California First-time voters must show ID when they vote. Acceptable forms of ID include: a current and valid photo identification; or a recent utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows your name and current address. Learn more. Colorado Yo...
The state originallyfiled a lawsuit last April, stating that Measure A was preempted by state law and therefore invalid. “As California’s chief elections officer, I am responsible for the administration and enforcement of the state’s election laws,” ...
Franita Tolson,vice dean for faculty and academic affairs and professor at theUniversity of Southern California Gould School of Law, was the first to respond, saying that “it depends” and that “one thing we have to stop doing is treating all voter ID laws as the same.” Cruz asked her...
Childress, S. (2014). Why voter ID laws aren’t really about fraud. PBS Frontline, October 20.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/why-voter-id-laws-arent-really-about-fraud/. Last Accessed 15 May 2019. De Alth, S. (2009). ID at the polls: Assessing the impact of recent st...
to federal oversight under Section 3 by changing the standard for bail-in from a finding of intentional discrimination—a high bar, since few lawmakers announce an intention to discriminate. (Rick Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, and a prominent voting law expert,...
In lieu of all the voter ID fraud, is it imperative for states to put in place a Voter ID Law? Will these laws put a burden on the states citizens or will they become disenfranchised if they don’t have the proper ID (Rodriguez, US. Election Assistant Commission), and is it just ...
But the ugliness of Cannon’s arrest underscored the nefariousness of these bills: The Georgia law “suppresses voters, criminalizes compassion & seizes election authority from local + state officials,” Stacey Abrams tweeted Thursday. “It’s Jim Crow in a suit + tie.” California...
The truth is, people don’t vote because voting is hard. If voting has never felt difficult for you, this concept may seem unfamiliar or puzzling. Perhaps you live someplace like California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Hawaii, Utah or another state that’s made it easier to cast a ballot...
the process ofvoter registrationsimilarly varies. For example, suppose an 85-year-old retiree with an expired driver’s license wants to register to vote. He or she might be able to register quickly in California or Florida, but a current government ID might be required prior to registration ...
Supreme Court allows GOP leaders in North Carolina to defend state voter ID law By JOSH GERSTEIN and ZACH MONTELLARO 06/23/2022 12:33 PM EDT Politics All eyes are on Georgia. Again. By NOLAN D. MCCASKILL and ZACH MONTELLARO 04/04/2021 07:00 AM EDT The...