“Husted: Eliminating ‘Golden Week’ would protect elections”
Gannett reports.
Dan Tokaji on Twitter: “Silly argument from OH SOS Husted http://goo.gl/Ao2WKF U really want us to believe that 30 days aren’t enough to verify voter eligibility?”
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
#KSSEN: Kobach Says He Should Have Declined to Be on Sen. Roberts Honorary Reelection Commmittee
Wichita Eagle:
Taylor’s suit contends that Kobach should have recused himself from the decision on Taylor’s candidacy. Kobach, a former Republican Party chairman, is a member of Roberts’ honorary campaign committee, which Taylor’s attorney contends creates a conflict of… Continue reading
Ari Berman on Why WI’s Voter ID Law is Not Like Indiana’s, Contra 7th Circuit
Important piece:
3. Approving a law of this magnitude less than two months before a major election is certain to cause electoral chaos. Wisconsin’s voter ID law has been blocked since March 2012—in four different lawsuits in state and federal… Continue reading
“‘A Big, Big Mistake’ on Voter ID”
Jesse Wegman on Wisconsin voter id decision, in NYT’s “Taking Note” Ed blog, quoting my blog post from Friday:
Rick Hasen, a professor of election law at the University of California, Irvine, called the decision a “big, big mistake… Continue reading
“With a win on the line in Colorado, Democrats hope to mail it in”
Reid Wilson for WaPo:
Here in the Senate battleground of Colorado, the latest front in the voting wars is the mailbox.
In other states, that fight has generally centered on laws that opponents say restrict voter access – measures, largely… Continue reading
“Voter ID reinstatement could mean trouble in November”
“Court OKs Voter ID in Wisconsin”
Josh Gerstein reports for Politico.
“Appeals panel won’t halt judge’s early-voting order”
AP reports from Ohio. My earlier coverage of the 6th Circuit order is here.
Coverage of WI Voter ID 7th Circuit Developments
Breaking: 7th Circuit Allows WI Voter ID Law to Go Into Effect Immediately
You can read the order here. From the order:
After the district court’s decision, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin revised the procedures to make it easier for persons who have difficulty affording any fees to obtain the birth certificates… Continue reading
“Wisconsin’s Scott Walker OKs new voter ID process”
Very Bad Idea to Implement WI Voter ID Just Before the Election
I’ve explained why we shouldn’t be surprised if the 7th Circuit reverse the district court in the Wisconsin voter id case and rejects both the constitutional and Voting Rights Act section 2 claims brought against it.
But it sounds like… Continue reading
Don’t Be Surprised 7th Circuit Skeptical of Voting Rights Claim in Wisconsin Voter ID Case
Here is my analysis of the district court order.
3. Both the constitutional law and VRA section 2 claims are controversial. On the con law point, the judge purports to apply the “Anderson-Burdick” balancing test that the Supreme Court applied… Continue reading
Doesn’t Sound Good for WI Voter ID Opponents
Journal-Sentinel: Appeals panel questions why voter ID shouldn’t be in place Nov. 4
Attorneys representing groups that successfully sued over Wisconsin’s voter ID law came in for tough questioning Friday before a panel of three federal judges, with Judge Diane… Continue reading