Category Archives: voter id
“What The Justice Department Can Actually Do About Voter ID Laws”
I missed this TPM interview with Sam Bagenstos back in October.
Voter ID Shelved in Pa in 2011?
So reports Ari Berman. If so, this is potentially a big deal.
“ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin’s Unconstitutional Voter ID Law”
See this press release. See this related blog post/video.
“Senate panel OKs voter ID measure”
News from Pa.
“Voter ID becomes law of unintended consequences; Local leader faces first election in 60 years without a right to vote”
Not to be missed:
BROKAW — Ruthelle Frank was born on Aug. 21, 1927, in her home in Brokaw. It was a hard birth; there were complications. A doctor had to come up from Wausau to see that she… Continue reading
‘North Carolina counties try to go it alone to require photo ID”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
Do Voter ID Laws in Arizona Hurt Democratic Voters More than Republicans?
Interesting data from Pew finding parity between party voters affected in Maricopa County by voter i.d. laws.
12 Charged with Absentee Ballot Fraud in Ga; Daily Caller Inexplicably Ties this to Need for Voter ID
Here.
“Wisconsin colleges to issue IDs to comply with voter law”
Reuters reports.
More Unsubstantiated Voter Fraud Charges from Artur Davis
He tells the Daily Caller: “What I have seen in my state, in my region, is the the most aggressive practitioners of voter-fraud are local machines who are tied lock, stock and barrel to the special interests in their communities… Continue reading
“DOJ Is Aggressive In Effort to Claim Texas Voter ID Is Unconstitutional”
This item appears at the Republican National Lawyers Association blog.
“Voter ID woes blamed on GOP; Critics had wanted an impact study before the law was passed”
The Texas preclearance of voter i.d. drags.
“Disenfranchise No More”
I have written this oped for Friday’s New York Times and its “Campaign Stops” blog. It begins:
Mississippi voters just approved a new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. But that law will not go… Continue reading