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.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“North Carolina May End Up Back In Court Over Its Foot Dragging On Early Voting”
“Armed Men Once Patrolled the Polls. Will They Reappear in November?”
Must-listen WNYC on the RNC consent decree and chances of Trump being caught up in it:
Republicans have a long history of aggressively “watching” the polls, and Trump has more than a passing connection to the 1981 voter suppression case.… Continue reading
“Inside the Republican creation of the North Carolina voting bill dubbed the ‘monster’ law”
Today’s must-read at WaPo:
A review of these documents shows that North Carolina GOP leaders launched a meticulous and coordinated effort to deter black voters, who overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. The law, created and passed entirely by white legislators, evoked… Continue reading
Democrats Seek Emergency #SCOTUS Relief in Ohio “Golden Week” Case
As expected, Ohio Democrats have filed an emergency request for relief in the Golden Week case.
I’ve predicted the stay will be denied. I’m guessing there will be at most 2 noted dissents (Sotomayor and Ginsburg).
But I thought… Continue reading
“Only 73 Kansans affected by court rulings cast ballots in August”
Bryan Lowry for the Wichita Eagle.
“Analysis: Voting Rights Hang in the Balance This November”
Zack Roth for NBC News.
“The State Of America’s Voting Rights, In One Map”
Ian Milhiser for Think Progress.
Divided 6th Circuit En Banc Refuses to Take Up Michigan Straight-Ticket Voting Case
Earlier, I reported that a Sixth Circuit panel refused to 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 violation.
Today, the Sixth… Continue reading
Hmmm, Vote Purge Suit in Texas Focuses on Hispanic Counties, Not Entire State
This is interesting:
However, U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa appeared confused as to why the attorney general’s office had gotten involved and said it was the Texas Secretary of State that should be held responsible….
The National Voter Registration… Continue reading
Guy Charles on the NC Voting Decision
Guy at Colored Demos:
Second, the fact that the conservative justices would have granted the stay (Justice Thomas in toto, the others everything but the preregistration), tells us a lot about the strength of the application for stay by petitioners… Continue reading
NC Gov. McCrory Defends the State of North Carolina’s “Voting Rights”
Via Chris Geidner’s story on the Supreme Court’s refusal (on a 4-4 deadlock) to stay the 4th Circuit order stopping some of North Carolina’s strict voting laws, comes this curious statement from North Carolina’s governor, Pat McCrory:
“North Carolina has… Continue reading
“Texas Launches Voter Education Campaign Amid Scrutiny of Voter ID Law”
Texas Tribune:
Texas on Wednesday kicked off a voter education campaign ahead of the November elections amid heightened scrutiny of the state’s voter ID law.
Under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and minority rights groups, the state… Continue reading
“Dangers of ‘Ballot Security’ Operations: Preventing Intimidation, Discrimination, and Disruption”
Wendy Weiser and Adam Gitlin for the Brennan Center.