“Critics See Efforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters From Rolls”
Today’s must read from Michael Wines in the NYT on what is still lost with the demise of Section 5 preclearance.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“‘Racially Discriminatory Intent’ And Voter ID Laws”
I spoke with NPR’s Michel Martin on All Things Considered.
Listen.
Breaking and Analysis: (Another) Federal Court Strikes Restrictive WI Voting Rules
In a 119-page opinion, a federal district court has struck a host of WI voting rules, including certain voter id provisions, as unconstitutional. Among other things, the court has ordered that expired but otherwise valid student id cards will be… Continue reading
NC District Court Issues Order Following 4th Circuit Blocking NC Voting Restrictions
NC Republican Leaders, Calling 4th Circuit Panel “Partisan,” Vow #SCOTUS Appeal
Here’s the inflammatory statement:
“Since today’s decision by three partisan Democrats ignores legal precedent, ignores the fact that other federal courts have used North Carolina’s law as a model, and ignores the fact that a majority of other states have… Continue reading
Judge Expedites TX Voter ID Softening Hearing to Aug. 10
Breaking and Analysis: Partially Divided 4th Circuit Strikes NC Strict Voting Law, Finds Discriminatory Intent
You can find the 83 pages of decisions at this link.
A partially divided panel of 4th Circuit judges reversed a massive trial court opinion which had rejected a number of constitutional and Voting Rights Act challenges to North Carolina’s… Continue reading
“Voter ID Laws and the Future of Judicial ‘Softening'”
Bauer:
Moreover, and maybe most important, the experience with softening and its limits will contribute to a record on which more expansive judicial relief can be sought. Softening is an inevitable step for courts reluctant to challenge state prerogatives… Continue reading
“Due Process, Fair Play, and Excessive Partisanship: A New Principle for Judicial Review of Election Laws”
This looks to be an important new draft from Ned Foley. Here is the abstract:
American democracy is plagued by excessive partisanship, and yet constitutional law thus far has been incapable of redressing this ill. Gerrymandering is one clear example:… Continue reading
Todd Rokita “is telling a story he knows is false”
“Court case could open Kansas primary elections to thousands of new voters”
Bryan Lowry for the Wichita Eagle:
A Shawnee County judge will decide whether thousands can vote in state and local elections when Kansas holds its primaries next week.
Judge Larry Hendricks will review Friday whether Secretary of State Kris Kobach… Continue reading
“He lost after a law changed; can he win now that it’s changing again?”
McClatchy:
Two years ago, then-Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Texas, lost to a Republican challenger by a little more than 2,000 votes in a vast congressional district that stretches from San Antonio for over 800 miles of border, brush and desert… Continue reading
Ohio Voter Purge Case to 6th Circuit
Cincinnati Enquirer:
The three 6th Circuit judges quizzed both sides about the case Wednesday, but they could take weeks to make a decision.
Judges Eugene Siler Jr. and Julia Smith Gibbons were appointed by presidents George H.W. Bush and… Continue reading
“By November, Russian hackers could target voting machines”
Bruce Schneier:
Over the years, more and more states have moved to electronic voting machines and have flirted with Internet voting. These systems are insecure and vulnerable to attack.
But while computer security experts like me have sounded… Continue reading