Monthly Archives: July 2017
“Did Trump’s Voting Commission Break Privacy Laws? We’ll Find Out Soon”
NLJ:
A federal judge may decide by Friday whether to block President Donald Trump’s newly created voting commission from asking states to hand over voters’ personal data.
“Voter Data Request Is Illegal, Not Just Controversial”
Stuart Shapiro for Regulatory Review:
Recently, the newly created Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity sent a letter to all fifty states asking them to submit extensive information about registered voters. The letter has created an uproar among state officials,… Continue reading
“The Trump Administration’s Voter-Suppression Plans Are Backfiring Badly”
Ari Berman for The Nation.
“This DOJ Letter May Be More Alarming Than Trump Commission’s Request For Voter Data”
HuffPo:
Former Department of Justice officials and voting advocates are seriously alarmed over a DOJ letter sent to states last week that they say could signal a forthcoming effort to kick people off voter rolls. This comes as national attention… Continue reading
Today’s Must Read: David Becker, “Why does Trump’s voting commission want data it shouldn’t have?”
Becker oped in The Hill:
I led an effort several years ago, working with election officials of both parties and experts to solve the problem of inaccurate voter records, most of which are not due to fraud at all, but… Continue reading
“Newspapers rip Trump voter fraud panel in July Fourth editorials”
“Alabama Must Immediately Educate Voters About Updates to State’s Felony Disenfranchisement Law”
CLC press release from last week:
Campaign Legal Center today asked a federal court to immediately order the state of Alabama to implement the Felony Voter Disqualification Act (HB 282) (signed May 25, 2017) by educating and advising voters of… Continue reading
“‘Worse Than What I Thought’: Voting Experts Balk At Trump Panel’s Latest Moves”
Kobach Relies on “Bipartisan” Nature of Election Commission for Legitimacy, But It is Hardly Bipartisan
Speaking to Anderson Cooper at CNN, Kobach defended the Faux Commission by stating:
“First of all, the commission is not to prove or disprove what the President speculated about in January,” Kobach said. “The purpose of the commission is to… Continue reading
“Forty-four states have refused to give certain voter information to Trump commission”
CNN:
Forty-four states have refused to provide certain types of voter information to the Trump administration’s election integrity commission, according to a CNN inquiry to all 50 states.
State leaders and voting boards across the country have responded to the… Continue reading
“Georgia voters, Colorado nonprofit sue to overturn special election results in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District”
Colorado Politics:
A group of Georgia voters and a Colorado-based watchdog organization filed a lawsuit late Monday asking a judge to overturn the results of last month’s 6th Congressional District special election and scrap the state’s voting system, Colorado Politics… Continue reading
“Why one of the largest counties in Texas is going back to paper ballots”
Texas Tribune:
Yet despite the hassle — and the significant cost — Phillips, Denton County’s elections administrator, is looking forward to this fall, when he will implement the county’s newest voting plan: a complete return to the paper ballot.
The… Continue reading
“What Is Kris Kobach Up To?”
Charles Stewart for Politico:
If Kobach’s goal was to create a super crosscheck program, he would have been disappointed, even if every state had complied. His letter requests data that are ill-suited for accurate matching. Not only are the matching… Continue reading