“Holder: DOJ Wants To Oversee Texas’ Voting Laws Again”
Carrie Johnson reports for NPR.
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Roll Call Confirms What I Suspected: DOJ Bail-In Move Makes Congress Much Less Likely to Fix VRA
Roll Call:
Republican members of the Lone Star State House delegation made their position clear to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Thursday: Don’t mess with Texas.
They also had another message for the head of the Justice… Continue reading
“Widespread voter fraud not an issue in NC, data shows”
“Voting rights challenge in Texas opens up new Obama-GOP fight”
“Judge says Palmdale elections unfair to blacks, Latinos”
“Holder’s Move Against Texas Could Send The Voting Rights Act Back To The Supreme Court”
Here’s the DOJ’s Filing Asking for Bail In
“The Justice Department’s voting rights gambit, and what it means”
Aaron Blake dives in.
“White House denies Rick Perry’s ‘end-run’ allegation on Voting Rights”
Dallas News: “The White House pushed back this afternoon against allegations from Texas Republicans that the Justice Department is overreaching its authority by trying to reimpose preemptive U.S. oversight of Texas elections.”
“The Politics of Voter ID”
“FEC rules that married gay couples have same rights as straight spouses”
Is There A Jurisdictional Problem with A Bail-In Request in Texas?
Michael Ellement emails:
I enjoyed your post today on General Holder’s comments regarding a bail in of Texas. I am curious though on your thoughts about the court’s jurisdiction in the case, and the possibility of the bail in. Section… Continue reading
“NC Senate approves GOP-backed election changes”
AP:
The Republican-dominated North Carolina Senate gave preliminary approval Wednesday to sweeping election law changes, including requiring voters to present photo ID at the polls and shortening early voting by a week.
The bill was approved in a 32-14 party-line… Continue reading
Elmendorf and Spencer: “New Tools for ‘Bail In’: Using the Geography of Discrimination to Reconstruct VRA Preclearance, Judicially”
Here’s a guest post from Chris Elmendorf and Doug Spencer:
New Tools for “Bail In”: Using the Geography of Discrimination to Reconstruct VRA Preclearance, Judicially
Chris Elmendorf, UC Davis School of Law
Doug Spencer, University of Connecticut School of Law… Continue reading