“Controversial Voter ID Laws Proposed Across The U.S.”
NPR reports.
Category Archives: voter id
Question of the Day: Where is South Carolina’s Lawsuit Against DOJ?
In late December, I wrote this Slate commentary in which I suggested that South Carolina might leapfrog over some of the other suits challenging the constitutionality of section 5 and get right to the Supreme Court. The urgency would be… Continue reading
“Iowa voter ID bill back with a twist”
See here.
An Incomplete NPR Report on Voter ID
NPR reports “Why New Photo ID Laws Mean Some Won’t Vote.” While this is an interesting report on who doesn’t have voter id and on how the data skew, it is really incomplete. This is what we need to know… Continue reading
“Texas voter ID case: Meet the three-judge panel”
Not a great draw for the Lone Star State.
“DEAD WRONG? Claims of widespread ‘zombie voters’ in South Carolina start to unravel”
Facing South has this post.
“Support thin for voter ID bill; Secretary of state’s plan called unnecessary at best, misguided at worst”
The Des Moines Register reports.
“Sec. Of State Pushes For Voter ID Requirement”
News from Iowa.
“Fox’s South Carolina ‘Dead Voters’ Story Collapses”
Media Matters reports.
Quote of the Day
So, putting a voter identification law into effect to deter voter fraud is akin to posting an FBI agent in all bank lobbies in order to deter bank fraud.
Just as bank fraud isn’t usually committed in the bank lobby,… Continue reading
“South Carolina’s Attorney General detects voter fraud during primaries”
There will be an investigation. But as Justin Levitt explains, these “dead voter” allegations usually turn out to involve no fraud.
Decision Coming March 9 in Challenge to Wisconsin Voter ID Law
Not sure how the judge arrived at this date.
“Ellis: Texas unable to prove ID law won’t discriminate”
See here.
“Ex-DOJ Voting Section Chief Now Representing South Carolina in Voter ID Fight”
Main Justice: Christopher Coates teams up with Paul Clement in a case that could well bring down section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. One of Coates’ former co-workers writes of sadness at this development.