Category Archives: voter id

“North Carolina elections at risk of chaos with Legislature’s proposed overhaul”

July 18, 2023, 4:43 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, voter registrationDan Tokaji

NBC News: North Carolina lawmakers are considering not only a spate of new election restrictions but also a major overhaul of state and county-level election boards, alarming advocates who say some of the proposals could grind the state’s democratic… Continue reading

Injunction Sought in Idaho Voter Registration/Identification Case

July 14, 2023, 12:42 pmvoter id, voter registrationDan Tokaji

From the Idaho Capital Sun: “A new Idaho voter registration law that took effect July 1 requires voters to prove their identity and residency when registering to vote, no matter how they register…. But a Boise-based youth voter advocacy… Continue reading

Photo ID across the pond

April 5, 2023, 1:26 pmcomparative election law, voter idJustin Levitt

From the Guardian: “Ministers have faced renewed accusations that the plan to impose mandatory photo ID for voting is a waste of time and resources, after statistics showed there was not a single proven case of in-person voter impersonation… Continue reading

“Who benefits from voter identification laws?”

February 7, 2023, 7:28 amvoter idRick Hasen

Jeffrey J. Harden and Alejandra Campos in PNAS. Abstract: In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, many American state governments implemented voter identification (ID) laws for elections held in their states. These laws, which commonly mandate photo… Continue reading

“In Rejecting Voter ID Measure, Arizonans Bucked History and Surprised Advocates”

December 8, 2022, 10:29 amvoter id, voter initiativesDerek Muller

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“Arizona voters reject effort to enact stricter voter ID law”

November 17, 2022, 1:49 pmdirect democracy, voter id2022 Election Cycle, new vote denialTabatha Abu El-Haj

AP News says it is now clear that Proposition 309, which would have imposed additional hurdles for absentee ballots and stricter voter ID requirements, has failed. The measure has fallen short by about 20,000 votes–over the recount margin. “Arizona voters… Continue reading

The Impact of Missouri’s New Voting Law

July 15, 2022, 5:40 amabsentee ballots, Uncategorized, voter idDan Tokaji

From KQTV in St. Joseph, on the bill signed last month. HB 1878 was signed by Governor Parsons just over three weeks ago, but concerns for voter accessibility continue to grow. The bill introduced many procedure changes for Missouri… Continue reading

“Michigan activists push for ballot initiative to expand voting access”

July 12, 2022, 4:19 amabsentee ballots, voter idDan Tokaji

WaPo: “Voting rights proponents in Michigan submitted petitions Monday to guarantee at least nine days of early voting, expand the use of ballot drop boxes and ensure that people who forget to bring their ID to the polls can… Continue reading

Supreme Court oral argument today on whether state legislators can intervene in North Carolina voter ID dispute

March 21, 2022, 4:45 amSupreme Court, voter idDerek Muller

Following up on earlier ELB coverage (here and here), the SCOTUSblog page is here. Oral argument takes place today around 11 am ET. The questions presented are procedural issues, but they are the kind that keep cropping… Continue reading

State Court in North Carolina, on 2-1 Vote, Strikes Down State Voter Identification Law as Intentionally Racially Discrminatory

September 17, 2021, 10:56 amThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

You can find 211 pages of the opinion and dissent at this link.

5th Circuit Panel Upholds Attorneys Fees for Plaintiffs in Texas Voter ID Case, Judge Ho Concurs Separately in His Own Majority Opinion to Rail Against Earlier 5th Circuit Decision Finding Texas Voter ID Law Discriminatory

September 3, 2021, 10:48 amfraudulent fraud squad, voter idRick Hasen

Totally gratuitous opinion not only citing fraudulent fraud squad member John Fund but also saying that Texas can’t have engaged in racial discrimination in passing a voter id law knowing of its disparate impact on minority voters because the Carter-Baker… Continue reading

“Michigan Republicans launching petition drive to require IDs for voting”

August 30, 2021, 5:28 pmvoter idRick Hasen

Detroit News: Michigan Republicans unveiled Monday a petition campaign to try to impose new identification requirements for voters and go around Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to put the policies into law.A committee called Secure MI Vote planned to turn in… Continue reading

“The Obvious Voting-Rights Solution That No Democrat Will Propose”

August 30, 2021, 7:11 amThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Russell Berman in the Alantic: Democrats in Congress are considering a policy that was long unthinkable: a federal requirement that every American show identification before casting a ballot. But as the party tries to pass voting-rights legislation before the next… Continue reading

“As extremes shape voter ID debate, the rules keep getting stricter”

August 10, 2021, 4:24 amvoter idDerek Muller

PolitiFact, with this bottom line: Efforts to tighten identification requirements for voting, largely driven by Republicans, have been under way for about two decades, but they accelerated this year in the wake of the 2020 election.While the debate over… Continue reading