“Will the Courts Finally Block Texas’ Worst-in-the-Nation Voter-ID Law?”
Ari Berman writes for The Nation.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“New Kinloch mayor blocked by police from entering city hall”
Holy cow:
Our Fox 2 cameras were the only ones there as the newly-elected Kinloch mayor was greeted by police for her first day on the job.
Betty McCray was not only prevented from entering city hall, she was… Continue reading
“Armistice in the Voting War”
“Four Years Later, Texas Is Still Defending Its Voter ID Law”
WI Unsurprisingly Rejects Automatic Voter Registration
“New Settlement Ends Ohio Early Voting Dispute”
Good Draw of Judges for Challengers in Texas Voter ID Appeal in 5th Circuit
Via Michael Li, here is the order.
Chief Judge Carl Stewart (a Clinton appointee profiled here), Catharina Haynes (a GWB appointee) and federal district court judge Nannette Brown (sitting by designation), an Obama appointee.
The 5th Circuit is… Continue reading
RNC Official Says There’s “About One Percent” Voter Fraud
TPM. I’d be quite surprised if it is that high. And I’d also love to see the data to make such a claim.
“Settlement reverses some cuts to Ohio early voting”
Zack Roth reports for MSNBC.
Ohio Early Voting Suit Settled, With Elimination of Significant “Golden Week”
This is a big deal, especially given that Democrats long took advantage of the “golden week” to both register and vote early at the same time. Here are the two sides’ press releases:
Ohio SOS:
Husted Announces Agreement in Early… Continue reading
“Lawmakers denounce Florida elections chief a second time”
Miami Herald:
Gov. Rick Scott’s elections chief faced open hostility from Senate Republicans for a second time Thursday for opposing a bipartisan bill to allow online voter registration by 2017.
Testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Secretary of State… Continue reading
“Texas Photo ID Law Blocks Legitimate Voters”
Jonathan Brater writes for the Brennan Center.
“Voter ID Laws: A View from the Public”
Gronke, Hicks, McKee, Stewart and Dunham have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The proliferation of voter identification laws in the American states has spawned a growing literature examining their effects on participation and the factors conditioning… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton has been outspoken on voting rights”
Zack Roth for MSNBC.