Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“North Carolina Is Already at Work on Its Next Voter Suppression Law”
“How Jeff Sessions could determine the state of democracy in Texas”
Reveal:
Federal judges have ruled four separate times this year that Republican leaders in Texas rigged election systems to discriminate against minority voters, which potentially could land the entire state under federal oversight.
Under what’s known as preclearance, local and… Continue reading
First Meeting of Kobach Fraudulent Fraud Squad in July
AP:
During an interview with The Associated Press, Kobach said he has no “preconceived conclusions” about whether the commission even will make policy recommendations. He said it will also examine allegations about election laws suppressing turnout – as critics charge… Continue reading
“Donald Trump voter fraud commission ignores real problem”
Josh Douglas in USA Today:
Improving the voting process is a goal worthy of a presidential commission on voting. Trying to bolster the credibility of already-debunked theories of voter fraud is not.
“North Carolina Republicans Are Already Working on a New Voter Suppression Bill”
Mark Joseph Stern for Slate:
On Monday, the Supreme Court dealt a death blow to North Carolina’s notorious voter suppression law, refusing to review a lower court’s decision to block the measure for “target[ing] African Americans with almost surgical… Continue reading
“Trump’s commission on voter fraud is, well, fraudulent”
Fresh Air Talks with Ari Berman on Trump’s “Voter Fraud” Commission
“If You Care About the Right to Vote, Here Are Six Things You Need to Know About Kris Kobach”
“5 Points On What Trump’s Bogus Elections Commission Is Really About”
Tierney Sneed for TPM.
“U.S. For Voting Rights Advocates, Court Decision Is ‘Temporary Victory’”
Michael Wines in the NYT:
It seemed like an important victory for voting rights advocates on Monday when the Supreme Court declined to reconsider an appellate decision striking down North Carolina’s restrictive voting law. But those who follow the arcana… Continue reading
“Trump’s Fraudulent Voter-Fraud Commission”
NYT editorial:
To state the obvious, this isn’t a commission. It’s a self-driving vehicle preprogrammed to arrive at only one destination: that strange, fact-free land in which, according to Mr. Trump and many conservatives, hordes of foreigners and people without… Continue reading
“Supreme Court order unlikely to deter voting restrictions”
Mark Sherman for the AP:
The Supreme Court’s refusal to breathe new life into North Carolina’s sweeping voter identification law might be just a temporary victory for civil rights groups.
Republican-led states are continuing to enact new voter ID measures… Continue reading
Why Did the Chief Justice Write Separately in North Carolina and Texas Voting Cases?
Today Chief Justice Roberts wrote separately in connection with the Supreme Court decision not to hear the North Carolina voting case, underlining the procedural irregularities of the case and noting it was not a decision on the merits.
The Chief… Continue reading