Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Kris Kobach’s Voting Sham Gets Exposed in Court”
“Drawing lines and positions on the ‘Voting Wars’”
“Georgia Republicans are trying to eliminate Sunday voting to suppress black turnout”
Kira Lerner:
Georgia Republicans are advancing a bill through the state legislature that would suppress African-American turnout by eliminating Sunday voting and cutting the hours that polls are open in Atlanta.
The bill, SB 363, would force polls in the… Continue reading
In Strange, Unanimous Unpublished Opinion, 11th Circuit Revives Common Cause’s Voter Purge Case Against Georgia
The district court had dismissed Common Cause’s claim that Georgia’s voter purge law violated the NVRA and the First Amendment.
Today, the Eleventh Circuit, in a brief, unpublished opinion, sent the case back and told the trial court to… Continue reading
Released Emails Show Coordination Between DOJ and Pence-Kobach Fraud Commission over Voter Fraud Allegations, with Communications Between John Gore and EAC’s Christy McCormick
TPM:
The chair of the Republican Party in Chicago last year passed on allegations of voter fraud to a member of President Trump’s now-defunct voter fraud commission, using a top Justice Department official as intermediary, newly released emails reveal.
The… Continue reading
“Bill to shorten Atlanta voting hours advances in Ga. House”
Atlanta-Journal Constitution:
Voters in Atlanta would have one less hour to cast their ballots under a bill that cleared a subcommittee Thursday.
The legislation, Senate Bill 363, would force the city of Atlanta to close its polls at 7… Continue reading
“Trump wants new authority over polling places. Top election officials say no”
Boston Globe:
President Trump would be able to dispatch Secret Service agents to polling places nationwide during a federal election, a vast expansion of executive authority, if a provision in a Homeland Security reauthorization bill remains intact.
The rider has… Continue reading
“Vote. That’s Just What They Don’t Want You to Do.”
“What is Your View on Who Should Vote?” Fascinating Survey from @axios/survey monkey
Via Mike Allen.
Mike, Rep. Terri Sewell, and I had a great panel at SXSW. When the video posts, I’ll post a link.
Speaking Saturday at SXSW with Rep. Terri Sewell and Mike Allen on “Reforming the Vote”
Hope to see folks there!
“Almost No Progress in Key Areas of Election System Security in Last Two Years”
Brennan Center:
By a number of key metrics, the country has failed to make significant progress securing voting machines, despite increasing warnings about system vulnerabilities from election officials and national security experts. An analysis released today by the Brennan Center… Continue reading
Kobach, Acting As Attorney, Asks Expert Mike McDonald About “Shit Sandwich” Tweet, Claims His Evidence Will Show Proof of Citizenship Law Prevented Up to 18,000 Noncitizens from Voting in Kansas
Kansas.com:
Kobach suggested another witness was also biased. He read aloud tweets from Michael McDonald, a professor at the University of Florida, that disparaged Kobach.
One tweet referenced reports that a staffer for Vice President Mike Pence had called Kobach… Continue reading
“Kobach, representing himself, to face ACLU over whether thousands in Kansas can vote”
Byran Lowry for the KC Star.