Voter ID and the Poll Tax
Jill Lawrence highlights the costs of gathering the documentation required to get an ID.
Category Archives: voter id
News Roundup on the Arkansas ID Decision
DOJ Files #SCOTUS Brief in Texas Voter ID Case
Lyle at SCOTUSBlog:
Saying that the spread across the country of new laws to restrict voting rights will create new tests of constitutionality for the Supreme Court, the Obama administration on Wednesday evening asked the Justices in the meantime to… Continue reading
Breaking: Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes State Voter ID Law
The opinion is here. The rulings are only on state law grounds. The majority found that the ID requirement added a new voter “qualification” in violation of the state constitution. The concurrence found that the measure was not properly… Continue reading
Justice Scalia Requests Texas Response in Voter ID Case to SCOTUS
Due 5 pm Eastern Thursday, according to Tim Eaton.
“Texas Stopped Issuing Voter IDs While Pushing to Reinstate Law”
MSNBC follows up on this news, finding that the decision to (temporarily) stop issuing IDs was statewide. It now looks like Texas has restarted the machine.
And more from MSNBC, now that the stay application is up at… Continue reading
Read Texas Voter ID Challengers’ Emergency #SCOTUS Application
Here. [Revised document]
“Whites Are More Supportive of Voter ID Laws When Shown Photos of Black People Voting”
Breitbart Attributes Posner’s ID Dissent to Angling for Court Appointment
Fascinating. Farfetched, but fascinating.
AG Holder on Texas and Voter ID
Of course, this was from this morning.
Reactions to the 5th Circuit’s Voter ID Ruling
The 5th Circuit’s Concurrence
Rick just quoted from Judge Costa’s concurrence in the 5th Circuit panel’s order — and I’d like to highlight one part of that concurrence. Judge Costa says, citing cases from Ohio and North Carolina, that “in two recent decisions, [the… Continue reading
Analysis: Texas Voter ID Decision: To #SCOTUS or Not?
The Fifth Circuit’s order in the Texas voter id case relies on “the Purcell principle” that courts should not change election rules in advance of the election. Although this outcome was expected, this ruling also shows, as I laid … Continue reading
Quick Reaction to 5th Circuit ID Order
Essentially, all the marbles of this 5th Circuit order come down to “it’s too close to the election to stop the law from going into effect, because pollworkers will be confused.”
It’s important to recognize that the court of appeals… Continue reading