Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Court eyes next step in Texas voter ID challenge”

June 7, 2017, 7:18 amThe Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Austin American-Statesman: U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, who has already ruled that the Republican-backed voter ID law was enacted in 2011 with the intent to discriminate against minority voters, will confer with lawyers on how best to determine whether… Continue reading

Former NC Governor Pat McCrory Calls for New Voter ID Law

June 5, 2017, 11:11 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

News and Observer: The former governor also had advice for the legislature. Republican House and Senate leaders were in the crowd at the NCGOP convention. “I know for a fact that we had a lot of noncitizens that were voting,”… Continue reading

“Hillary Clinton Partly Blames Voter Suppression For Her Loss, But Experts Aren’t So Sure”

June 2, 2017, 8:03 amcampaigns, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

HuffPo reports.

“Abbott signs voter ID, end of straight-party voting into law”

June 1, 2017, 3:59 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Austin American Statesman: Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new voter ID bill into law Thursday, loosening identification requirements from a 2011 law that a federal judge said was enacted by Republicans to intentionally discriminate against minority voters, who tend to… Continue reading

On Same Day as Oral Argument, 3-Judge NC State Court Dismisses Gov. Cooper Complaint Against Changes to NC Election Commission

June 1, 2017, 2:31 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

So far an order with no reasoning. Presumably this gets appealed to the NC Supreme Court, now majority Democrat-elected. Update: An appeal is coming from Gov. Cooper.

EAC Splits Along Party Lines in Considering Whether Executive Director Newby Exceeded His Authority on KS Proof of Citizenship Issue

June 1, 2017, 2:28 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Well, now that push comes to shove, Republican commissioners say what Newby did was a-ok, while Democratic commissioner Hicks dissents. The case continues. As I wrote back in February about the district court’s request for these documents: But having the… Continue reading

Matt Ford on Cert. Grant in Ohio NVRA Case

May 31, 2017, 8:21 pmNVRA (motor voter), Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Here is the Atlantic.

“Trump’s electoral commission is a sham”

May 31, 2017, 8:20 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jason Kander for CNN Opinion.

“Clinton: Voter suppression helped cost me the election”

May 31, 2017, 7:39 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Zack Roth for The Daily Democracy: Hillary Clinton has suggested she’d be president today were it not for restrictions on voting in place in last year’s election. The truth is probably more complicated. In an interview with New York magazine,… Continue reading

Red State Election Law and Blue State Election Law Gap Widening

May 31, 2017, 7:21 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

I’ve long talked about the emergence of “red state” election law and “blue state” election law, and the trend seems to be accelerating. Paul Waldman: America, as we all know, is a deeply divided nation, split along lines of class… Continue reading

Coverage of Ohio Voter Purge Cert Grant

May 31, 2017, 7:09 amNVRA (motor voter), Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Greg Stohr Bob Barnes Ari Berman Doug Chapin

“Kobach ‘Voter Fraud’ Commission Gets Fast Thumbs Down”

May 30, 2017, 7:49 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Miles Rapoport for TAP: But, after the initial flurry of responses, a strategy for the longer haul is needed. First, an aggressive communications offensive is required to counter the Commission’s biases and preconceived notions. ReThink Media and other organizations are… Continue reading

“North Carolina’s battle over voting rights intensifies”

May 30, 2017, 7:46 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Rebuked Twice by Supreme Court, North Carolina Republicans Are Unabashed”

May 30, 2017, 7:37 amredistricting, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NY Times: In Washington, efforts by this state’s Republicans to cement their political dominance have taken a drubbing this month. On May 15, the Supreme Court struck down a North Carolina elections law that a federal appeals court said had… Continue reading