Voting rights bills and lawsuits megathread (Updated: April 27th 2020)

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Federal judge overturns restrictions on early, weekend voting in Wisconsin

Plus strikes down voter ID, second federal judge to do so in WI

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Federal judge overturns restrictions on early, weekend voting in Wisconsin

Plus strikes down voter ID, second federal judge to do so in WI

Beautiful! Although does early and weekend voting actually help Republicans more than Democrats? Just a hunch that older voters don't like standing in line.

Recently they have helped the Democrats more because of better GOTV operations, I imagine that will be the case this year as well as Trump has no ground game as of this moment.

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Looks like California will be going to Vote by Mail

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I don't know if Iowa would get rid of same day registration, they didn't even get rid of it in Wisconsin after 2010.

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Tea Leaves suggest Kennedy will be in favor of striking down the 12 over packed African American legislative districts in VA, less sure about the North Carolina case

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Voting ID is coming to the great state of Michigan.

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Strict voter ID law approved in Michigan House




Great news!

Michigan Senate kills the bill

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Andrew Cuomo proposes same day voter registartion, early voting, and automatic voter registration via the DMV in New York.

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Federal judges rule Alabama must redraw legislative districts

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Interesting to note that Circuit Judge Bill Pryor, a possible favorite for the open seat, voted in favor of the redraw.

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Good to know that if he's chosen he wouldn't be horrendous on redistricting cases.

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I'm getting the feeling the Supreme Court, especially Kennedy, is getting sick of these redistricting cases and might be willing to call partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional as a means to try to end them. Fingers crossed in the Wisconsin case.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/02/28/1638698/-Court-allows-challenge-against-Virginia-s-state-legislative-gerrymanders-to-proceed

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Virginia State Court allows separate gerrymandering lawsuit to go forward against various HoD and Senate districts. There are now 2 lawsuits (1 fed/1 state) in play against Virginia's legislative map(s).

Doubtful these get resolved before the elections this year, but it could result in new elections in 2018.

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Felony disenfranchisement reform initiative clears FL Supreme Court review
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http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/voter-restoration-amendment-clears-legal-hurdle-at-high-court/2321032

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This initiative still needs over 750,000 signatures by Feb 2018 to appear on the ballot next year. I'm very much hoping this passes. Nearly 1 in 4 African American adults are prohibited from voting, and 10% of Florida's adult population. It's absurd, and I must say, from a partisan standpoint, Democrats are idiots to have not pushed for this a long time ago. A few million in getting an initiative like this passed would have expanded the electorate in such a way that is more beneficial long-term than spending a few million in ads.

If they get this signatures it will also take a 60% threshold, correct?

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North Carolina ID Law is dead!

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North Carolina ID Law is dead!

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Very interesting...I was always under the impression that Roberts wanted to totally gut the VRA

Heh what if it was Gorsuch

Sounds like there was issues with standing as both the NC Gov and AG wanting the case to be pulled, while the legislature wanted to contest the 4th Circuit ruling.

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SCOTUS upholds decision striking down NC GOP's 2012-2014 congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander

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SCOTUS upholds decision striking down NC GOP's 2012-2014 congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander

Lol...5-3 ruling with Clarence Thomas the deciding vote....WTF?!

Thomas thinks that law/court mandated minority-majority districts are unconstitutional, so I had no problem killing these not from a packing perspective, but a "they shouldn't exist" perspective.

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Also there are probably 5 votes now to uphold the legality of partisan gerrymanders, which sucks.

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Also there are probably 5 votes now to uphold the legality of partisan gerrymanders, which sucks.

Why do you say that?

The dissenting argument, that he signed on to, said this:



and laughably this:

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NC Gov. Cooper calls a special session to redraw legislative maps: http://www.wral.com/cooper-tells-lawmakers-to-redraw-voting-maps/16748709/

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Word is Cooper is trying to get this done as soon as possible in order to try and force an election this year.

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Good New! Pennsylvania will in all likelihood have to be redrawn before the 2018 elections!

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Washington Senate Democrats unveil a massive voter access improvement package.

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Victory for America!

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United States Supreme Court told the PA GOP to F Off!

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