“DFLers push for photo ID alternative”
News from Minnesota.
Category Archives: voter id
“NAACP to challenge state voting laws before U.N. panel in Geneva”
McClatchy reports.
Looks Like DOJ Will Decide Whether to Preclear Texas’s Voter ID Law by Monday
See here. If there’s no preclearance, the issue will go before a 3 judge court with a status hearing Wednesday.
“Bad New for Voting Rights in Swing States”
Ben Adler blogs at The Nation.
“Supposing is Good, but Finding Out is Better (cont.) – MinnPost’s Election Day Registration Map”
A ChapinBlog.
Voter ID is Coming to Pennsylvania
“Minn. group claims voter impersonation bounty”
I think this example misses the point. There are document cases of impersonation fraud occurring with absentee ballots. Absentee ballots are stolen, misdirected, etc. What Minnesota Majority found is nothing new.
What is very hard to find, in contrast,… Continue reading
Should We Feel Bad for the 86-Year-Old Veteran Who Could Not Vote with His Veterans Card in Ohio?
Think Progress is making a big deal of this Cleveland Plain Dealer story about an 86 year old voter who could not vote with his Veterans id card because it contains no address. Think Progress says that the voter “can’t… Continue reading
Breaking News: Judge Temporarily Enjoins Wisconsin Voter ID Law on State Law Grounds
The state court judge’s opinion, exclusively on state law grounds, is here. See also these news stories. This is separate from the recently-announced federal lawsuit against Wisconsin’s voter identification law.
The question of whether the law violates the… Continue reading
“‘On Account of Race or Color’: A New Front Opens in the Fight Against Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law”
ACLU blog: “We went back to federal court in Wisconsin today to add charges that the state’s voter ID law violates the Voting Rights Act. We’re making that charge on behalf of impacted voters like Eddie Lee Holloway,… Continue reading
AP Story on the ALEC Connection to Minn’s Voter ID Bill
AP reports.
“NAACP Hits Racial Imagery in Minn. Voter-ID Push”
The Root reports.
“ACLU Adds to Charges in Suit Challenging Wisconsin Voter ID Law”
See this press release, with the subhead: “Amended Complaint Asserts Law Violates Voting Rights Act Protections for Minority Voters and Bars Veterans from the Polls.”
“A powerful argument for blocking Wisconsin’s voter ID law”
The Cap Times reports.