“Kobach, Johnson exchange blows in voter law debate”
Fortunately, this is not meant literally.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Courts uphold trimming of Ohioans’ voting rights”
Darrel Rowland for the Columbus Dispatch:
In a pair of court decisions that could help Donald Trump, Ohioans’ voting rights were pared back Tuesday for the 2016 presidential election.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review an appeals court panel’s… Continue reading
Another OH Voting Rights Loss: Divided 6th Cir. Mostly Rejects Order Easing Absentee/Provisional Balloting
Over an impassioned dissent recounting the disparate racial effects of its decision, a 6th Circuit panel has voted 2-1 to mostly reject a district court order rejecting some Ohio voting rules which make it harder for voters voting absentee… Continue reading
Texas, Opposing Motion by DOJ and Others, Says It is Doing Good Enough Job on Voter ID Softening Education
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court Rejects Democrats’ Emergency Motion in Ohio “Golden Week” Case
There were no noted dissents to this order.
This is no surprise. I expected at most two votes for the Democrats’ position here.
Why was this such a weak case? As I explained when the 6th Circuit reversed the… Continue reading
“Texas heading back to court over voter ID law”
“1 in 7 Ohio registered voters won’t receive an invitation to vote absentee”
Important story from OH:
In an online ad, a smiling Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted holds up a letter with his name in large print and the promise, “Your absentee ballot request form is in the mail.”
But for… Continue reading
“Judge temporarily blocks proof-of-citizenship voting requirement in 3 states”
WaPo:
A federal judge said Monday he is unlikely to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging a proof-of-citizenship requirement in a mail-in federal voter registration form used by Kansas, Alabama and Georgia until an appeals court panel that looked at… Continue reading
“Judge wants state’s voter ID plan”
Patrick Marley for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A federal judge on Monday gave the state 10 days to spell out what it is doing to inform people how they can vote if they have great difficulty getting IDs.
The ruling by… Continue reading
Democrats File Reply in OH “Golden Week” Case at #SCOTUS
You can find it here (via Chris Geidner).
I expect we will hear something from the Court in the next few days.
This Week in Emergency Election Litigation
With disputes now resolved about Michigan’s straight ticket voting, the DC Circuit’s EAC-Kobach proof of citizenship case, and Arizona’s long lines litigation (at least partially resolved), what’s left. Here’s a bit of an update from last week’s look:
Ohio: … Continue reading
“Court disputes over voting laws often divide justices along party lines”
Important David Savage story in the LAT:
’s no secret that partisan state legislators, once in power, frequently try to alter voting laws to give their party an advantage.
But increasingly, when those laws are challenged in federal court, the… Continue reading
WI Voting Plaintiffs Want Hearing to Make Sure State is Complying with 7th Circuit Voter ID Order
“North Carolina Elections Board Settles Fight Over Voting Guidelines”
Michael Wines for the NYT:
North Carolina’s state elections board settled a deeply partisan battle over this fall’s election rules on Thursday, largely rejecting a Republican-led effort to write local voting guidelines that would limit Democratic turnout in a political… Continue reading