Category Archives: The Voting Wars

FELN Files Amicus Brief on Purcell Timing Issue in Kansas EAC Appeal

July 21, 2016, 4:11 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

You can read the brief at this link. The article sounds some of the themes I put forth in Reining in the Purcell Principle, Florida State University Law Review(forthcoming 2015) (draft available) (this article has been forthcoming for… Continue reading

Breaking: Trial Court in Texas Voter ID Case Sets Forth Softening Parameters, Timing

July 21, 2016, 1:55 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Wasting no time, this scheduling order from the trial court also includes the contours of what a softening rule must look like: It is further ORDERED that any plan for interim relief must include terms regarding the following:  All… Continue reading

How Will Texas Voter ID “Softening” Work?

July 21, 2016, 1:29 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Zack Roth explores.

“Judge blocks Michigan ban on straight-party voting”

July 21, 2016, 11:08 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Detroit News: A federal judge in Detroit has issued four preliminary injunctions against state election officials, prohibiting Michigan from enforcing a new law that bans straight-ticket voting. U.S. District Court Judge Gershwin A. Drain issued a 37-page opinion Thursday that… Continue reading

New WI Elections Board Moves Quickly to Implement Affidavit Softening of Voter ID Ordered by Court

July 21, 2016, 10:39 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Memorandum.

“The Voting Rights Act Might Get Some Teeth Back; Thanks to an appeals ruling, Texas’ discriminatory voting laws could end up under federal oversight.”

July 21, 2016, 7:19 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. it begins: This week’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit—holding that Texas’ strict voter identification law violates the Voting Rights Act—is good news for those who believe such… Continue reading

“Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law”

July 21, 2016, 6:22 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Pam Fessler reports for NPR. She says Texas has not yet decided whether or not to appeal to the Supreme Court. I explained yesterday why such an appeal would have long odds.

First Roundup of Texas Voter ID Stories and Releases

July 20, 2016, 4:45 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Eric Eckholm for the NYT Ariane de Vogue for CNN Jess Bravin of CNN (and this Law Blog post) Bob Barnes for WaPo Zack Roth NBC Pam Fessler for NPR Dallas Morning News Brennan Center Campaign Legal Center Lawyers’ … Continue reading

“Voter beware: Thanks to ID laws, being registered isn’t enough to vote in many states”

July 20, 2016, 8:04 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

LAT letters to the editor, including one from Kathleen Unger of the great VoteRiders organization.

Wisconsin Voter ID Decision Roundup

July 20, 2016, 7:57 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Reuters WSJ AP And here is my earlier post, discussing the chances of success on appeal, if Wisconsin appeals.

Kobach Calls Latest ACLU Action on His Voting Cutbacks “Frivolous” But He’s Lost to Them Numerous Times

July 19, 2016, 3:17 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wichita Eagle

Breaking: Federal District Court Softens WI Voter ID Law, Allowing Affidavit in Place of ID

July 19, 2016, 12:58 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can find Judge Adelman’s 44-page order here. I’m about to jump on a call, and so I will post more later. But suffice to say that this is a very big deal, and at first blush (subject to… Continue reading

“Virginia Needs to Fix Its Racist Voting Law”

July 19, 2016, 11:58 amfelon voting, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dale Ho NYT oped: THE Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit that aims to strip the right to vote from more than 206,000 people, including one in five African-American adults in the state. If state… Continue reading