Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“How Do Proof-of-Citizenship Laws Block Legitimate Voters?”
“Court hears arguments on voters having to prove citizenship”
“‘Whoa, Whoa, Whoa’: 10th Circuit Not Quite Ready to Wade Into Dispute Between Kansas, Arizona and EAC”
10th Circuit May (or May Not) Side with States Over Federal Government in Voting Dispute Because the EAC Has No Commissioners [Updated]
According to an early AP report.
This would not be a surprising result and would save the 10th Circuit from having to deal with the difficult constitutional question of where Congress’s power to set the “manner” of Congressional elections… Continue reading
7th Circuit Won’t Consider Lifting Stay of Wisconsin Voter ID Law Until After Sept. 12 Oral Argument
The Seventh Circuit’s order issued last Thursday:
The court will reserve decision on appellantʹs motion to stay the permanent injunction
until after oral argument on September 12, 2014. The court notes that Wisconsin is free to implement immediately the portions… Continue reading
Montana Secretary of State Slams Kansas Secretary of State on Kobach v. EAC Suit
On Twitter (via Doug Chapin)
“Scott Walker, J.B. Van Hollen again ask court to reinstate voter ID”
“On The Fall Docket: Who Gets To Vote — And Who Gets To Decide?”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
Democratic Officials’ Voter Suppression of Republican Voters in New Mexico?
See this post at Ballot Access News.
‘Voter Registration in Ferguson Called ‘Disgusting’”
Read Juliet Lapidos at NYTs’ Taking Note ed blog.
7th Circuit to Hear Oral Argument in Wisconsin Voter ID Case September 12
“Empirically Measuring the Impact of Photo ID Over Time and Its Impact on Women”
Mike Pitts has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Indiana Law Review). Here is the abstract:
This article is part of a series of studies related to the impact of Indiana’s photo identification law during the two presidential election cycles… Continue reading
In Longshot Bid, McDaniel Files Judicial Complaint Asking to Be Declared Winner of #MSSEN Race
You can read the 8 page complaint at this link. The complaint essentially incorporates McDaniel’s 243-page complaint filed with the MS Republican Party into the complaint. He asks for votes from Hinds County and elsewhere to be thrown out,… Continue reading