Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Wisconsin Is Systematically Failing to Provide the Photo IDs Required to Vote in November”
Ari Berman:
Nine percent of registered voters in Wisconsin don’t have a valid voter-ID and many are still struggling to get the documents they need to vote in November. It appears that Wisconsin is violating multiple court orders by not… Continue reading
“If Trump Disputes the Election, We Have No Good Way Out”
Ned Foley for Politico:
But this is not to say that American democracy is immune to allegations of ill-willed vote rigging. Even if Trump said in Monday’s debate that he would support Hillary Clinton “if she wins,” he and his… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
Would it be unseemly to suggest that only Justice Scalia’s death has preserved democracy in North Carolina?
There, I just did.
Linda Greenhouse, NYT, Pondering the Supreme Court’s Future
“If Your Vote Doesn’t Really Count, Is There Anything You Can Do?”
I did a Q & A with Toni Monkovic of NYT’s The UpShot on questions about vote buying, vote trading, student voting, and choosing to vote in a battleground state.
“Homeless coalitions appeal to entire federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in challenge to Ohio’s perfect-form requirements for absentee and provisional ballots”
Release:
Today, the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, Columbus Coalition for the Homeless, joined by the Ohio Democratic Party, plaintiffs in a voting-°©‐‑rights lawsuit Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and Ohio Attorney General Michael DeWine, sought to… Continue reading
More on the Ruling on Election Day Registration in Illinois
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Although Think Progress criticizes the ruling, I tentatively think it is right on the merits for reasons I expressed in When is Uniformity of People, Not Counties, Appropriate in Election Administration? The Cases of Early and Sunday Voting”… Continue reading
“Judge’s ruling reduces Election Day registration in Illinois”
AP:
A federal judge has scaled back Election Day voter registration for highly populated areas in Illinois, a decision that sides Republicans who claimed in a lawsuit that last year’s extension of same-day registration is unconstitutional.
Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan’s… Continue reading
Kansas Court Extends Ban on Kobach’s “Dual Registration” Voting System Through November, Expresses Great Annoyance at Kobach
Here is the order, issued Friday.
It also requires Kansas officials to notify dual registration voters that they can vote in all elections this November.
There will be further proceedings after the election, after Kobach raised a very late… Continue reading
Toobin on the Supreme Court After Scalia
Here, with quotes on Pam Karlan and Heather Gerken on Citizens United and voting rights.
DC Circuit Finds Evidence of Threat of Non-Citizen Voting Very Minor in Kobach-EAC Case
Back on September 9, the DC Circuit issued an order in one of the EAC cases, holding that the district court should have issued a preliminary injunction against the order put out by EAC Director Brian Newby (without getting approval… Continue reading
“Voting Rights: Will Court Protections Deliver?”
Allegra Chapman for TAP.
“Judge denies bid to block Arizona ballot harvesting law”
AP:
A federal judge rejected a bid Friday to block an Arizona law prohibiting get-out-the-vote groups from collecting early ballots, striking a blow against Democrats.
U.S. District Court Judge Douglas L. Rayes shot down Democratic groups’ request for an injunction… Continue reading
“New laws and rulings could cause Election Day confusion”
Extensive AP report:
With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation’s voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with potential for confusion come Election Day.
Voting rules vary widely… Continue reading