“In Arkansas, Face Off Over New Voter ID Law”
This item appears at State of Elections (h/t Doug Chapin).
Category Archives: voter id
“Virginia prepares for new voter photo ID law”
“State of Texas files final brief on effort to dismiss voter ID suits”
TX Redistricting: “The State of Texas filed a reply brief today defending Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s position that the voter ID suits filed by the Justice Department and by African-American and Hispanic voters should be dismissed without need… Continue reading
Six Hour Delays in Texas Voting in 2016 Because of Voter ID?
NYT Ed Board Looks Forward to Judge Posner’s Potential Review of Wisconsin Voter ID Law
“Voter ID woes could soar in higher-turnout elections, officials fear”
Dallas News:
Delays at the polls this month due to glitches with voters’ identifications could signal a bigger problem to come next year, when many more turn out for state and county elections.
Thousands of voters had to sign… Continue reading
“Campaign Legal Center files brief in Texas voter photo ID case on behalf of minority voters”
“Court rejects State of Texas’ request to move voter ID trial to March 2015”
Michael Li has the details and the scheduling order.
Politifact Rates NC Gov. McCrory’s Statement About Voter ID Dem Views “Mostly False”
“Virginia Rejects 134 Votes For Lack Of Voter ID”
Think Progress reports.
Two points to note: (1) some of those people who were excluded for lacking id may have id but for one reason or another have not gone back to provide the information. (2) People who lack… Continue reading
“Voter ID Litigation Update: Cases Move Forward in Texas, Wisconsin”
BREAKING: “State high court to consider two voter ID cases”
Woah:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court took over one voter ID case Wednesday and said it would hear an appeal of another.
The move by the high court cancels oral arguments that were to be held next month before the… Continue reading
What Would A Complaint Look Like If We Moved Voting Rights Beyond Race or Party?
In my forthcoming essay (and related oped from this past weekend), I suggest a claim under the Equal Protection Clause against those states which have made voting harder for no good reason. It is not a racially based claim, nor… Continue reading
“House Democrats cite high cost to state in preemptive strike on photo ID laws”
The latest from Ohio.