“16 Years After Bush v. Gore, Still Wrestling With Ballot-Box Rules”
Retro Report/NYT on Bush v. Gore and the rise of the voting wars.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“South Carolina Voters Are Getting Misleading Instructions About Voter ID”
Think Progress reports. “Only in the fine print at the bottom does the poster concede that people without ID can still vote, and their ballots will be counted.”
“Want to vote in this state? You have to have a passport or dig up a birth certificate.”
Must-read Sari Horwitz in WaPo on what’s the matter with Kansas (hint: It’s Kris Kobach.)
“Automatic Registration Is The Latest Chapter In Fight Over Voting Rights”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
“A.C.L.U. Challenges Kansas Voter Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship”
“ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Thousands of Kansans Blocked From Voting Over Illegal Documentation Requirement”
Press release:
Kansans trying to register to vote at their state Department of Motor Vehicles offices are illegally being forced to provide additional documentation of citizenship, according to a new lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union. As… Continue reading
“Voting in America: How Campaign Finance and Election Laws Threaten Democracy”
Watch this National Constitution Center event from earlier today featuring Ned Foley, Judge Jeremy Fogel, and me.
“Scalia’s absence could shape election rules”
Josh Gerstein for Politico:
Justice Antonin Scalia’s death is certain to have an impact on the political debate in this year’s elections, but it could also have a far more direct effect on the elections themselves.
There are numerous challenges… Continue reading
“Kasich denies cutting voting access was partisan move”
MSNBC:
Ohio Gov. John Kasich denied he acted out of partisanship when he signed a bill that reduced access to voting in the crucial swing state.
Pressed by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, Kasich, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination,… Continue reading
“Groups Ask Court for Immediate Halt of Voting Restrictions”
Release:
A federal judge should immediately block U.S. Election Assistance Commission Executive Director Brian D. Newby’s action to allow three states to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form, according to a motion filed today… Continue reading
“Whose Votes Will Count? The State of Voting Rights and the 2016 Election”
This ABA event in DC on Feb. 29 looks great. Speakers include Kristen Clark, Marc Elias, and Julie Fernandes, moderated by Jason Abel.
“See You In Court: Groups Sue Newby, EAC Over Proof Of Citizenship”
Revised Version of Paper on Election Law at the Roberts Court
I have now posted a revised version of Election Law’s Path in the Roberts Court’s First Decade: A Sharp Right Turn but with Speed Bumps and Surprising Twists, forthcoming Stanford Law Review (2016). Though revised, the revision was… Continue reading