“Catherine Rampell: Voter suppression laws are already deciding elections”
WaPo opinion. This relies on Brennan Center data, and for reasons I’ve given, I’m very skeptical.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“The Supreme Court’s Gerrymandering Conundrum: Did Alabama legislators redraw district lines to hurt Democrats or to disenfranchise black voters?”
I have written this new piece for Slate. It begins:
As Democrats struggled last week to salvage control of the Senate, they pushed to get as many black voters to the polls as possible, especially in the South. It’s… Continue reading
Provisional Ballot Dispute in AZ Congressional Race
Tuscon Weekly:
A Pima County Superior Court judge has denied an effort by Republican Martha McSally’s congressional campaign to stop counting a group of ballots in Democratic precincts in her hotly contested race against Democratic incumbent Ron Barber.
Superior… Continue reading
Read Doug Chapin on How The Kobach v. EAC Decision Complicates Confirmation of EAC Commissioners
Here.
“Turnout Down in Texas, and Democrats Claim a Reason: Voter ID Law”
Ross Ramsey (Texas Tribune/NYT):
Texas turnout, already the worst in the country, dropped. The state’s population is larger than it was in 2010. More than 14 million Texans registered to vote, according to the secretary of state — up from… Continue reading
“How Much of a Difference Did New Voting Restrictions Make in Yesterday’s Close Races?”
Wendy Weiser writes for the Brennan Center. Once again, I’m skeptical. Consider the analysis of North Carolina:
In the North Carolina Senate race, state house speaker Thom Tillis beat Senator Kay Hagen by a margin of 1.7 percent, or… Continue reading
“Federal appeals court rejects citizenship proof rule for Kansas voters”
Another Story Likely Overclaiming on Effects of Voter ID Laws Etc.
The Intercept: “the evidence is piling up that systematic voter suppression, including voter ID laws and dubious vote-fraud prevention software, played a significant part in keeping people from casting ballots, as well.”
Not convincing.
“Federal Form for Voting is Ruled Valid”
Eric Eckholm reports for the NY Times.
My earlier coverage of today’s 10th Circuit ruling in Kobach v. EAC is here.
“Media Wrap-Up: How Voters Fared With New Restrictions”
Breaking: 10th Circuit, in Major Voting Case, Rejects Kansas and Arizona Citizenship Proof Requirement
You can read the unanimous 10th Circuit opinion in Kobach v. U.S. EAC, reversing the lower court, at this link. Kansas and Arizona tried to force the federal government to require those who register to vote using a simple federal… Continue reading
Two on the Possible Effects of Voting Restrictions on Midterms
Ari Berman in the Nation and Naomi Shavin in TNR.
I would be very cautious about saying voting restrictions had any determinative effect on election outcomes—we have a hard enough time figuring out how much they affect voter turnout.
“Stumbling Blocks”
The Economist on the latest in the voting wars.
“Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Partially Upholds Challenge to Louisiana’s Administration of National Voter Registration Act”
Press release:
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Scott, et al. v. Schedler, et al., issued a ruling partially upholding a district court’s ruling after trial that Louisiana violated the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by failing to… Continue reading