Category Archives: voter id

“In Texas, Fixing Voter ID Law Ruled to Be Discriminatory Will Be Tricky Task”

July 21, 2016, 5:57 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT: Ever since Texas’ strict voter identification law was passed in 2011, Democratic lawmakers and minority groups had focused on how to get it struck down. This week, after a federal appeals court ruled that the law discriminated against… Continue reading

Why a Loss on NC Voter ID Would Look Like a Win in Texas

July 21, 2016, 4:46 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Just a short note to point out how the goalposts have moved. Plaintiffs in the Texas voter id case yesterday were claiming victory after the Fifth Circuit en banc held that Texas’s strict voter id law violated Section 2 of… Continue reading

Breaking: Trial Court in Texas Voter ID Case Sets Forth Softening Parameters, Timing

July 21, 2016, 1:55 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Wasting no time, this scheduling order from the trial court also includes the contours of what a softening rule must look like: It is further ORDERED that any plan for interim relief must include terms regarding the following:  All… Continue reading

How Will Texas Voter ID “Softening” Work?

July 21, 2016, 1:29 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Zack Roth explores.

New WI Elections Board Moves Quickly to Implement Affidavit Softening of Voter ID Ordered by Court

July 21, 2016, 10:39 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Memorandum.

“The Voting Rights Act Might Get Some Teeth Back; Thanks to an appeals ruling, Texas’ discriminatory voting laws could end up under federal oversight.”

July 21, 2016, 7:19 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. it begins: This week’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit—holding that Texas’ strict voter identification law violates the Voting Rights Act—is good news for those who believe such… Continue reading

“Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law”

July 21, 2016, 6:22 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Pam Fessler reports for NPR. She says Texas has not yet decided whether or not to appeal to the Supreme Court. I explained yesterday why such an appeal would have long odds.

First Roundup of Texas Voter ID Stories and Releases

July 20, 2016, 4:45 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Eric Eckholm for the NYT Ariane de Vogue for CNN Jess Bravin of CNN (and this Law Blog post) Bob Barnes for WaPo Zack Roth NBC Pam Fessler for NPR Dallas Morning News Brennan Center Campaign Legal Center Lawyers’ … Continue reading

“Voter beware: Thanks to ID laws, being registered isn’t enough to vote in many states”

July 20, 2016, 8:04 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

LAT letters to the editor, including one from Kathleen Unger of the great VoteRiders organization.

Wisconsin Voter ID Decision Roundup

July 20, 2016, 7:57 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Reuters WSJ AP And here is my earlier post, discussing the chances of success on appeal, if Wisconsin appeals.

Breaking: Federal District Court Softens WI Voter ID Law, Allowing Affidavit in Place of ID

July 19, 2016, 12:58 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can find Judge Adelman’s 44-page order here. I’m about to jump on a call, and so I will post more later. But suffice to say that this is a very big deal, and at first blush (subject to… Continue reading

Get Ready for a Big Week on Texas Voter ID

July 18, 2016, 8:21 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Reminder on SCOTUS’s soft July 20 deadline to the 5th Circuit.

“What looks good on paper may fall apart in practice.'”–Voter ID in NC and Elsewhere

July 15, 2016, 11:00 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Kelly Fetty deep dive into how the “reasonable impediment” exemption from voter id requirements works in practice. Oy. This is in line with my essay, Softening Voter ID Laws Through Litigation: Is it Enough?, Wisconsin Law Review Forward (forthcoming 2016)… Continue reading