“Court in voter ID case refuses to bar depositions of legislators (for now)”
Michael Li explains the latest in the Texas voter id preclearance case.
Category Archives: voter id
Ken Blackwell Blogs on 9th Circuit Arizona Voter ID Decision
Here, at HuffPo, with Ken Klukowski.
Elmendorf on 9th Circuit Arizona Voter ID/Voting Rights Act Decision
Chris Elmendorf sent the following important post to the election law listserv, which I am reprinting here with permission:
On Wednesday, Rick commented on his blog that the en banc decision in Gonzalez v. Arizona is very important because, among… Continue reading
“News Analysis: Pa. counties get ready to give voter ID test run”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
I’m wondering why the threatened lawsuits in PA have not yet materialized.
“Corporations Donate to Groups on Both Sides of Voter-ID”
Very interesting Bloomberg report: “Companies giving at least $2 million to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation — nearly half of its reported 2010 donations — also backed an organization championing voter identification laws that black caucus members say ‘suppress’… Continue reading
“Voter ID Laws Take Center Stage at House Judiciary Hearing”
Listen to Fund, Gaskin, and Hasen on Voter ID
Here, at KPCC’s Patt Morrison show.
Talking Voter ID on Patt Morrison Show at 2 PM Pacific Today
You should be able to listen here. Other scheduled guests include John Fund and Keesha Gaskins. (Of course, radio and tv appearances are always subject to last minute change.)
“Got ID? Helping Americans Get Voter Identification”
Demos, Common Cause, the Lawyer’s Committee and Fair Elections Legal Network have issued this report, a best practices guide for state and local organizations to help voters get the IDs now required in some states
En Banc 9th Circuit Decides Very Important Voter ID and Voter Registration Case from Arizona
[For updated coverage, see here.]
The Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, has decided a major election law case, Gonzalez v. Arizona. The majority opinion by Judge Ikuta begins:
Proposition 200 requires prospective voters in Arizona to provide proof… Continue reading
“Voter ID: Where are We Now?”
That’s the lead story in the April issue of NCSL’s “The Canvass.”
“If the public “thinks” something is a problem, does that make it a problem? Voter ID and the new Rasmussen Poll”
Paul Gronke blogs.
“How Artur Davis Learned to Stop Worrying and Team Up With Pro-Voter ID Tea Partiers”
“Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t take voter ID cases”
AP: “The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider the state’s appeals of two rulings blocking Wisconsin’s new voter ID law from taking effect, leaving the issue to lower courts to decide even with recall elections against the… Continue reading