takeover, Nevada GOPers ready voter ID”
MSNBC: “Yet another Republican-controlled state is looking to impose a voter ID law just in time for the 2016 elections. GOP state lawmakers in Nevada are readying ID bills for early next year, Secretary of State-Elect Barbara Cegavske told… Continue reading
“Behind the Ballot Box: How Do You Run an Election When the Rules Keep Changing?”
Extensive Abby Rapoport report in the National Journal on litigation just before the election, some of which made it to the Supreme court.
“It’s Pretty Much Just Fox Viewers Who Think Voter Fraud Is A Problem”
TPM: “By a huge margin, people who consider Fox News their most trusted TV news source say that “people casting votes who are not eligible to vote” is the bigger problem while most people who trust other news stations… Continue reading
“Pew Post-Election Survey Has Some Interesting Numbers for Election Geeks, Too”
Read Doug Chapin on the new Pew Survey and look at these fascinating data on voter confidence over time:
“Want to Improve Voter Turnout? Abolish Voter Registration. No, Really!”
This item appears at The Root.
“Haters Gonna Hate: Fight Over Wisc. GAB Shows Non-Partisanship Comes From Deeds, Not Structure”
Chapin on Wisconsin’s voting wars.
“Allegations of voter fraud surface in Illinois Treasurer’s race”
“How many voters were disenfranchised by Texas’ ID law?”
Zack Roth for MSNBC:
Both sides are already making claims and counterclaims about the impact of Texas’ strict voter ID law in last week’s election.
There’s no question that some legitimate voters were disenfranchised by the law. But how… Continue reading
“No, Voting Laws Didn’t Doom Democrats”
Francis Barry for Bloomberg View:
A day after the election, Wendy Weiser at the Brennan Center for Justice argued that “in several key races, the margin of victory came very close to the likely margin of disenfranchisement.” She cited the… Continue reading
“A vote of confidence for mail elections in Colorado”
Denver Post editorial:
While Colorado’s 2014 election was primarily about the candidates and initiatives on the ballot, it was also a test of the state’s all-mail ballot and vote center system.
Our verdict: It was a success.
Not only did… Continue reading