“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.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“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
John Oliver Takes on The Voting Wars
EAC’s Brian Newby Sued for Citizenship Form Decision
Release:
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 is illegal, argued the League of Women Voters of the United States, along… Continue reading
“NC DMV says it messed up by rejecting 86-year-old woman seeking voter ID”
Great, but let’s not pretend they will do this for others who face similar hurdles but less publicity.
35 Groups Write Letter to EAC Director Newby to Withdraw Recent Letters Making It Harder to Register to Vote
Here’s the letter:
The undersigned are a collection of good-government, disability rights, civil rights, and voting rights groups that work to protect the right of every eligible American to vote. We
write now urging you to immediately withdraw your letters… Continue reading
“She’s 86. She can’t get a photo ID. Look at the voter fraud we’ve prevented”
Peter St. Onge, in Charlotte Observer:
Reba Bowser seems like the kind of person North Carolina Republicans might want on their side this November.
She’s 86 years old. She’s a staunch Republican. She’s been a faithful voter since the… Continue reading