Order does loosen up timeframe for softening of WI’s voter ID law through new DMV procedures:
IT IS ORDERED that defendants’ motion to stay the court’s permanent injunction pending appeal, Dkt. 241, is DENIED in substantial part. As explained above,… Continue reading
Via Josh Gerstein comes this petition, filed very quickly by the Voting Rights plaintiffs in the Wisconsin voter id case. It asks the full 7th Circuit to reverse the stay of the affidavit softening order by the trial court… Continue reading
And he doesn’t seem to understand that you can’t figure out how many people are deterred by voter id laws just by counting how many actually show up at the polls and cannot vote:
And so far nada. Coming up on Thursday.
Time works against the state right now, given that changes closer to the election are disfavored and the state has been implementing the 4th Circuit’s ruling.
Column:
But despite Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos’ acceptance of the compromise 2016 plan worked out by the state, the Justice Department and minority rights groups, (and despite several other favorable decisions affecting Texas and other states,) the battle against… Continue reading
