Hillary Clinton to Give Speech on Voting Rights Thursday
On Thurs, @HillaryClinton to address restrictive voting laws in states such as TX, WI and OH. Will urge steps to restore Voting Rights Act
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 2, 2015
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Clinton Lawyer Accuses Wisconsin of Trying to Suppress the Vote”
Maggie Haberman for the NYT:
Mrs. Clinton’s aides said the suit was not filed on behalf of the campaign, but they offered their support for it.
“We are aware of it and strongly support its goal of ensuring the right… Continue reading
“Top Clinton lawyer challenges Walker’s voting restrictions”
Zack Roth reports for MSNBC.
Clinton Lawyer Marc Elias Among Those Behind Major New Voting Rights Lawsuit in Wisconsin
Here is how the complaint for the lawsuit filed in federal court in Wisconsin begins:
This lawsuit concerns the most fundamental of rights guaranteed citizens in our representative democracy—the right to vote. That right has been under attack in Wisconsin … Continue reading
“Texas keeping thousands from registering, voting group alleges”
MSNBC:
housands of Texans are being disenfranchised thanks to chronic failures in the state’s voter registration system, a Democratic group alleges based on government records and extensive additional evidence.
The charges raise serious questions about Texas’s commitment to making… Continue reading
Response from the GAB on Adequacy of Wisconsin Voter ID Funding
In response to an earlier post, WI GAB Has Only Tiny Budget to Get Out Word About New Voter ID Requirements, Reid Magney, public information officer for the GAB writes:
Your tweet about GAB generated a call from MSNBC.… Continue reading
WI GAB Has Only Tiny Budget to Get Out Word About New Voter ID Requirements
Troubling report from the GAB, indicating a budget of only $34,000 to get out the word about mandatory voter id requirements:
The G.A.B. staff does not believe that voluntary efforts and free media will be adequate to the task of… Continue reading
“Bill to give Kobach prosecutorial power receives early House approval in close vote; Secretary of state says vote comes ‘not a moment too soon'”
“Cheap And Fast, Online Voter Registration Catches On”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
“Sign of the Times: Florida Governor’s U-Turn on OVR”
A ChapinBlog:
Florida’s experience on OVR is just the latest example of how the policy debate has shifted on election issues in recent years. At this time four years ago, the hot topic was voter ID and all the… Continue reading
“How Money Runs Our Politics”
Elizabeth Drew in the NY Review of Books:
The three major defects of our election system—in voter registration, redistricting, and campaign finance—have all become worse in recent years. As a nation we’ve drifted very far from our moorings of truly… Continue reading
“Denying a Dream: Charlotte voters snared in N.C. crackdown on alleged non-citizens”
Important read over at Facing South.
“Democrats Play Hardball on Voting Laws Ahead of 2016”
TIME:
The current legal challenge in Ohio is an early glimpse into some of the Democratic-led fights that will unfold over the next 18 months before the general election, as attorneys begin to aggressively challenge restrictive voting laws enacted and… Continue reading
Big News: Florida to Have Online Voter Registration
Here is the letter from Gov. Scott.
Though the bill had bipartisan support, it had been opposed by Scott SOS appointee Detzner.
This is the sort of commonsense reform that should not be mired in partisan politics. But alas….