Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Investigation Or Intimidation? Controversy In Siskiyou County, CA”
Doug Chapin:
Tuesday was a big day in California as Golden State voters went to the polls – but there was extra excitement (not the good kind) in Siskiyou County on the Oregon border, where the county sheriff engaged in … Continue reading
“Web Resource Launched to Help Judges Understand State Election Codes”
Release:
In this presidential election year and an already hotly contested election season, the Election Law Program has launched a web-based tool aimed at helping judges resolve election litigation fairly and efficiently.
The Election Law Program, a joint project… Continue reading
Breaking: Federal Court in Ohio Blocks Some Voting Changes
No, this is not a repeat of the recent ruling stopping Ohio from getting rid of Golden Week.
In the long-running NEOCH case, a federal district court has issued a 115-page opinion (via Chris Geidner) blocking a different… Continue reading
The Atlantic Talks Voting Rights with Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman
“Voter Welfare: An Emerging Rule of Reason in Voting Rights Law”
Sam Issacharoff has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Indiana Law Journal). Here is the abstract:
For the first time in at least a generation, the central focus of voting rights law has returned to the issue of eligibility to… Continue reading
“Lawsuit Filed to Protect Voting Rights in Maricopa, Arizona Following Recent Presidential Preference Primary Election Fiasco”
Release:
Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, and Osborn Maledon filed a lawsuit challenging the decision to reduce the number of polling places for the March presidential preference election… Continue reading
“Thousands of U.S. voters in limbo after Kansas toughens election law”
Reuters:
While you must be a U.S. citizen to vote in American elections, most states allow those wishing to register to simply sign a statement affirming they are citizens and provide a driver’s license number, Social Security number, or… Continue reading
Supposed Third Party Candidate David French Defended North Carolina’s Law Making It Harder to Vote
Ohio Seeks Stay of Golden Week Election Ruling Pending Appeal
Motion (via Chris Geidner).
“Native Americans move to frontlines in battle over voting rights”
Reuters:
Norquay is among a growing number of Native Americans embroiled in court battles over changes to voting laws that could influence the outcome of some tight races in the November 2016 presidential and congressional elections.
While the Native… Continue reading
“Wisconsin at vanguard of national legal fight on voter ID”
“Texas’s Voter ID Chicanery”
“A Tale of Two Swing States”
Must-read Ned Foley contrasting Ohio voting litigation with lack of such litigation thus far in Pa. Ned is quite skeptical of the recent decision striking down the Ohio legislature’s elimination of “Golden Week” (some for reasons I explained in this … Continue reading