“ID Laws Bring New Attention To Voting Rights Act”
Nate Persily talks to NPR about the VRA.
Monthly Archives: September 2012
New Issue of NCSL’s “The Canvass” Now Available
With the lead story on post-election audits.
“Voting Laws In Several States Remain Unsettled”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
Scheduled to Be on Rachel Maddow Tonight at 9:30
Talking about the latest skirmishes in The Voting Wars. These things are always subject to change.
“Corporate Contributions and Disclosure”
NYT editorial on the 8th CircuitSwanson case.
“Strong Enforcement Of Voter Protections Needed To Stop ‘Bullies At The Ballot Box'”
Demos and Common Cause have issued this press release about this new report.
“Vote Changes Spark Duel; Campaigns Battle Over Extended Ballot Season, ID Laws”
“Maryland Democrat quits congressional race amid vote fraud allegations”
Disturbing news from Maryland:
A Maryland Democratic candidate quit her congressional race Monday after her own party told state officials that she had committed fraud by voting in both Maryland and Florida in recent elections….
Rosen’s announcement came the same… Continue reading
“Online VRA symposium: The Voting Rights Act, Congressional silence, and the political polarization”
My contribution to the SCOTUSBlog symposium on the VRA begins:
The Supreme Court’s 2009 decision in NAMUDNO v. Holder was an invitation to Congress to go back and make changes to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to keep… Continue reading
Judge Calls Off Ohio Hearing to Take SOS Husted to Woodshed; Obama Campaign Opposes Stay
The judge called off the hearing now that the judge is satisfied that SOS Husted is not deliberately disobeying him.
The Obama campaign opposes Husted’s motion to stay the Court’s order, which now is clear in directing the Secretary to… Continue reading
“Why the Supreme Court May Soon Strike Down a Key Section of the Voting Rights Act”
Nick Stephanopoulos: “Accordingly, the three-judge court’s decision to block Texas’s new district plans could amount to a Pyrrhic victory. The decision is thorough and well-reasoned, and its interpretation of the provision is quite defensible. But by highlighting the greater… Continue reading
“Simpson Joins Criticism of House Redistricting”
Texas Tribune: “State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer picked up an unlikely ally Friday after accusing top House staffers of taking part in discriminatory conduct that got the Legislature’s redistricting maps thrown out by federal judges. Fellow Rep. David Simpson… Continue reading
“Will the voting amendment dismantle Minnesota’s current election system?”
“The Voting Wars” Talks Monday in NYC and DC
September 10, 12 PM New York City, 12 pm (Brennan Center for Justice) (details and rsvp)
September 10, 7 PM Washington D.C., 6:30 pm (University of California D.C. Center) (details and rsvp)