Category Archives: voter id
“Where does the Republican Party stand on voter ID?”
This WaPo piece includes a “statement clarifying the comments” of Sen. Rand Paul.
“GOP vote scheme finally imploding: Why the end may be here”
Brad Friedman writes for Salon.
Great Profile of Judges Adelman and Randa–Both Decided Controversial WI Election Law Cases Recently
Read.
And both could well be reversed on appeal.
Quote of the Day
“Everybody’s gone completely crazy on this voter ID thing.”
–Senator Rand Paul, quoted in NYT’s Paul Says G.O.P. Push on Voting Laws Is Alienating Blacks.
“Iowa’s Republican Secretary of State Just Proved That Voter ID Laws Are Unnecessary”
Think Progress:
Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz (R), one of the nation’s most enthusiastic voter suppressors, released a report on Thursday outlining the results a two-year investigation into possible voter fraud, conducted by the Iowa Department of Public… Continue reading
Big News: PA Won’t Appeal Ruling Striking Down Voter ID
AP has the news.
As I’ve said, one cannot consider the constitutionality or permissibility of “voter id” in a vacuum. Each state’s law must be evaluated separately in terms of the types of i.d.’s required, the means by which i.d’s… Continue reading
“Judge rewrites description of Nevada voter measure”
LVRJ: “A state judge Wednesday rewrote a description that details the effect of a voter photo identification initiative backed by conservative activist Sharron Angle.”
Frank v. Walker Opinion Striking Down Voter ID in Wisconsin Now Posted at ELB
I just went to look for a Westlaw citation for this 4/29/2014 case but it is not yet on Westlaw. In the meantime, you can find the opinion posted here: https://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/frankvwalker.pdf.
“As States Vote In Primaries, Voter ID Laws Come Under Scrutiny”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
“New voter ID laws: Nothing like it ‘since Reconstruction'”
Rotker Responds to RNLA on Voter Fraud Allegations in Wisconsin, and a Milwaukee Police Report
Here is a guest post from Karyn Rotker, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of Wisconsin (lead counsel in Frank v Walker). It responds to an RNLA post on voter fraud in Wisconsin, and more broadly on my response to the RNLA… Continue reading
“Wisconsin Federal Court Decision Could Mark Beginning of End For GOP Photo ID Restrictions”
Analysis at the Brad Blog.
“The Battle to Protect Voting Rights”
Al Hunt for Bloomberg View/International NYT.