“Vote-Restriction Laws Line Up for Supreme Court Review”
Marcia Coyle reports for NLJ.
Category Archives: voter id
NC to Appeal to #SCOTUS in Voting Cutbacks Case as Soon as Tomorrow
So reports the Charlotte Post. I expect this to get major play on the Purcell issue about changing election rules just before the election:
“We are concerned that changes so close to the election may contribute to voter confusion,” said… Continue reading
“In Wisconsin, a Push for Voter ID Law, But Not Voter IDs”
“Elections board requests $460,000 for voter ID campaign”
The latest from Wisconsin.
Breaking: 7th Circuit Issues Opinions in Earlier 5-5 Split on WI Voter ID Law: Next Stop #SCOTUS?
You can read the opinions at this link. Here are my thoughts:
1. The majority opinion, authored by the three judges on the original panel which lifted the stay, strikes me as disingenuous. The biggest flaw is the idea… Continue reading
“The Partisan Court Blocks Extended Voting in Ohio”
Jesse Wegman blogs at NYT’s Taking Note blog: “There are reasonable arguments to be made about why these particular restrictions are not the most burdensome in the country, since Ohio already has four weeks of early voting. Still, the plaintiffs… Continue reading
Breaking: Supreme Court, 5-4, Blocks Extension of Early Voting in Ohio: Analysis
Via SCOTUSBlog comes this Supreme Court order staying the district court’s order preventing various cutbacks in early voting (including a cutback from 35 to 28 days, and elimination of one of the two early voting days on a Sunday,… Continue reading
“The Voting Wars Heat Up: Will the Supreme Court allow states to restrict voting for partisan advantage?”
I have written this new piece for Slate. It begins:
The fights in our states over how hard or easy it is to vote have been filling the courts and are headed toward the Supreme Court. The cases range from… Continue reading
“True The Vote Proves What’s Wrong With Its Voter ID Obsession”
“Ohio Early Voting in the Supreme Court”
Important Ned Foley analysis. Two snippets:
Plaintiffs complain that only one Sunday of early voting is available, and that the only evening hours available are on Election Day itself. As a matter of policy, I concur with their complaint. If… Continue reading
“What is a ‘Burden’ on Voters? Reflections on Ohio’s Early Voting Litigation”
Josh Douglas writes for the Kentucky Law Journal.