Category Archives: voter id

Wisconsin Appellate Court Rejects Challenge to Wisconsin Voter ID Law

May 30, 2013, 10:08 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel comes this ruling of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. This is far from the end of the line. This case can be appealed to the state Supreme Court; there is also a separate case… Continue reading

“GOP lawmaker pushes new voter ID legislation to address court concerns”

May 28, 2013, 7:51 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Gannett: “One of the chief authors of Wisconsin’s voter photo identification plan is shopping around a new bill designed to allay legal concerns that the requirements are too burdensome by letting poor people opt out.”

Judge Quotes Extensively from Brennan Center Voter ID Study in Rejecting ID for Plan B Emergency Contraception

May 10, 2013, 1:17 pmvoter idRick Hasen

See around page 9.

DOJ, Others Urges Affirmance in Texas Voter ID Case Before Supreme Court

May 10, 2013, 9:13 amDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Lawyers’ Committee has posted the Supreme Court documents: Supreme Court Documents: Click here for Texas’ Jurisdictional Statement. Click here for the Lawyers’ Committee’s Motion to Affirm. Click here for the Justice Department’s Motion to Affirm. Click here for another… Continue reading

“Bill would curb the power of lower court judges to block potentially unconstitutional legislation”

May 10, 2013, 7:24 amvoter idRick Hasen

News from Wisconsin: Three times over the past two years, signature portions of Republican-passed legislation have been blocked from immediately taking effect because a Dane County Circuit Court judge found the statutes to be unconstitutional. The rulings against statutes that… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Judge in ID Case Says ‘Show Me the Data'”

May 2, 2013, 7:26 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Doug Chapin: I’ll admit to being somewhat surprised that the evidence the judge has requested hasn’t already been presented, given the importance of the underlying question. Hopefully, the data will shed at least a little light on the impact… Continue reading

“Voter ID Bill Passes NC House on Party Lines”

April 24, 2013, 3:37 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

AP reports. [corrected link]

“NC poll finds support for voter ID drops with more information about alternatives, impact of laws”

April 17, 2013, 9:18 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Facing South blogs.

“Top Iowa Elections Official: Pass Voter ID So The GOP Can Kill Abortion Rights And Marriage Equality”

April 17, 2013, 8:38 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Think Progress blogs.

“Data shows fewer lack photo IDs”

April 17, 2013, 8:32 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

AP from North Carolina: “New data from the State Board of Elections show far fewer voters lack photo identification than critics of a voter ID bill suggest. The new information roughly halves the potential number of registered voters without photo… Continue reading

“Arkansas’ GOP-led Legislature passes voter ID law”

April 1, 2013, 6:06 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

AP: “Arkansas legislators passed a law Monday requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, overriding Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of the bill, which he called an expensive solution to a non-existent problem.”

“McDonnell signs bill requiring photo ID for voting”

March 26, 2013, 7:27 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Richmond Times Dispatch: “Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed legislation requiring voters to present photo ID at the polls.” The law now requires approval from DOJ or a court under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

“Arkansas governor vetoes bill requiring voters to show photo identification at polls”

March 25, 2013, 1:09 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Study finds voter ID laws hurt young minorities”

March 13, 2013, 7:30 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Politico: “As a handful of state legislatures around the country consider enacting stricter voter ID laws, a new study finds that young people – and especially young minorities – are disproportionately affected by those laws when they go into… Continue reading