“The Daily Show Sees a Sharknado’s Worth of Voter Suppression”
Atlantic Wire reports on John Oliver’s take on post-Shelby voting bills, including one in North Carolina, summarized here by Democracy North Carolina.
Category Archives: voter id
Judge Marbley Extends Ohio Provisional Voting/ID Consent Decree
U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley has issued this order extending the consent decree in Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless v. Husted through 2016. The Columbus Dispatch reports here.
This lawsuit was originally filed to challenge disparities in the… Continue reading
Litigation Anticipated on NC Voting Changes
The Charlotte Observer has this report on lawsuits anticipated after North Carolina’s Republican Governor Pat McCrory signs a sweeping election bill, as he’s expected to do later this month. Meanwhile, the Triangle Business Journal reports here on Democratic Attorney General… Continue reading
“Widespread voter fraud not an issue in NC, data shows”
“The Politics of Voter ID”
“Elections changes advance in Senate”
WRAL:
After close to two hours of debate and discussion, during which lawmakers were roundly criticized by members of the public, a Senate committee passed a raft of elections reforms Tuesday.
House Bill 589 sat idle for three months… Continue reading
“Voter ID On Trial: An Update From the Capitol”
WESA audio report:
Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law has come back to trial in the Commonwealth court, and both sides are making serious plays. WITF’s capital reporter Mary Wilson says the first few days of testimony were brimming with… Continue reading
Pa. Republican Party Chair Says Voter ID Controversy Helped GOP in 2012
See this report. As with the Mike Turzai comments, Democrats are citing these comments as evidence that Republicans intend the law to suppress Democratic votes; Republicans sharply disagree.
Bonus: Story at top of same page:
VIDEO: Man wrestles shark … Continue reading
“North Carolina Republicans Push Harsh New Voter ID Law”
“Statistics dominate day 2 of Pa. voter ID trial”
AP reports.
That analysis showed that, as of this spring, about 511,000 registered voters either lacked one of the PennDOT-issued IDs or have IDs that have expired or will expire before the Nov. 5 election.
Siskin’s testimony bolsters the… Continue reading
FOX News of Pa Voter ID Case
Interesting video report. In the intro, Shepard Smith says: “Supporters say it could help prevent voter fraud, though frankly there’s no evidence of widespread voter fraud.”
“Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Could Disenfranchise More Than 500,000 People: Trial Expert”
HuffPo:
A statistician testified on the second day of Pennsylvania’s latest trial over the constitutionality of the state’s voter identification law that hundreds of thousands of voters could be disenfranchised if the law is allowed to stand.
Bernard Siskin,… Continue reading
“Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Being Argued Anew in Court”
Bloomberg reports.
The case is before a different judge than the judge who initially refused to block the voter id law before the November election, and then reversed his decision after the Pa. Supreme Court remanded the case for… Continue reading
“Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Gets Its Day in Court”
NPR’s All Things Considered offers this report.