“New N.C. voting law will hurt minority voting, witness says”
Barry Burden and Charles Stewart III on the stand.
Some of the history Barry testified about I covered here.
Category Archives: voter id
Texas Largely Loses Motion to Dismiss Voter ID Claims
Thanks to a reader for pointing out last week’s district court order in the Texas voter id case. The court mostly denied Texas’s motion to dismiss, even allowing claims to go forward at this point on voter id as a… Continue reading
“Hearing on N.C. voter ID law draws national attention”
“Secretary of State Candidates Play Down Voter ID”
AP: “The loud cry for voter identification and voter fraud investigations is fading to a whimper as Iowa’s top election official prepares to leave and those running to replace him downplay the politically charged issues. Iowa Secretary of State… Continue reading
“Mississippi Senate race muddles voter ID debate”
“New Report: Voters in 22 States Face New Laws That Could Make Voting Harder in November”
Press release:
New voting restrictions developed since 2010 are slated to be in place in 22 states this November. In 15 of these states, 2014 will be the first federal election with new restrictions in effect, according to a… Continue reading
“Court Rulings on Voter Restrictions Create Limbo as Midterms Near”
Extensive NYT article begins:
With the midterm elections only months away, efforts to carry out some of the country’s strictest photo ID requirements and shorten early voting in several politically pivotal states have been thrown into limbo by a… Continue reading
“Hundreds Disenfranchised By America’s Worst Voter ID Law”
Think Progress: “Last April, Arkansas’ Republican-controlled state legislature overrode Gov. Mike Beebe’s (D) veto to enact a strict photo ID law for all voters. But while Arkansas is now one of several states which suppress voting by requiring valid… Continue reading
“Proving Who You Are: The Legal Battle Over Voter ID Laws”
Jerry Goldfeder and Myrna Perez have written this analysis for the NY Law Journal.
“Mississippi sails through voter ID test”
“93-year-old black man disenfranchised by Alabama voter ID law”
New Campaign for Voter ID in Ohio
“Democrats, stop fighting voter ID laws”
Stephen Lurie writes for PostEverything.