“Voting Rights is Not a Fringe Issue”
Leslie Savan for The Nation.
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Supplement to Dimino, Smith, Solimine
Brad Smith:
For those using Dimino, Smith & Solimine, Voting Rights and Election Law (2d ed., 2015), a 2016 supplement is now available free.
Goldfeder’s Latest Presidential News Quiz
“The end of polling places as we know them? After June primary complaints, a measure proposes more voting options”
WI Opposes 7th Cir. En Banc Review in First Voter ID Case
Breaking: 6th Cir, on 2-1 Vote, Reverses Expansive Early Voting “Golden Week” Decision: Analysis
A divided panel of the 6th Circuit has reversed a trial court ruling and allowed the Ohio Legislature to eliminate “Golden Week,” a week in which a new or moving voter who needs to reregister could both register to vote… Continue reading
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Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, and Election Law: Examples & Explanations… Continue reading
“Federal Appeals Court Allows Early Voting”
Wisconsin Public Radio:
Several Republican-authored laws restricting early voting in Wisconsin remain struck down after a federal appeals court declined a request to reinstate them Monday.
The brief order by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago increases… Continue reading
“The Truth Behind Trump’s Rigged-Election Paranoia”
The great Todd Purdum in Vanity Fair.
“On Voting, North Carolina Case Is Test for Justices”
Jost on Justice:
For Roberts, the case tests his prevailing view in the decision in Shelby County v. Holder to eliminate the Voting Rights Act’s preclearance decision on the ground that things have changed in the South since the… Continue reading
“U.S. Court’s Ruling in Wisconsin Seen as Victory for Voting Rights”
“Voter fraud: What to do if you see it; what to do if you’re accused of it”
“GOP convinces its base about illusory ‘voter fraud’ scourge”
Steve Benen for MSNBC.
“Phony War on Voter Fraud Looks Even Phonier”
Jonathan Bernstein for Bloomberg View.