Guaranteeing the integrity of elections requires having security throughout the entire election process, from voter registration to the casting of votes to the counting of ballots after the polls have closed.Source: Requiring Photographic Identification by Voters in North Carolina...
You can find the 27-page unanimous decision, with no explanation for the 3 year delay in this case, at this link. This is mostly a loss for the plaintiffs in these cases, as the appeals court rejected many (though not all) of the challenges to Wisconsin election law.Source: Breaking : 7th Circuit, after 3 Year Delay, Decides Challenge to Wisconsin...
A three-judge North Carolina Court of Appeals panel has ruled unanimously that the state’s voter photo ID law will not stand pending a trial on the merits of the underlying lawsuit.Source: NC Court of Appeals throws out voter photo ID for now, says law likely passed with discriminatory intent...
On Friday, a North Carolina state court judge struck down North Carolina's voter ID constitutional amendment, which passed in November with over 55% approval by the state's voters. The judge's rationale was particularly strange and troubling:Source: Judge Strikes Down NC Voter ID Constitutional Amendment Passed by Voters...
There are two competing theories about how American elections fail to accurately capture the sentiment of the electorate. One theory, propagated by President Trump, holds that rampant voter fraud is committed by people unable to vote, swaying elections unfairly.Source: Americans see voter suppression as a bigger problem than voter fraud...
Mr. Berman is a journalist who specializes in voting rights.Source: Does Brett Kavanaugh Spell the End of Voting Rights?...
The Republican Party in Arizona has claimed that Democrats could disrupt Tuesday’s special election by allowing people who aren’t registered to vote to cast ballots.Source: Arizona Republicans Accuse Democrats of Special Election Voter Fraud Risk, Tell Voters to Report Abuses...
When he shut down his controversial voter integrity commission, President Trump went to Twitter, as he is wont to do, and argued the need for voter identification. He’s right, we should have a voter ID system.Source: I agree with Donald Trump, we should have voter ID. Here's how and why....
NEW ORLEANS — State officials and the minority rights groups suing Texas over its strict voter identification restrictions are headed back to court. A three-judge panel of the U.S.Source: Texas heads back to federal appeals court in long-winding voter ID fight...
This order makes sense given the Purcell Principle. Still pending are requests in the district court and 5th Circuit to allow Texas to continue to enforce its voter id law pending appeal (which could well take a year or more).Source: Federal Court Which Struck Down Texas Voter ID Law Allows Its Use in Sept. 9 Local Elections...
