“Court challenges likely for photo ID, campaign contribution amendments approved by Missouri voters”
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Effect of voting laws seen, but not enough to sway outcome”
AP:
Fourteen states had new voting or registration restrictions in place for the 2016 presidential election, raising concerns that minority voters in particular would have a harder time accessing the ballot box.
Voting experts believe the laws had some effect… Continue reading
Bert Rein, Lawyer for Shelby County, Says Maybe #SCOTUS Decision Good Because It Deterred “Some Illegals” from Voting
Wow:
Both Kang and Hasen said whether the Shelby decision tipped the election is less important than whether it unnecessarily disenfranchised any number of voters, even if it was less than a substantial amount.
We put the same question to… Continue reading
Democrats Blame “Voter Suppression” for Clinton Loss at Their Peril
Let me start by getting a few important points out of the way, so it is clear what I’m saying.
Yes, Republican legislatures have passed a series of laws making it harder to register and vote. It is not just… Continue reading
“The GOP’s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016”
Must-read Ari Berman:
How many people were turned away from the polls? How many others didn’t bother to show up in the first place? These are questions we need to take far more seriously. In 2014, a study by Rice… Continue reading
Did Restrictive Voter ID Laws and Other Voting Laws Matter to the Election Outcome?
I am getting this question a lot this morning.
Let me begin by saying it is the wrong question to ask (for reasons I explain below).
But here’s what we know if we were trying to answer this question:
If… Continue reading
Don’t Count on Congress or the Supreme Court to Fix Our Problems with Voting Rights: Things Will Get Worse
I’ll have much more to say on this soon. But I just wanted to note this point, as I’ve made earlier, that control of the political branches means control of the Supreme Court. And a conservative Supreme Court will be… Continue reading
Is The Election Close Enough for Clinton to Hold Off on Conceding?
Without access to all the data, it is hard to judge the Clinton campaign’s call. Recall that John Kerry waited until the next morning to concede to George W. Bush in 2004, until the Ohio result was clear.
The additional… Continue reading
“Nevada Early Voting: Analysis of Issues”
“This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away.”
Ari Berman dispatch from Wisconsin.
“Donald’s Trumped Up Nevada Lawsuit Is a Fitting End to a Hateful Campaign”
I have written this piece for Slate, analyzing the legal claims about early voting, delving into Nevada’s statutes. It begins:
Donald Trump’s campaign filed a complaint on Tuesday alleging that election officials in Nevada broke the law by allowing… Continue reading
“Expanding the Right to Vote”
Josh Douglas for RegBlog.
“Trump campaign files court challenge over early voting in Southern Nevada”
LVRJ:
The Donald Trump campaign has filed court papers asking a Clark County district judge to impound ballots at several early voting sites in Southern Nevada because of alleged election violations.
I haven’t seen the complaint yet, but here’s what… Continue reading
Racial Disparities in Long Lines at Polling Places Too
Emily Badger for NYT’s The UpShot:
Early voters, urban voters and minority voters are all more likely to wait and wait and wait. In predominantly minority communities, the lines are about twice as long as in predominantly white ones, Mr.… Continue reading