Texas Voter ID Photo ID requirement is effective immediately. From Toni Medellin Vote Riders, who are holding Voter ID Clinics around the country. One is scheduled in Houston for September according to their fb page, but I cannot find any details. Adopt a Voter, is helping folks get the necessary documents to obtain the […]
Empower The Vote Texas: New Texas Photo Voter ID Requirements
New Texas Photo Voter ID Requirements Background: During the 2011 legislative session, the Texas Legislature passed SB 14, a bill implementing a photo identification requirement for Texas voters. The Department of Justice denied preclearance, prohibiting the legislation from going into effect in 2012. The State of Texas then sued the Department of Justice in […]
US Attorney General To Texas: We Are Taking You To Court
Immediately after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, Texas Attorney General and now Texas Gubernatorial candidate sent out the following tweet. (Full story here.) Texas #VoterID law should go into effect immediately b/c #SCOTUS struck down section 4 of VRA today. #txlege #tcot #txgop — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 25, 2013 Today the […]
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Heads Back to Court Today
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2013 CONTACT: Cynthia Gordy, Advancement Project, cgordy@advancementproject.org, 202-341-0555 Sara Mullen, ACLU of Pennsylvania, smullen@aclupa.org, 215-592-1513 x122 Darryl Van Duch, Arnold & Porter, darryl.vanduch@aporter.com, 202-942-5534 Barbara Macholz, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, bmacholz@pilcop.org, 267-546-1304 PENNSYLVANIA VOTER ID LAW HEADS BACK TO COURT, ON FIRST DAY OF NEW TRIAL Attorneys to […]
Supreme Court Frees Texas Attorney General To Suppress The Vote–See What He Tweeted
The Supreme Court ruled today that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. Many claim that the America of today is not the America of 1964. While that is true, many Republicans in Red States seem to think otherwise. Over the past several years these legislatures have been passing laws to restrict the […]