“Let Voters Vote”
NYT letter to the editor about my recent NYT oped, Turning the Tide on Voting Rights.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Birthplace of Sit-In Movement Takes Center Stage In Next Chapter of NC’s Voting Wars”
If only there were still a Section 5 applicable to Guilford County NC then they couldn’t do this without proving it wouldn’t make protected minority voters worse off:
WHAT: Despite the recent federal court ruling against voting restrictions, the Republican… Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“If you don’t have a photo ID by the time you are old enough to vote, then you probably are too dumb to vote anyway. Sorry, but I have no sympathy for anyone living in America without an ID of… Continue reading
“The crusade of a Democratic superlawyer with multimillion-dollar backing”
Bob Barnes for WaPo:
Elias, a go-to lawyer for Democrats in recount fights and redistricting battles, has now taken a prominent and somewhat controversial place among the coalition of groups challenging a wave of state election laws that were rewritten… Continue reading
“The Future Of Kansas Voter Laws”
NPR talks to Kansas SOS Kris Kobach and Bryan Lowry.
“Questioning If An Election Will Be ‘Rigged’ Strikes At The Heart Of Democracy”
NPR:
But American democracy is founded on peaceful transitions. President Obama reaffirmed in a news conference Thursday that even if Trump, someone he has called “unfit” to serve in the office, were to win the presidency, Obama would do… Continue reading
“A Welcome Defeat for the North Carolina Legislature’s Effort to Hobble Black Voting”
Michael Curtis blogs for HuffPo.
“Ackley, GOP file lawsuit over disenfranchisement”
Release:
Republican nominee for Congress Gordon Ackley and the Republican Party of the United States Virgin Islands filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Democrat-controlled Joint Board of Elections after Ackley and thousands of registered Republican voters across… Continue reading
“Stricter Voter ID And Other Voting Laws Rolled Back In Slew Of Court Decisions”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR’s Morning Edition.
NC Will Seek Emergency Stay from SCOTUS Next Week in Voting Case
Important bit of news in update to Chris Geidner’s story on the 4th Circuit denial of a stay yesterday:
In response to the denial, McCrory said in a statement that he will now turn to the Supreme Court.
“Changing our… Continue reading
No, Justice Breyer Won’t Help Elect Donald Trump with a “Courtesy” Fifth Vote for Stay in NC Case
Ian Millhiser makes the case:
On its surface, Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. has very little to do with voting rights. It’s a case about the right of transgender students to use a bathroom that aligns with their… Continue reading
“The Integrity of Our Elections; Why Republicans Should Stop Fear-Mongering About Voter Fraud”
Erica Geider for Texas Monthly.
“Stranger Than Fiction: An Election-Rigging Conspiracy?”
Bloomberg BNA on Trump’s dangerous language.
“Donald Trump is wrong. Rigging an election is almost impossible”
Very nice Ari Berman piece in WaPo.