Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch Files Lawsuit Against State Elections Commission for Violating State Law
Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch (R) filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission [WEC] on Monday.
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Poll: Joe Manchin’s Political Future May ‘Hinge on Defense of Filibuster’
Moderate Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) political future may hinge on his “continued defense of the filibuster,” according to a poll released by Honest Election Project on Tuesday.
Kamala Harris Slammed for Insulting Rural Voters: ‘I Can Photocopy My ID’
Vice President Kamala Harris is being criticized for insulting rural voters by saying they are unable to make copies of their ID.
Biden Attacks Voting Integrity Laws at Juneteenth Federal Holiday Signing Ceremony
Biden said the holiday reminded Americans of the “promise of equality” that was made at the end of slavery but that failed to find fulfillment in the current systemically racist society of the United States.
Biden’s Home State of Delaware Has Stricter Voting Laws than Texas
The voting laws in Biden’s home state of Delaware, where he served as a Senator for 30 years, has much stricter voting laws.
Hans von Spakovsky: DOJ Should Sue States Registering Non-Citizens to Vote
Hans von Spakovsky, an expert in election law, said the Justice Department should sue states illegally registering non-citizens to vote.
Trump DOJ Urges Court to End Texas Voter ID Lawsuit
The Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a pleading Wednesday saying the judge should take no more action in the voter ID lawsuit against Texas because the State’s new law “eradicates any discriminatory effect or intent” of the prior law. Moreover, the new law is “constitutionally and legally valid.”
Texas Voter ID Law Passed with Discriminatory Purpose, Says Obama Judge
An Obama nominee presiding over the photo voter ID lawsuit issued an order on Monday finding that the State of Texas did not meet its burden to show that the law was not passed with a discriminatory purpose in violation of the Voting Rights Act.
Trump Drops Effort to Block Texas’ Voter ID Law
The Associated Press is reporting that the Trump Administration will be ending the federal government’s opposition to Texas’ photo voter identification law.
Mexican National Found Guilty of Illegal Voting
A Texas jury convicted a Mexican national for the crime of “illegal voting” on Wednesday and was sentenced to eight years in prison. At trial, she claimed she did not know the difference between being a resident and a citizen.
Mexican National On Trial for Alleged Illegal Voting
The Texas Attorney General and a Texas county are putting a Mexican national on trial Monday. Her alleged crime: illegally voting in two Texas elections.
Texas Voter ID Case Delayed for Trump Administration Review
A federal magistrate delayed the next hearing in the Texas voter ID case so that the Trump Administration has time to reassess.
Texas Dem Pushes Student Cards be Used for Voter ID
A Democrat senator from Austin, Texas, has pre-filed a bill that if passed, would add a college or university ID to the list of forms of identification that could be used for voting in Texas.
Texas Appeals Voter ID Ruling to Supreme Court
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the nation’s highest court to fully reinstate the Lone Star State’s voter ID law. The petition will not affect the November 2016 Election.
Obama Judge: Texas Must Reprint Voter ID Training Materials
The Obama appointee presiding over the Texas voter photo ID lawsuit ordered the State to toss some of its voter education materials because federal lawyers did not like the exact language in printed. Although lawyers for the State gave the DOJ and liberal voting rights groups a copy of the proposed language on August 11, they waited until less than 60 days before the November election to complain. This was after financial and other resources had been expended by the State.
