Category Archives: The Voting Wars
Big Deal: WI Republicans Ginned Up Voter Fraud Talk Ahead of Recall, worked with Talk Show Hosts, to Prepare Republican Base for Recounts
Check out this Republican operative suggesting “messaging ‘widespread reports of election fraud’ so we are positively set up for the recount regardless of the final number.” This comes from from the Guardian’s collection of leaked John Doe papers [in this … Continue reading
Foley: The Sixth Circuit’s Distinction between Absentee and Provisional Ballots: Why?
The following is a guest post from Ned Foley:
The Sixth Circuit’s Distinction between Absentee and Provisional Ballots: Why?
One thing I don’t understand about the majority opinion in yesterday’s NEOCH decision is the distinction that the majority draws… Continue reading
“S O S! Voter ID dominates the race for New Mexico’s chief election official”
The Santa Fe Reporter contains this article.
“Judge issues extraordinary dissent in voting rights case”
Josh Gerstein for Politico.
“Kobach, Johnson exchange blows in voter law debate”
Fortunately, this is not meant literally.
“Courts uphold trimming of Ohioans’ voting rights”
Darrel Rowland for the Columbus Dispatch:
In a pair of court decisions that could help Donald Trump, Ohioans’ voting rights were pared back Tuesday for the 2016 presidential election.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review an appeals court panel’s… Continue reading
Another OH Voting Rights Loss: Divided 6th Cir. Mostly Rejects Order Easing Absentee/Provisional Balloting
Over an impassioned dissent recounting the disparate racial effects of its decision, a 6th Circuit panel has voted 2-1 to mostly reject a district court order rejecting some Ohio voting rules which make it harder for voters voting absentee… Continue reading
Texas, Opposing Motion by DOJ and Others, Says It is Doing Good Enough Job on Voter ID Softening Education
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court Rejects Democrats’ Emergency Motion in Ohio “Golden Week” Case
There were no noted dissents to this order.
This is no surprise. I expected at most two votes for the Democrats’ position here.
Why was this such a weak case? As I explained when the 6th Circuit reversed the… Continue reading
“Texas heading back to court over voter ID law”
“1 in 7 Ohio registered voters won’t receive an invitation to vote absentee”
Important story from OH:
In an online ad, a smiling Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted holds up a letter with his name in large print and the promise, “Your absentee ballot request form is in the mail.”
But for… Continue reading
“Judge temporarily blocks proof-of-citizenship voting requirement in 3 states”
WaPo:
A federal judge said Monday he is unlikely to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging a proof-of-citizenship requirement in a mail-in federal voter registration form used by Kansas, Alabama and Georgia until an appeals court panel that looked at… Continue reading
“Judge wants state’s voter ID plan”
Patrick Marley for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A federal judge on Monday gave the state 10 days to spell out what it is doing to inform people how they can vote if they have great difficulty getting IDs.
The ruling by… Continue reading