“What’s the Matter With North Carolina?”
Dahlia Lithwick writes for Slate.
My own piece about North Carolina will be posting soon.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Elections changes advance in Senate”
WRAL:
After close to two hours of debate and discussion, during which lawmakers were roundly criticized by members of the public, a Senate committee passed a raft of elections reforms Tuesday.
House Bill 589 sat idle for three months… Continue reading
“Finally, Real Numbers on Voter ID”
Nate Cohn:
These data leave no question about whether voter ID laws have a disparate impact on non-white voters. In that sense, Democratic fears and Republican hopes are confirmed. But the North Carolina data also suggests that voter ID… Continue reading
“Voter ID On Trial: An Update From the Capitol”
WESA audio report:
Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law has come back to trial in the Commonwealth court, and both sides are making serious plays. WITF’s capital reporter Mary Wilson says the first few days of testimony were brimming with… Continue reading
Pa. Republican Party Chair Says Voter ID Controversy Helped GOP in 2012
See this report. As with the Mike Turzai comments, Democrats are citing these comments as evidence that Republicans intend the law to suppress Democratic votes; Republicans sharply disagree.
Bonus: Story at top of same page:
VIDEO: Man wrestles shark … Continue reading
“Republican Who Tossed Voter Registration Forms Let Off The Hook”
Ryan Reilly:
The young Republican who grabbed national headlines after being arrested for throwing voter registration forms into a dumpster before the 2012 election won’t be facing any legal consequences.
A judge in Virginia dropped several misdemeanor charges against… Continue reading
“North Carolina Republicans Push Harsh New Voter ID Law”
Melowese Richardson Gets Five Year Term for Illegal Voting
See here. This is a significant sentence for some serious misconduct, including voting her sister’s vote, who has been in a coma since 2003. Although the poll worker accepted a plea deal, she was unrepentant:
“I think the board… Continue reading
The Chances of a Deal to Fix the VRA After Shelby County? Observations about the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
I had a chance to watch a good part of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today. It makes me more pessimistic about the chances of a deal to improve the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court effectively gutted section… Continue reading
“Statistics dominate day 2 of Pa. voter ID trial”
AP reports.
That analysis showed that, as of this spring, about 511,000 registered voters either lacked one of the PennDOT-issued IDs or have IDs that have expired or will expire before the Nov. 5 election.
Siskin’s testimony bolsters the… Continue reading
FOX News of Pa Voter ID Case
Interesting video report. In the intro, Shepard Smith says: “Supporters say it could help prevent voter fraud, though frankly there’s no evidence of widespread voter fraud.”
Right Church, Wrong Pew Order
“Federal Judge Makes ‘Right Church, Wrong Pew’ Permanent in Ohio”
“Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Being Argued Anew in Court”
Bloomberg reports.
The case is before a different judge than the judge who initially refused to block the voter id law before the November election, and then reversed his decision after the Pa. Supreme Court remanded the case for… Continue reading