Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“A.G. Schneiderman Calls For Passage Of Voter Intimidation Prevention Act To Combat Barriers To The Ballot Box”
See this press release.
“Voter ID cases could let John Roberts destroy Voting Rights Act”
“Senior tries and tries to get ID card so she can vote”
Houston Chronicle column.
Very informative on the bureaucratic burdens of voter id.
“Boxer, Nelson Introduce Legislation to Ensure Voters Wait No Longer than Thirty Minutes to Vote”
Press release via email:
BOXER, NELSON INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ENSURE VOTERS WAIT NO LONGER THAN THIRTY MINUTES TO VOTE
‘LINE Act’ Will Help Implement the Recommendation of the Bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Administration Led by Counsels to the Romney… Continue reading
“Election Panel: Long Lines Were ‘Management’ Problem”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR on Bauer and Ginsberg’s testimony about the PCEA before the Senate Rules Committee.
She also notes the EAC nominations of Hicks and Perez were put off for lack of a quorum.
Kobach: EAC Would Have to Help Kansas Deny Vote to People of Swedish Descent, If Kansas Wanted It
Case continues over EAC’s authority under the NVRA against the states.
While Kobach said the EAC did not have the authority to reject state requested information for the federal form, he added that a court would strike down the… Continue reading
“North Carolina voting law targets black voters: Study”
Adam Serwer reports for MSNBC.
About to Be on HuffPostLive Talking Early Voting
with Mike Sacks, Jonathan Bernstein, and David Schaefer.
Background:my recent Slate piece on conservatives and early voting.
Talked Early Voting with Pete Domnick Today
Politico on the Partisan Fights over Secretary of State Races
Here.
“The Progressive Roots of Republican Vote Suppression”
Jonathan Bernstein for Bloomberg View:
Is Hasen correct? It’s hard to know. Another plausible explanation is that the Republican efforts are devoted to restricting the franchise for purely partisan reasons, while conservative writers flail around looking for a more high-minded… Continue reading
“EXCLUSIVE: Latest Herron & Smith: ‘Race, Shelby County, and the Voter Information Verification Act in North Carolina'”
New research from Michael Herron and Dan Smith:
Abstract
Shortly after the Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the state of North Carolina enacted an omnibus piece of election-reform… Continue reading
“80,000 people protested in NC this weekend. Here’s why.”
The Fix mentions, among other things, redistricting and voting wars isses.