Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“North Carolina Analysis of Multi-State Voters Likely Sets Up Familiar Drama”
Chapin cautions against overreacting. Good luck with that!
Le Quote of the Day
Je crains qu’on ait affaire à un autre cas de pollution américaine de nos voisins du Nord.
–Quoted in this article in a Quebec Newspaper on The Voting Wars in Canada (roughly translated as: “I fear that we have to… Continue reading
“Kobach to Push ‘English Proficiency’ Test for Voting”
AP:
Fresh off his victory against the federal government in a case involving Kansas and Arizona’s demand that voters using federal voter registration forms provide documentary proof of citizenship before voting, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced a… Continue reading
“How Republicans Rationalize Voter Suppression”
Jamelle Bouie writes for Slate.
Deven Desai of Concurring Opinions Interviews Me About Latest Voting Skirmishes
Important Brian Newby Post on the Difficulty Some Voters in Kansas are Having Proving Citizenship to Be Able to Vote
“New G.O.P. Bid to Limit Voting in Swing States”
Must-read, front-page NYT article:
In all, nine states have passed measures making it harder to vote since the beginning of 2013. Most have to do with voter ID laws. Other states are considering mandating proof of citizenship, like a… Continue reading
“Cursed With Nation’s Second-Highest Turnout Rate, Wisconsin Restricts Early Voting”
“Organizer regrets including felon in voter rally”
Cincinnati Enquirer:
The president of a local civil rights group said he “regrets” calling a convicted voting felon to the stage during the Cincinnati launch of the Ohio Voters Bills of Rights petition drive.
Bishop Bobby Hilton called Melowese… Continue reading
“Vote fraud by impersonation just doesn’t exist”
Kuff’s World. (linking Zack Roth)
“Voter rights groups appeal documentation ruling”
AP:
Voting rights groups filed an appeal Friday of a judge’s order that federal election officials must help Kansas and Arizona enforce state laws requiring new voters to provide documentation proving their U.S. citizenship.
A court filing sent to… Continue reading
“Snapshot: A look at who has received free voter IDs in N.C.”
“How Voter ID Can Work for Democrats”
Francis Barry for Bloomberg View.