Category Archives: voter id
“NC voting law opponents plan to file preliminary injunction against photo ID”
Winston Salem-Journal:
The North Carolina NAACP wants a federal judge to stop the photo-ID requirement from taking effect during the March 2016 primary elections.
Attorneys for the civil-rights organization filed court papers on Friday indicating that they planned to seek… Continue reading
“Peter Cannon: Let veterans vote with VA card”
Wisconsin State Journal oped:
Today is Veterans Day, and Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin will no doubt be thanking us for our service and telling us how important we are and how much they honor us.
But their words ring… Continue reading
Federal Judge in NC Will Let Voter ID Claim Go to Trial in January
“No, the Voting Rights Act is not in danger”
Robert Driscoll:
So the good news is that the VRA is alive and well, covers the entire country, and protects everyone — regardless of race — from actual discriminatory voting procedures and practices. The bad news is that the… Continue reading
“Constitution Check: Are driver’s licenses the answer to voter ID laws?”
Lyle Denniston writes at Constitution Daily.
Federal Court Denies Partial Relief in Wisconsin Voter ID Case
ACLU:
A federal district court today rejected a request to increase access to the ballot for Wisconsin voters. The American Civil Liberties Union sought to expand the list of acceptable identification to include IDs for veterans and students… Continue reading
“Clinton goes on the attack over voting rights in Alabama”
In Which I Call Kansas SOS Kris Kobach a Huckster
Bryan Lowry, Kobach’s voter prosecutions draw scrutiny to proof-of-citzenship requirement:
Kansas’ proof-of-citizenship law would have done nothing to prevent the type of voter fraud Secretary of State Kris Kobach alleges three people committed in recent elections.
Kobach’s office announced three … Continue reading
“Amid voting rights criticism, Alabama partially backs off controversial plan to close driver license offices”
WaPo:
The governor of Alabama has partially reversed a decision to close more than 30 government offices that issue driver licenses and photo IDs, following weeks of criticism by civil rights advocates and Democratic lawmakers who say the action… Continue reading
“Alabama Budget Cuts Raise Concern Over Voting Rights”
Today’s must-read: Campbell Robertson in the NYT with a look at the nuances surrounding the controversy.
“Justice Department Called On To Investigate Alabama Voter ID Issue”
NPR:
YEAGER: At a press conference in Birmingham, the Reverend Jesse Jackson isn’t shy about what he thinks of the state’s move.
JESSE JACKSON: Of course it’s a new Jim Crow.
YEAGER: Jim Crow – he’s referring to the… Continue reading
“Alabama Puts Up More Hurdles for Voters”
“State wants federal judge to rule on Voter ID before March primaries”
Winston-Salem Journal:
State attorneys want a federal judge to dismiss the legal challenge to North Carolina’s voter-identification law before the March 2016 presidential primary, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
And though the plaintiffs, including the North Carolina chapter of… Continue reading