We Must Be Close to an Election
Michelle Malkin revs up the fraudulent fraud squad talk.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Partisan Divide Over Voting Rights Has Intensified In Obama Era”
Looking forward to hearing this on NPR when it releases the audio.
“Georgia elections chief: No missing voter applications”
WXIA: “Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp said there’s no evidence to support claims by the New Georgia Project that more than 40,000 voter registration applications are missing or unprocessed.”
North Carolina Court of Appeals Upholds Student Voting Site
Back on October 14, Justin reported that a ” NC trial court has found that the State Board of Elections, ratifying the majority preference of the Wautauga County Board of Elections (which split along party lines), intended to discriminate against… Continue reading
New Yorker Cartoon on the Voting Wars
“Republicans Trying to Woo, or at Least Suppress, Minority Vote”
Jonathan Chiat writes, and rightly fisks John Fund.
A Small Error in Justice Ginsburg Texas Voter ID Dissent?
In Justice Ginsburg’s 6-page dissent in the Texas voter id case, she writes: “Nor will Texas accept photo ID cards issued by the U. S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs.”
A few people have pointed me to material from Texas which… Continue reading
“States That Make Voting Super Simple–or Stupidly Hard”
WI AG Gives Up on Voter ID for This Election
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
As early voting started, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen indicated he would no longer attempt to put a voter ID requirement in place for the election.
Van Hollen spent the last week and a half looking… Continue reading
“Editorial: In voter ID ruling, justices side with more obstacles at the polls”
“Records at odds with voter fraud probe claim”
News from Georgia:
Documents obtained from Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office appear to contradict Kemp’s claim that a voter fraud probe was based on numerous complaints from counties across Georgia.
For weeks, Democrats have hinted that Secretary of State… Continue reading
Listen to My Interview with Madeline Brand on Texas Voter ID and Justice Ginsburg’s Dissent
Here at KCRW’s Press Play, discussing my recent Slate column, Dawn Patrol: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s critically important 5 a.m. wake-up call on voting rights.
“How the Supreme Court Made a Mess of Our Voting System”
President Obama Talks Voting Rights and Fraud With Jeffrey Toobin
A part of this fascinating New Yorker piece:
The subject of voting rights has largely been thrust upon Obama by a conservative judiciary. “You look at something like the Voting Rights Act, which was uncontroversial from a legal point… Continue reading