“In 1st statewide election, few problems reported with voter photo ID”
The Times-Dispatch reports. Given that (at this moment) the #VASEN could go to a recount, this is good news.
Category Archives: voter id
“Voting monitors report complaints in states with new voter ID laws”
LAT: “Poll monitors and voting rights groups reported thousands of questions and complaints during the early hours of voting in the first major national election since the Supreme Court overturned key aspects of the Voting Rights Act.”
“To Guarantee Voting Rights, Enforce the Laws We Have”
This is my contribution to the NYT Room for Debate forum on a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote. It concludes:
Notably Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy did not join in Justice Alito’s troubling dissent (joined by Justices… Continue reading
“What’s Ahead in Texas Voter ID Battle”
Tim Eaton for the Austin-American Statesman:
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott won the most recent round in the fight to require voters to show valid photo identification to cast ballots, but a potentially much bigger fight looms beyond Tuesday.
Abbott’s… Continue reading
“Do non-citizens vote in U.S. elections? A reply to our critics.”
Jesse Richman and Dave Earnest:
Do non-citizens vote in U.S. elections? Our blog post and article on non-citizen voting have reached a wide audience, and have motivated several efforts to dispute our methods and conclusions. Although the criticisms of… Continue reading
Senator Rand Paul: Shhh About Voter ID!
Think Progress; “I’m not really opposed to [voter ID laws]. I am opposed to it as a campaign theme,” Paul told CBS’ Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer. “Republicans, if you want to get African American votes, they think… Continue reading
“Today’s voting freakout: noncitizens are coming to steal your election”
Michael Hiltzik column at the LAT.
“Voter ID Laws Are Now In 17 More States Than They Were In 2000”
Fascinating data at 538.
“State Constitutional First Principles in Challenging the Texas Voter Photo Identification Law”
Charles Rhodes at Jurist.
“Messing With Texas Again: Putting It Back Under Federal Supervision”
I have written this piece for TPM Cafe. It begins:
Readers of the entire 147-page opinion issued earlier this month by a federal district court striking down Texas’s strict voter identification law as unconstitutional and a violation of the Voting… Continue reading
“Ginsburg Was Right: Texas’ Extreme Voter ID Law Is Stopping People From Voting”
“As Texas votes early, voter ID sparks frustration and motivation”
Garrett Epps on Racial and Partisan Discrimination in Texas Voter ID Case
Well worth the read.
Justice Ginsburg Gives More Insight Into Her Texas Voter ID Dissent, and Its Small Error
I suggested in this Slate piece that Justice Ginsburg decided to pull an all nighter to write her dissent as a “5 am wake up call” on the issue of voting rights. Now comes some confirmation.
Jess Bravin:… Continue reading