Hey-remember Pennsylvania’s voter-ID law? The really strict one that could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters? The controversy over the law died down in mid-August, when a commonwealth court ruled the law would stand. Since then, however, the voting rights advocates who’d filed suit appealed to the state’s Supreme Court. There, on Thursday, justices heard […]
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Swing-State Scare Tactics
A new report highlights state laws regarding challenges to voters.Â
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Why Partisans and Election Law Shouldn’t Mix: See Ohio
Last June, Ohio’s Republican state legislators sought to pass an extremely strict voter ID law, with deeply disturbing implications for minority voters. It would have been among the strictest in the nation, requiring voters to show a government-issued ID with virtually no recourse for those lacking the necessary documents. But the opposition came from an […]
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Pennsylvania Has a New Voter ID Option—But Serious Burdens Remain
The new “card of last resort” means everyone in the state can get an ID—but that hardly solves all the problem’s with the state’s strict requirement.
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Did Hubris Kill Texas’s Photo ID Law?
A panel of judges rejects a discriminatory law—and Texas Republicans have only themselves to blame.
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Ryan’s Speech Lays on the Charm, Drops the Plan
The GOP trotted out their golden boy for the whole country to meet on Wednesday night, but the vice-presidential pick’s oft-trumpeted wonkiness was nowhere to be found.
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The Disparate State Groups of True the Vote
Just how coordinated is this volunteer army?
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Not Your Grandma’s Republican Party
The GOP of yesteryear had some great, progressive ideas. Where are they, these salad days?
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Ann Romney’s Fail
The speech by the wife of the former Massachusetts governor amounted to a few simple statements: You like me. I love Mitt Romney. Therefore you should like him too.Â
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Voter-ID Fight Gets Down to the Wire in Wisconsin
Even if the controversial law is fast-tracked to the state Supreme Court, election officials will not be ready to implement it fairly before Election Day.
