Entries tagged with: voter ID
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Federal Court Panel Blocks South Carolina Voter ID Requirement
A special panel of federal judges in Washington, DC has barred the state of South Carolina from enforcing new voter identification requirements in the upcoming November elections. The court was "unable to conclude" that South Carolina could implement its voter...
Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Voter ID Requirement
A Pennsylvania district court barred the state from enforcing voter identification requirements in the upcoming November elections. Following guidance from the state Supreme Court, Judge Robert Simpson issued a narrow preliminary injunction. He ordered that Pennsylvania may not require photo...
Pennsylvania to Reconsider Voter ID Law
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that a lower court must determine whether the State's strict voter ID can lawfully be implemented before the national election on November 6. The Supreme Court said that the "disconnect between what the law...
2012 Democrat Platform Endorses Internet Privacy
The 2012 Democratic National Platform supports the administration’s Internet Privacy Bill of Rights to protect consumer privacy. Separate provisions in the platform call for privacy protections for broadband deployment, intellectual property enforcement, and cybersecurity laws; the Democratic platform opposes voter...
Federal Appellate Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated a Texas law that would require voters to present a photo identification in order to vote. Calling the law “the most stringent in the country,” the court held that “record evidence suggests...
2012 Republican Platform Addresses Privacy and Government Surveillance
The 2012 Republican Party Platform calls for strong Constitutional protections for privacy and new safeguards for personal data held by businesses. "We will ensure that personal data receives full constitutional protection from government overreach and that individuals retain the right...
Second Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down State Voter ID Law
In a second challenge to Wisconsin's voter ID requirement, Judge David Flanagan has held that the ID law imposes an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote. The law "tells more than 300,000 Wisconsin voters who do not now have...
Senate Judiciary Holds Hearing on Voter Suppressions
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “Prohibiting the Use of Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Tactics in Federal Elections." The Senate is considering new legislation to address the problem of deceptive practices and voter intimidation. Committee Chairman Patrick...
Federal Appeals Court Backs Justice Department in Voting Rights Dispute
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an opinion rejecting Shelby County, Alabama's constitutional challenge to the preclearance requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Court held that Section 5 of the Act, which...
District Court Panel Admonishes South Carolina in Voter ID Case
A three-judge panel overseeing a critical voter ID case, State of South Carolina v United States of America, set out an unusually detailed requirements in an Scheduling and Procedures Order issued today. According to the concurring statement of Judge Bates,...
Justice Department Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law
The Department of Justice has determined that a Texas voter ID law that requires photo identification violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Texas law requires voters to present a driver's license or ID card issued by the state....
Court Blocks Wisconsin Voter ID Law
A Wisconsin state court has granted a temporary order blocking the state from enforcing a new voter ID requirement. Wisconsin is one of eight states that now require voters to present a government-issued photo ID. Voter ID laws typically discourage...
Senators Seek Study on Voter ID Laws
A group of U.S. senators have asked the Government Accountability Office to study the “alarming number” of new state laws that will make it “significantly harder” for millions of eligible voters to cast ballots this November. New state identification laws,...
Virginia Senate Narrowly Approves Voter ID Law
The Virginia Senate passed a controversial voter photo ID law by one vote. The bill now goes to the Virginia House for consideration. Voter ID laws implicate the privacy rights rights of voters and also discourage voter turnout particularly among...
Voter Photo ID and Privacy
Voter ID and the Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Presidential Election News | Introduction | Status of Voter ID Laws | History | Voter ID and Privacy | Media | Resources Top News : () Privacy and Election Integrity: Voting and...
Justice Department Challenges South Carolina's Voter ID Law
The Justice Department has blocked South Carolina's voter ID law, calling it a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. The Department said the new photo ID requirements would dispropotionately exclude eligible minority voters from federal elections. The South Carolina...
Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
& Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita Concerning Photo Identification Requirements for Voters Introduction | EPIC's Interest | Legal Documents | Related Resources | Legal Commentary | News Reports Latest News : () Supreme Court Upholds Voter ID Law. The U.S....
