Category Archives: voter id
“Bloomberg Law: Voter I.D. Laws Go to Court Across U.S. (Audio)”
Rick Pildes and I were guests. Listen.
“Critics See Efforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters From Rolls”
Today’s must read from Michael Wines in the NYT on what is still lost with the demise of Section 5 preclearance.
“‘Racially Discriminatory Intent’ And Voter ID Laws”
I spoke with NPR’s Michel Martin on All Things Considered.
Listen.
Breaking and Analysis: (Another) Federal Court Strikes Restrictive WI Voting Rules
In a 119-page opinion, a federal district court has struck a host of WI voting rules, including certain voter id provisions, as unconstitutional. Among other things, the court has ordered that expired but otherwise valid student id cards will be… Continue reading
NC District Court Issues Order Following 4th Circuit Blocking NC Voting Restrictions
NC Republican Leaders, Calling 4th Circuit Panel “Partisan,” Vow #SCOTUS Appeal
Here’s the inflammatory statement:
“Since today’s decision by three partisan Democrats ignores legal precedent, ignores the fact that other federal courts have used North Carolina’s law as a model, and ignores the fact that a majority of other states have… Continue reading
Judge Expedites TX Voter ID Softening Hearing to Aug. 10
Breaking and Analysis: Partially Divided 4th Circuit Strikes NC Strict Voting Law, Finds Discriminatory Intent
You can find the 83 pages of decisions at this link.
A partially divided panel of 4th Circuit judges reversed a massive trial court opinion which had rejected a number of constitutional and Voting Rights Act challenges to North Carolina’s… Continue reading
“He lost after a law changed; can he win now that it’s changing again?”
McClatchy:
Two years ago, then-Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Texas, lost to a Republican challenger by a little more than 2,000 votes in a vast congressional district that stretches from San Antonio for over 800 miles of border, brush and desert… Continue reading
Read the TX “Reasonable Impediment Affidavit” for Voter ID Which Could Be Model for What’s to Come
Here it is for the special election and could well be what the judge orders statewide in Texas in November.
More from the Texas Tribune.
“Judge issues blueprint for fixes in Texas’ voter ID law”
Breaking: Wisconsin Will Go to 7th Circuit to Block Softening of Voter ID Law: What’s Next?
Wisconsin will seek to reverse the order of the federal district court from earlier this week requiring election officials to allow those who lack the right form of ID to vote in WI elections to be able to vote upon… Continue reading