“Justice Department Investigates Pennsylvania Voter ID Law”
TPM reports.
Category Archives: voter id
“Pa. Creates ‘Safety Net’ for Voter ID Law; Some voters missing birth certificates will qualify for a special photo ID”
A potentially significant development.
“Public Relations Firm Educating Pennsylvania Minorities On Voter ID Stacked With Republicans”
TPM reports.
“Legal Battles Erupt Over Tough Voter ID Laws”
The NY Times reports.
“Even Shoddy Schmidt Report Shows ‘Voter Fraud’ Is a Fake Problem”
Keystone Politics: “I think the correct way to understand why Al Schmidt was willing to put his name on this hilariously unscientific ”study” on voting irregularities in Philly is that conservative politicians, pundits and blog trolls needed a passable … Continue reading
Race, Voter ID, Public Opinion, and the Voting Wars
Two polls of interest today with finding that are probably related:
1. A new survey for the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication finds that those most likely to harbor racial resentment toward African Americans are most likely to… Continue reading
Read the Matt Barreto ACLU Expert Report in the Pa. Voter ID Case
“Minnesota Supreme Court vigorously questions Photo ID supporters and opponents — but doesn’t tip hand”
MinnPost reports.
“Study: Many Could Face Obstacles In Voter ID Laws”
NPR: “A new report by the Brennan Center for Justice finds that more than 10 million potential voters in states that require photo ID at the polls live more than 10 miles from offices that issue such ID. Nearly… Continue reading
“Second judge rejects state voter ID law Requirement will not be in place for fall elections”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “In March, Flanagan issued an injunction temporarily blocking the law because the plaintiffs – the Milwaukee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera –… Continue reading
How Many Non-Citizen Voters Actually Removed by Florida Vote Purges?
Today on AirTalk Hans von Spakovsky said that Florida officials had removed 50 non-citizen voters already from the voter rolls. I said that I was not familiar with that statistic, and so I wondered about its veracity. (Why would I… Continue reading
Measuring the Effects of Voter ID Laws?
Yesterday, Nate Silver posted a column entitled “Measuring the Effects of Voter Identification Laws” on his popular (and informative) FiveThirtyEight page of the New York Times. Rick linked to the column here, calling it an “absolute must-read.”… Continue reading
“Mental health facility residents still without voter IDs”
News from Kansas.
“Measuring the Effects of Voter Identification Laws”
Absolute must-read from Nate Sliver on the effects of voter id laws. It is very consistent with my conclusion in The Voting Wars. The likely effect of such laws is likely small (around 1% or so) in a pro-Republican… Continue reading