Quote of the Day
“We’re the Ping-Pong ball on the table.”
—Diane Hermann-Brown, the clerk for the City of Sun Prairie, WI, on changing WI voter id rules.
Category Archives: voter id
“‘A Big, Big Mistake’ on Voter ID”
Jesse Wegman on Wisconsin voter id decision, in NYT’s “Taking Note” Ed blog, quoting my blog post from Friday:
Rick Hasen, a professor of election law at the University of California, Irvine, called the decision a “big, big mistake… Continue reading
“Voter ID reinstatement could mean trouble in November”
“Court OKs Voter ID in Wisconsin”
Josh Gerstein reports for Politico.
Coverage of WI Voter ID 7th Circuit Developments
Breaking: 7th Circuit Allows WI Voter ID Law to Go Into Effect Immediately
You can read the order here. From the order:
After the district court’s decision, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin revised the procedures to make it easier for persons who have difficulty affording any fees to obtain the birth certificates… Continue reading
“Wisconsin’s Scott Walker OKs new voter ID process”
Very Bad Idea to Implement WI Voter ID Just Before the Election
I’ve explained why we shouldn’t be surprised if the 7th Circuit reverse the district court in the Wisconsin voter id case and rejects both the constitutional and Voting Rights Act section 2 claims brought against it.
But it sounds like… Continue reading
Don’t Be Surprised 7th Circuit Skeptical of Voting Rights Claim in Wisconsin Voter ID Case
Here is my analysis of the district court order.
3. Both the constitutional law and VRA section 2 claims are controversial. On the con law point, the judge purports to apply the “Anderson-Burdick” balancing test that the Supreme Court applied… Continue reading
Doesn’t Sound Good for WI Voter ID Opponents
Journal-Sentinel: Appeals panel questions why voter ID shouldn’t be in place Nov. 4
Attorneys representing groups that successfully sued over Wisconsin’s voter ID law came in for tough questioning Friday before a panel of three federal judges, with Judge Diane… Continue reading
Judge Easterbrook Searches Internet *During* WI Voter ID Oral Argument
Talk about going outside the lower court record for appellate on-the-fly factfinding:
Jessica Arp (on Twitter):
Judge Easterbrook searched for new DMV rules on IDs on his computer during arguments and said he “only found a press release” #news3
WI Voter ID: Convenient Timing Department
As the Seventh Circuit hears arguments this morning in the voter id case, AP reports: “Wisconsin officials said Wednesday they’ve set up a free process to verify birth information for people looking for state identification cards to vote but… Continue reading
2 of 3 Judges on WI 7th Circuit Voter ID Panel Voted Against Plaintifs in IN Voter ID Case; 1 Was Not on Court
The judges chosen are Judges Easterbrook, Sykes, and Tinder. The first two voted against rehearing the Crawford case upholding Indiana’s voter id law. Judge Tinder joined the court after that case.
Of course, the facts of the two cases are… Continue reading
“Federal appeals judges to hear Wisconsin voter ID arguments” – Will J. Posner Participate?
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: “A panel of three federal appeals court judges in Chicago will hear arguments on whether to reinstate Wisconsin’s voter ID law on Friday, less than eight weeks before the Nov. 4 election.”
The identity of the panel members… Continue reading