Nate Persily talks to NPR about the VRA. … Continue reading
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WSJ reports. … Continue reading
The latest from Pennsylvania. … Continue reading
Tim Eaton reports for the Austin American-Statesman. … Continue reading
Mo Rocca’s latest op-doc at NYT. I haven’t had a chance to watch the whole thing, but it does start with the Indiana nuns’ incident in 2008, an incident which I think is misleading for reasons explained in Chapter 3 … Continue reading
This article (which I linked to a few days ago with a protected link) is now available for free from the Dallas Morning News. … Continue reading
Lyle Denniston reports for the National Constitution Center. … Continue reading
This post appears at Bluestem Prarie. … Continue reading
TPM links to the preclearance letter. … Continue reading
TPM reports. … Continue reading
Here. … Continue reading
ProPublica reports. … Continue reading
A ChapinBlog. … Continue reading
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “When Georgia became one of the first states in the nation to demand a photo ID at the ballot box, both sides served up dire predictions. Opponents labeled it a Jim Crow-era tactic that would suppress the minority … Continue reading
Texas Lawbook: “The Texas Attorney General claims in court that the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 is outdated, unnecessary and an unconstitutional encroachment on the sovereignty of the state, but his legal efforts may have just assured the law’s … Continue reading
That’s the allegation in this post. … Continue reading
More from the Numbers Guy. … Continue reading
Read Joey Fishkin on the two Texas VRA decisions this week. … Continue reading
AP: “On Election Day in Texas, the mere act of voting would have been fresh flexing of Republican power: Show a photo ID, then cast a ballot in a political district likely drawn to favor GOP candidates. The script has … Continue reading
Bloomberg reports. … Continue reading
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Earlier today I wrote about how Texas, which had indicated an intent to appeal, could seek emergency relief from the Supreme Court to put its ID law into effect for November’s elections. But now comes this from AP: “State Attorney … Continue reading
While the ruling in the Texas case today makes it marginally more likely that the South Carolina voter id law will be precleared (because it is not nearly as onerous as the Texas law), Ryan Reilly explains the other reason … Continue reading
Here, at The Nation. … Continue reading
Texas AG (who promises an appeal to the Supreme Court) Brennan Center NAACP MALC … Continue reading
You can read the unanimous 56-page opinion by Judge Tatel at this link. The court has put in a scheduling order to address at a later date whether section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. 1. This is … Continue reading
Important Stateline report. … Continue reading
Political Wire reports. More from McClatchy. … Continue reading
Back in July I blogged about the problem with pollworker discretion when it comes to implementing Pennsylvania’s voter id law. Under the PA law, pollworkers are allowed to accept id’s which “substantially conform” to state requirements. I suggested this raises … Continue reading
Here is a guest post from Josh Douglas. One aspect of the trial court’s decision in the Pennsylvania voter ID case that has gone mostly unexplored is the court’s ruling on the difference between facial and as-applied challenges. The court … Continue reading
News from Minnesota: “The high court tossed out a lawsuit from left-leaning groups who argued that lawmakers had failed to give voters the full scope of the changes that would result from the amendment. In a separate decision, the court … Continue reading
AP reports. … Continue reading
TPM: “Lawyers for South Carolina argued in a federal courtroom on Monday that its contested voter ID law would actually affect more white than minority voters and should be approved under the Voting Rights Act.” … Continue reading
Bloomberg reports. … Continue reading
Reuters reports. … Continue reading
Michael Li blogs. I expect we will hear something by Friday. … Continue reading
AP reports that Pa. lawmaker who had earlier claimed his identity was stolen and someone voted in his place was not accurate. He blamed it on “human error.” Here’s more background to the story. … Continue reading
Politics365 reports. … Continue reading
The Wisconsin attorney general has written this oped. … Continue reading
It looks like it. There’s a parallelism to EDR legislaton and voter id legislation. EDR legislation is favored mostly by Democratic legislators as a way to expand the electorate and especially casual voters who are more likely to vote Democratic … Continue reading
See here. … Continue reading
In this earlier post, a reader suggested that a military ID for a retiree which says “indefinite” would not be usable to vote under PA’s voter id law. I asked whether this was correct. Thanks to a reader who points … Continue reading
Via email: NAACP Reaction to US Department of Justice Voter Identification Pre-Clearance in VA In light of the DOJ’s ruling, the NAACP urges Virginia voters to use voter registration cards and other valid identification at the polls. (Richmond, Va.)- The … Continue reading
TPM: “The Justice Department approved changes to Virginia’s voter ID law Monday, suggesting there is a way forward for such laws — even in states that must have election laws pre-cleared under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act — … Continue reading
The latest from Pa. … Continue reading
Must-read Bob Barnes front-page piece in Monday’sWashington Post. … Continue reading
Austin American-Statesman: With his signature on the Voting Rights Act of 1965, President Lyndon Johnson, a Democrat from Texas, outlawed discriminatory election practices that had been adopted in many southern states including Texas. Now, almost half a century later, another … Continue reading
News21 reports. … Continue reading
Check out this amicus brief filed in the Pa. voter i.d. case by an election judge. Poll workers risk criminal liability when they decide whether a name on an i.d. is in “substantial conformity” with the name on the voter … Continue reading
See here. I wonder if he’s read The Voting Wars. Here’s the segment: The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook … Continue reading