Category Archives: voter id

“Holder Speaks At Voting Rights Rally”

January 17, 2012, 7:05 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“Dead’ Voter Talking: O’Keefe Voter Fraud Stunt Confused 23-Year-Old For Dead 84-Year-Old”

January 17, 2012, 9:08 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, voter idRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“Voter ID bill begins moving toward passage in Virginia House”

January 17, 2012, 7:39 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The Pilot reports.

A Sea Change in Republican Presidential Attitudes on the Voting Rights Act

January 16, 2012, 8:22 pmDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

In July 2006, President Bush signed the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act in a ceremony praising the participation of civil rights leaders, including family members of Dr. King. The bill passed 98-0 in the Senate and 390-33 in the… Continue reading

CBS News on DOJ Objection to Preclearance of South Carolina Voter ID Law

January 16, 2012, 6:02 pmDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

CBS News reports.

“Voter ID Legislation Could Come Up Next Week”

January 16, 2012, 9:57 amelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

News from Pa.

Quote of the Day

January 16, 2012, 9:53 amelection administration, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

We need – and the American people deserve – election systems that are free from discrimination, free from partisan influence, and free from fraud. And we must do everything within our power to make certain that these systems are more,… Continue reading

“Attorney General to speak on voting rights in South Carolina”

January 13, 2012, 8:00 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Reuters: “Attorney General Eric Holder plans to deliver a speech on voting rights on Monday at a Martin Luther King holiday rally in South Carolina, a state where just weeks ago his Justice Department blocked a new voter identification… Continue reading

“Voter ID Still Languishing at the Department of Justice”

January 13, 2012, 4:00 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Texas Tribune reports that Texas has responded with more information to DOJ, starting a new 60-day clock.

AARP Bulletin Tackles Voter ID

January 13, 2012, 3:41 pmelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

Here.

New report of potential “dead voters” in South Carolina … and it’s not even Halloween

January 12, 2012, 3:46 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idJustin Levitt

In the wake of James O’Keefe’s latest videos about fictitious “dead voters,” now comes a new investigation in South Carolina, looking for “actual” “dead voters.” In reviewing the state’s motor vehicle records and its voting rolls, there is apparently evidence… Continue reading

“Voter ID cases could test Voting Rights Act”

January 12, 2012, 2:25 pmDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

This post appears at Facing South.

Quote of the Day

January 12, 2012, 12:37 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

“I think it’s nonsense, nobody voted, and if they voted, they’re facing a five year jail sentence, and I think very few people would be willing to risk that…I think the whole thing is bullshit, frankly. It’s another one of… Continue reading