“A Welcome Defeat for the North Carolina Legislature’s Effort to Hobble Black Voting”
Michael Curtis blogs for HuffPo.
Monthly Archives: August 2016
“Influence at the DNC: More than 60 superdelegates are registered lobbyists”
“Ackley, GOP file lawsuit over disenfranchisement”
Release:
Republican nominee for Congress Gordon Ackley and the Republican Party of the United States Virgin Islands filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Democrat-controlled Joint Board of Elections after Ackley and thousands of registered Republican voters across… Continue reading
“DOJ, Connecticut settle ‘motor-voter’ registration complaint”
“Non-incumbents freed from false-statement election law”
Columbus Dispatch:
Non-incumbents running for election have been liberated from being required to use “for” in front of the offices they seek.
The Frankin County Court of Appeals, citing a federal appellate court decision rejecting false-statement election laws,… Continue reading
“Conservative Provocateur James O’Keefe Flops In His Biggest Fail Yet”
Absentee Ballot Fraud Alleged in Palm Beach County
Voter fraud is real (but rare) and usually involves absentee ballots, as in this case. It’s the kind of fraud regular id laws don’t help with.
David Becker, Amy Cohen Move on from Pew Elections Project
Surprising news via email:
You may have heard that as of today, Amy Cohen and I have moved on from Pew and are beginning a new venture. We greatly appreciated our time at Pew, but as Pew informed our team… Continue reading
“Stricter Voter ID And Other Voting Laws Rolled Back In Slew Of Court Decisions”
Nina Totenberg reports for NPR’s Morning Edition.
EAC Chair Hicks Releases Statement on Election Security Preparedness
NC Will Seek Emergency Stay from SCOTUS Next Week in Voting Case
Important bit of news in update to Chris Geidner’s story on the 4th Circuit denial of a stay yesterday:
In response to the denial, McCrory said in a statement that he will now turn to the Supreme Court.
“Changing our… Continue reading
No, Justice Breyer Won’t Help Elect Donald Trump with a “Courtesy” Fifth Vote for Stay in NC Case
Ian Millhiser makes the case:
On its surface, Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. has very little to do with voting rights. It’s a case about the right of transgender students to use a bathroom that aligns with their… Continue reading
“Appeals Court Revives IRS Tea Party Targeting Lawsuits”
WSJ:
A federal appeals court Friday revived a pair of lawsuits against the Internal Revenue Service stemming from the tea party targeting scandal.
The mixed ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit threw out … Continue reading