Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Appellate Panel Says Texas ID Law Broke U.S. Voting Rights Act”
Erik Eckholm reports for the NYT.
“Court: Texas Voter ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act”
Press Statement from TX AG Fails to Acknowledge 5th Circuit Held Voter ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act
Weird.
Attorney General Paxton Statement on Voter ID Ruling
Texas’ Voter ID Law to Remain in Effect
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today released the following statement on the ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for… Continue reading
Breaking and Analysis: 5th Circuit Affirms Texas Voter ID Violates Section 2, Remands on Question of Discriminatory Purpose
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A unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued an opinion which is a great (but not complete) victory for those challenging Texas’s strict voter id law. The court affirms… Continue reading
“First GOP Debate To Take Place In A State Where Access To Voting Rights Is Getting Worse”
Alice Ollstein writes for Think Progress.
“Congress Has the Power to Improve Elections”
I have written this contribution for the New York Times Room for Debate forum on the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. A snippet:
When a state rolls back conveniences for voters and makes it more burdensome to register… Continue reading
“Scott Walker, GOP lawmakers want to change elections board by 2016”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans who control the Legislature plan to restructure the agency that runs elections by the fall of 2016, when Walker hopes to top the ballot as a candidate for president.
GOP lawmakers also plan… Continue reading
“Slim turnout expected in next month’s NC primaries”
Charlotte Observer:
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Sunday’s New York Times Magazine made North Carolina the focus for a sweeping cover story on the 1965 law and the struggle both to create it and… Continue reading
“Coalition urges Christie to sign N.J. voting overhaul”
Charles Koch on Voter ID and His Supposed Lack of Support for ALEC’s Role in Promoting Such Laws
In this interview with Matea Gold (on Koch’s friendship and partnership with Michael Lomax of the United Negro College Fund):
The two do not see to eye to eye on many issues, including when it comes to voter identification laws.… Continue reading
“Does a voting-rights case threaten experimentation?”
Michael McGough in the LA Times on the non-retrogression question lurking in the North Carolina voting rights case.
“John Roberts has been trying to gut the Voting Rights Act for decades”
Scott Lemieux at The Week.
“Ruth: Vote, then pray your ballot is counted”
Daniel Ruth in the Tampa Bay Times on FL SOS Ken Detzner:
Ken Detzner has other things to do, like protecting the state seal to make sure it doesn’t get lost, fall into a mayo jar, or wind up on… Continue reading