Category Archives: voter id

About the $2 Birth Certificate in Texas to Get “Free” Voter ID

September 10, 2014, 11:10 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Brennan Center report from the trial [with language updated from the Brennan Center]; Under cross-examination by Dan Freeman, [Victor Farinelli, the electronic registration manager of the Department of State Health Services’ Vital Statistics Unit] testified that there is no law… Continue reading

Wow: Single Voter Without ID Could Decide Outcome of Local MS Election

September 10, 2014, 8:47 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Clarion Ledger: Unless a lone affidavit voter shows up with a valid photo ID before next Tuesday, Glenn Bolin and Stephanie Bounds will draw straws to see who becomes Poplarville alderman. In a special election runoff Tuesday, Bolin and Bounds… Continue reading

“Texas slated to open defense of voter ID law, closing arguments Thursday”

September 9, 2014, 7:38 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The Corpus Christi Times reports.

“He Said, She Said, and Getting It Right About Voter ID”

September 8, 2014, 5:29 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

NYT’s Public Editor: “Two recent articles on voting disputes would have benefitted greatly from a single clarifying sentence – one that would have cut through the ‘he said, she said’ language that so many readers understandably tell me they dislike.”… Continue reading

“Voter ID on Trial in Texas”

September 7, 2014, 9:06 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT editorial.

“Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?”

September 5, 2014, 10:54 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ari Berman writes for The Nation.

“Early Voting in Ohio, Despite Republican Objections”

September 4, 2014, 2:45 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

David Firestone writes for NYT’s Taking Note ed. blog.

Breaking News and Analysis: Federal Court Grants Injunction Restoring Early Voting in Ohio

September 4, 2014, 7:58 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

I have now had a chance to give an initial read the 71-page federal district court opinion in Ohio State Conference of the NAACP v. Husted. This is a significant case, which could potentially make it to the Supreme… Continue reading

“In day 2 of Texas voter ID trial, Austin lawyer says voter fraud rare”

September 3, 2014, 8:57 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Austin-American Statesman reports.

“Alabama’s voter ID law blamed for at least 282 ballots uncounted in primary”

September 3, 2014, 7:27 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Birmingham News: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is alleging that at least 282 ballots in the state’s June 3 primary election were not counted due to Alabama’s law requiring voters to show a valid photo identification card.… Continue reading

Quote of the Day: Voter ID Dep’t

September 3, 2014, 9:10 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

“I had to put $42 where it would do the most good….We couldn’t eat the birth certificate.” —Sammie Louise Bates, testifying at the first day of the Texas Voter ID trial, on the burden of the cost of… Continue reading