“What’s At Stake In The Trial Over North Carolina Voting Restrictions”
Samantha Lachman for HuffPo.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Gov. Christie’s Chance to Do Right by Voters”
“Secretary of State Kobach unveils voting fraud website”
“Voting rights become a proxy war in the 2016 presidential election”
Frank Askin writes for The Conversation.
“On eve of historic voter suppression trial, battle lines are drawn in NC-NAACP v McCrory (Part I)”
DocDawg at Daily Kos.
“The Health of State Democracies: Liberty and Justice for All?”
D.C. Event Tuesday:
Please join the Center for American Progress Action Fund as it launches a new report on the health of state democracies.
The U.S. Constitution guarantees certain rights and privileges within our democracy. In practice, however, the… Continue reading
Big Voter ID Fight in Canada as Government Takes Position Voter ID Cards Not Good Enough as ID
Will Kansas Have Two Election Registration Systems, One for Federal and One for State?
Challenge pending, now ripe after cert denial in Kobach v. EAC.
“Carl P. Leubsdorf: Assessing Clinton’s call for automatic voter registration”
“Short Film About Victim of Texas Voter ID Law Shows Why We Need to Pass The Voting Rights Advancement Act Being Introduced Today”
Release:
Today, as Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) introduce the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) on the eve of the second anniversary of Shelby County v. Holder, the Campaign Legal Center is releasing a short … Continue reading
“The More Things Change: Everyone Scrambles as North Carolina Rethinks Voter ID (Again)”
State Lawsuit Against NC Voter ID Stalls with Changes in Law
Emily Bazelon NYT Mag Piece on Judges Changing Their Minds Talks Posner and Stevens on Voter ID
Fascinating piece called Better Judgment:
Posner’s attention to consequences can lead him, like other empirically minded judges, to change his thinking. Eight years ago in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, an early challenge to a state law requiring… Continue reading
Civitas Very Unhappy with Voter ID Changes in NC
News and Observer:
Thursday’s change to the rule brought lukewarm support from opponents of voter ID laws and quick criticism from advocates.
“It’s a shame to lose a court case without ever walking into court,” said Francis De Luca, president… Continue reading