Rand Paul: Incidence of Voter Fraud “Probably Small” and “Republicans May Have Over-Emphasized This”
Woah. #progress
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“ACLU asks judge to block enforcement of Arkansas voter ID law while lawsuit is considered”
Politicians Debate Ohio Election Administration Changes
“Democrats Funnel Money Into State Races as Voter-ID Plays”
Bloomberg News article focusing on battle for Ohio Secretary of State.
“Kansas Crosscheck Now Covers Over 100 Million Voters”
“Nevada secretary of state says woman arrested for voter fraud; used false identity”
AP: “Secretary of State Ross Miller says a woman has been arrested on two felony charges for allegedly using a false identity to register to vote and casting ballots in two elections.
Jon Ralston: .@rossjmiller: “This… Continue reading
“More Right-Wing Media Lies About Voting Rights As Another Election Approaches”
This item appears at Media Matters.
“ACLU of Arkansas files suit over voter I.D. law”
This one is in state court.
“Why putting photos on Social Security cards won’t save voting rights”
Michael Hiltzik blogs at LAT.
“Obama on Voter ID: Right Speech in the Right Place for the Right Reason”
“How Democrats Work To Restrict Voting and Disenfranchise People in a Purple State”
RNLA blog post on Virginia.
“Obama on Voter Suppression: The Right Speech in the Wrong Place”
Andrew Cohen:
He’s got to engage with the woman who says blithely: “If I need to show ID to get cold medicine why shouldn’t I have to show an ID to vote?” He’s got to engage with the man… Continue reading
“Democrats Support Voting Rights. Republicans Should Too”
Ari Berman:
It’s also unfortunate that many in the media continue to report on voting rights like it’s a left versus right issue, as if supporting a fundamental democratic right suddenly makes one a flaming liberal. Jamie Fuller of… Continue reading
“Scrutinizing Federal Electoral Qualifications”
Derek Muller has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Indiana Law Journal). Here is the abstract:
Candidates for federal office must meet several constitutional qualifications. Sometimes, whether a candidate meets those qualifications is a matter of dispute. Courts and litigants… Continue reading