Category Archives: The Voting Wars
My Interview on PBS @NewsHour on Voting Rights Decisions, Fraud Claims, and Trump
You can watch, listen, and read the transcript here.
“Schimel Files Stay Motion in Voter ID Decision in One Wisconsin v. Thomsen”
And now the second Wi voting case has been appealed by both sides to the 7th Circuit.
“Is Trump setting the stage to challenge November’s election result?”
McClatchy:
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seems to be preparing to be a sore loser, unsettling the prospects for any post-election peace.
Three months before Election Day, the 70-year-old New York businessman is reciting electoral grievances that range from… Continue reading
NC Wants 4th Circuit Stay in Voting Case, Pending #SCOTUS Decision to Hear Case
See this motion filed by the state of North Carolina in the voting case.
As ELB readers will recall, the 4th Circuit blocked aspects of North Carolina’s voting law, including its strict voter id law, on grounds the law… Continue reading
“Tighter Restrictions Are Losing In The Battle Over Voter ID Laws”
Really good Oliver Roeder look over at 538 on whether strict election laws affect and skew turnout.
“Plaintiffs to appeal ruling in Wisconsin voting laws case”
Didn’t see this coming. Expected state to appeal first.
“A Voting-Rights Victory in North Carolina”
Jedidiah Purdy for the New Yorker. It offers a darker response to my “tide is turning” NYT piece:
Other recent cases have also pressed back against the partisan and racial effects of Republican legislatures’ election laws. Most significantly,… Continue reading
“Election Law Ground Wars Underway in Federal Courts”
Todd Ruger reports for Roll Call.
“Here’s What’s Happening in the Battle for Voting Rights”
AJ Vincens for Mother Jones.
“The Courts and Election Law: The Divergent Fortunes of Crawford (Voter ID) and Citizens United (Super PACs)”
“Republican vote suppression efforts packaged as reforms fall afoul of US courts”
The view from down under.
NC AG, A Democrat Challenging Republican Governor, Won’t Defend Voting Law
But state will still appeal to either full 4th Circuit or SCOTUS.
In my recent NYT oped, I rated the chances of such an appeal very small.
Brennan Center Map of Voting Restrictions Shows Shrinkage
The number of states with new restrictive voting laws falls from 17 to 15, thanks to recent court rulings.
This interactive litigation map is very useful too.