Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“The shameful spectacle of denying people their vote”
“Without conservative Supreme Court majority, voter-law challengers make gains”
Bob Barnes for WaPo:
With the Supreme Court at an ideological impasse and Senate Republicans refusing to allow hearings for President Obama’s nominee to the court, Merrick Garland, the final state rules for elections throughout the country are likely… Continue reading
“More early voting would ‘waste tax dollars,’ Wake County GOP says”
News & Observer:
The Wake County Republican Party is calling on its members to lobby against expanded early voting opportunities, arguing more sites and hours “only creates additional opportunity for chaos.”
Party leaders sent out the message in an email… Continue reading
The View on Labor Day: Major Election Law Disputes Still to Be Resolved
Thanks in part to the Supreme Court’s signals in 2014 that courts resolve election litigation well in advance of the election, many of the hottest disputes have already been resolved. But there is still a fair amount of major election… Continue reading
“The spurious claims against voters’ Golden Week add up to GOP monkey business”
Thomas Suddes column in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
“How to avoid alienating minority voters: A handy election-year checklist”
The Fix:
5. Don’t try to implement laws and rules that reduce black and Latino voter participation.
Arizona Long Lines Case May Partially Settle
“Yes, the U.S. presidential election could be manipulated”
William Sweeney, Chad Vickrey, and Katherine Ellena WaPo oped:
Is the U.S. presidential election vulnerable to manipulation by a losing candidate? Could the integrity of our electoral process be successfully challenged? Unfortunately, the answer to these questions is yes.… Continue reading
“Voting Restrictions Won’t ‘Make America Great Again'”
Mary Curtis commentary for NPR.
“Michigan Begs Supreme Court to Reinstate Ban on ‘Straight-Ticket’ Voting”
Cristian Farias for HuffPo.
Quote of the Day: Voter Suppression Edition
Longtime Republican consultant Carter Wrenn, a fixture in North Carolina politics, said the GOP’s voter fraud argument is nothing more than an excuse.
“Of course it’s political. Why else would you do it?” he said, explaining that Republicans, like any… Continue reading
Michigan Asks for Emergency #SCOTUS Relief in Straight-Ticket Voting Case
Yesterday I reported that Michigan lost a bid for en banc review of a stay a trial court order stopping Michigan from getting rid of straight-ticket (party lever) voting, on grounds that doing so would be a Voting Rights Act… Continue reading
Justice Kagan Asks for OH to Respond to “Golden Week” Emergency Petition
Response due Thursday, Sept. 8.
See my earlier coverage and thoughts on this case.