Benjamin Jealous and Ryan Haygood: While the Court’s failure to block the law may have left over a million people unable to vote, the Texas Governor’s race was decided by 954,306 votes. Similarly, this recent surge in voter suppression… Continue reading

Francis Barry writes for Bloomberg View. As with those who too easily claim voter id laws affect turnout, this analysis too easily claims it doesn’t.  There are many factors which go into turnout. A competitive Senate race in one state… Continue reading

Press release: Today, attorneys at the Campaign Legal Center, who serve as co-counsel for plaintiffs Congressman Marc Veasey and LULAC, filed a motion to expedite a pending appeal in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Veasey v. Perry—the… Continue reading

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Brennan Center responds to @Nate_Cohn: In “Why Voter ID Laws Don’t Swing Many Elections,” Nate Cohn understates the impact of restrictive voting laws. Yes, it is likely rare for an election to be close enough for voter ID… Continue reading

Aaron Blake writes for WaPo.

MSNBC: “Yet another Republican-controlled state is looking to impose a voter ID law just in time for the 2016 elections. GOP state lawmakers in Nevada are readying ID bills for early next year, Secretary of State-Elect Barbara Cegavske told… Continue reading

Zack Roth for MSNBC: Both sides are already making claims and counterclaims about the impact of Texas’ strict voter ID law in last week’s election. There’s no question that some legitimate voters were disenfranchised by the law. But how… Continue reading