Category Archives: The Voting Wars
Analysis: McDaniel Likely to Lose #MSSEN Challenge
A press conference concluded a few minutes ago by the McDaniel campaign suggests that the campaign found far fewer illegal votes than the approximately 7,600 votes separating him from Sen. Thad Cochran in the MS Republican Senate primary. Instead, it… Continue reading
“Advocacy groups to monitor polls in Dearborn Heights”
Detroit News:
Advocacy groups said Saturday they would provide poll monitors and a hotline to report complications during the primary election after allegations of voter suppression in Dearborn Heights.
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and other coalition groups have set… Continue reading
“Judicial Confusion in Wisconsin”
“Wisconsin Supreme Court’s voter ID ruling creates confusion, possibility of fraud”
AP:
A court-ordered change to Wisconsin’s photo identification law that’s designed to cut down on voter fraud is creating confusion and may even open the door to the very type of behavior Republican lawmakers were trying to prevent.
Policy… Continue reading
“U.S. Attorney General Holder to Rick Scott: We’re watching you”
Tampa Bay Times: “U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a scathing letter to Gov. Rick Scott over voting changes in Florida and issued a warning that the Justice Department is “carefully monitoring” the state.”
“GOP chairman: Party competing for black votes”
AP:
Priebus, in an interview with CNN’s Michaela Pereira and Fox News’ Kelly Wright following his prepared remarks, defended his party’s push for state laws requiring voters produce identification before casting a ballot.
Opponents charge the laws, which have… Continue reading
“Hypocrisy on Wisconsin Supreme Court: Why voter ID decision is wrong”
Josh Douglas oped in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Irony Dept: Only Evidence of Voter Fraud Cited by WI Supreme Court Involves Scott Walker Supporter Committing Fraud ID Law Would Not Prevent
In both of today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court voter id cases (the NAACP case and the LWV case), the court majority includes an identical footnote to rebut the argument that there’s no good evidence of in person, impersonation voter… Continue reading
WI Supreme Court Rewrites State Voter ID Law to Prevent It from Being an Unconstitutional Poll Tax
In today’s 4-3 Wisconsin Supreme Court voter id case (the NAACP case, not the LWV case), the Wisconsin Supreme Court splits along party lines in upholding the voter id law against a challenge that it violates the… Continue reading
“Eric Holder Takes Voting Rights Battle to Ohio, Wisconsin”
Breaking: Divided WI Supreme Court Upholds Voter ID Law; Federal Ban Still in Effect
Following up on this post, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, on a 4-3 vote (and 5-2 vote in the second case [corrected]), has rejected two challenges to the state’s voter id law.
The federal ban on the law under the… Continue reading
Wisconsin Supreme Court Set to Issue Voter ID Ruling, Other Major Rulings, Thursday Morning–Could Moot Federal Case
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Three bolts of legal lightning — affecting union bargaining, election law and same-sex couples — will finally come down Thursday morning in what promises to be a historic day for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Set for… Continue reading
DOJ Files Amicus Brief in Wisconsin Voter ID Case, Statement of Interest in Ohio Early Voting Case
DOJ Wisconsin Filing
DOJ Ohio Filing
Ryan Reilly HuffPo story.
DOJ Press release:
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ANNOUNCES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILINGS IN VOTING RIGHTS CASES IN WISCONSIN AND OHIO
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Justice… Continue reading