Category Archives: voter id

“Holder’s Voting Rights Gamble The Supreme Court’s voter ID showdown.”

January 1, 2012, 12:14 pmDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this Jurisprudence essay for Slate. It begins: On the Friday before Christmas Day, the Department of Justice formally objected to a new South Carolina law requiring voters to produce an approved form of photo ID in order… Continue reading

“Holder’s Racial Politics; The AG’s attack on voter ID laws may backfire legally and politically.”

January 1, 2012, 9:54 amvoter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Wall Street Journal offers this editorial.

“No Photo ID Required to Vote in GOP’s Iowa Caucus”

December 28, 2011, 12:12 pmelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

The Brad Blog reports.

“A Proposed Solution to Voter ID Controversy “

December 28, 2011, 9:37 amelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

Curtis Gans blogs.

“Civil Rights Groups Press Justice Department To Block Other Voter ID Laws”

December 28, 2011, 9:33 amelection administration, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

TPM reports. For reasons I will explain in a piece I’m working on, I don’t think the suggested strategy (DOJ sues other states for intentional discrimination in voting) is likely to work. In fact, an earlier post from TPM… Continue reading

Toobin on South Carolina and Preclearance

December 27, 2011, 12:34 pmvoter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here, at the New Yorker‘s Daily Comment blog. I will have more to say on South Carolina and the VRA soon.

“New Laws in 2012: More Voter ID”

December 26, 2011, 10:16 amelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

Politico reports.

“Justice Department Blocks New S.C. Voting ID Law”

December 24, 2011, 9:37 amvoter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“Justice Department rejects South Carolina voter ID law”

December 23, 2011, 8:36 pmvoter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The LA Times reports. More from WaPo.

“Justice Department Rejects Voter ID Law in South Carolina”

December 23, 2011, 5:04 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NY Times: South Carolina now faces the choice of dropping the proposed change or asking a federal court in the District of Columbia to approve the law. Richard L. Hasen, an election law specialist at the University of California,… Continue reading

Texas AG Predicts on Twitter that DOJ Will Deny Preclearance to Texas Voter ID Law

December 23, 2011, 4:12 pmDepartment of Justice, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

See here. J. Christian Adams urges Texas to pull its preclearance submission. And South Carolina is going to court over the denial of preclearance of its voter id law.