Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Justices Leave Texas Voter ID Law Intact, With a Warning”
Adam Liptak reports for the NYT.
“Voting Gets Harder in Kansas”
NYT editorial:
Excited to participate in the presidential election, more than 22,000 people in Kansas applied to register to vote in a three-week period in February just days before the state presidential caucuses. It was a reassuring display of democracy… Continue reading
“Accidental Republican candor about voter-ID laws”
Steve Benen:
But DeMint then turned to voter-ID laws. “[I]t’s something we’re working on all over the country because in the states where they do have voter ID laws you’ve seen, actually, elections begin to change towards more conservative… Continue reading
Breaking: #SCOTUS Denies Emergency Relief in Texas Voter ID Case, But Signals Full Decision in Time for November Elections
The Supreme Court has just issued this order:
The application to vacate the stay entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 14, 2014, presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the… Continue reading
“GAB Director Calls Walker’s Comments On Voter ID Law ‘Disingenuous'”
Wisconsin Public Radio:
“The fact is, the state had to spend a whole lot of time and money defending the (voter ID) law, and we continue to do so today,” Walker said. “If people were really serious about that,… Continue reading
“The Retreat from Voting Rights”
William Barber NYT oped on NC decision.
“Tarheel Tarnish: North Carolina Court Strips Voters of Their Rights”
“Voting Rights Lose in North Carolina”
“Shelby County’s Damage Evident in North Carolina Voter ID Decision”
“How North Carolina became the epicenter of the voting rights battle”
Sari Horwitz reports for WaPo.
4th Circuit Panel Which Partially Reversed NC Voting Decision in 2014 Likely to Get Case Back on Appeal
in my earlier post, Breaking and Analysis: Federal District Court Upholds Restrictive NC Voting Law in 485-Page Opinion, I wrote that success on appeal in the North Carolina case could well turn on which judges on the 4th Circuit… Continue reading
“Opponents of North Carolina’s Voter ID Law Appeal Ruling”
Alan Blinder for the NYT:
The protracted battle over North Carolina’s voting rules moved to a federal appeals court on Tuesday, one day after a judge upheld the Republican-backed overhaul and increased the likelihood that the changes would be in… Continue reading
“Federal District Judge Upholds North Carolina’s Sweeping Voter ID Law”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.