“NC voter ID trial set for Jan. 25”
The News and Observer reports.
Looking more and more likely we’ll get a single opinion from Judge Bates about the full challenge to the North Carolina voting law.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Black Pastors Sue Virginia Board Of Elections Over GOP Loyalty Pledge”
Asma Khalid reports for NPR. In the piece, I express considerable skepticism about this suit.
“Waller County, Texas Reverses Course on Decision to Close Polling Locations in African-American Community After Pressure from CLC, Voting Rights Institute, and the Community”
“Voting in America: How Campaign Finance and Election Laws Threaten Democracy”
Looking forward to participating in this event at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia:
VOTING IN AMERICA: HOW CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND ELECTION LAWS THREATEN DEMOCRACY
Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 12 p.m.
Admission: Free
Leading election law scholars Edward B. … Continue reading
“Voting Laws Are Still Up In The Air In These States; And fights over voting restrictions could continue until Election Day.”
Samantha Lachman writes for HuffPo.
“Trump alleges widespread voter fraud: ‘This voting system is out of control.’”
Key Election Law/Voting Rights/Campaign Finance Litigation to Watch in 2016
[Bumping to the top for the new year.]
I expect a lot of litigation over election issues in 2016, including emergency last minute litigation making it to the Supreme Court as part of what Will Baude calls the Supreme Court’s… Continue reading
“Numbers don’t support Will Kraus’ statement on voter fraud”
Politifact Missouri says Half True.
“N.H.’s Voter ID Law Remains Big Unknown for Presidential Primary Day”
“Republican bill seeks to limit local photo ID cards”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A pair of Republican lawmakers are circulating a proposal that would prohibit county and town governments from issuing — or spending money on — photo identification cards.
The legislation would also bar photo ID cards issued by cities… Continue reading
“Judge’s ruling a mixed bag for those challenging voter ID law”
Correction of the Day: Bogus Voter Fraud Edition
AP: “In a Dec. 27 story about a proposal to require photo identification for voting, The Associated Press reported that Secretary of State Jason Kander said voter fraud has not been a significant problem in Missouri. The story should… Continue reading
“In 2015, hope and fear on voting rights”
Zack Roth for MSNBC.
David Frum on Republican Voter Suppression and Gerrymandering as Political Strategy
@PeterBeinart and @DavidFrum both have excellent political articles in the upcoming issue of The Atlantic. Beinart’s pieces deal with the U.S. moving left, thanks in large part to demographic change and changing attitudes of millennials. (More on the… Continue reading