| Subject: Electionlawblog news and commentary 1/4/06 |
| From: Rick Hasen |
| Date: 1/4/2006, 7:44 AM |
| To: election-law |
John Judis has written this
article (paid subscription required) for The New Republic Online.
It begins: "Republicans have been working hard to nullify Democratic
support from blacks and Hispanics. But instead of promoting programs
that might appeal to these voters, they are trying to pass legislation
that, while ostensibly aimed at reducing voting fraud, is in fact
intended to depress turnout among minorities. Over the last 14 months,
Republicans have backed bills and initiatives in Arizona, Texas,
Georgia, Indiana, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Ohio that would require
voters to present special kinds of identification at polling places or
in order to register. These sorts of requirements inordinately affect
black and Hispanic (and in South Dakota, Native American) voters who
are less likely than whites to have government-issue photo IDs. And the
Bush administration isn't just looking the other way as these efforts
unfold. It's actively aiding and abetting them."
Jenner and Block has set up this
useful page.
Ned Foley offers these
thoughts in an Election Law@Moritz commentary.
-- Rick Hasen William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law Loyola Law School 919 Albany Street Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211 (213)736-1466 (213)380-3769 - fax rick.hasen@lls.edu http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/hasen.html http://electionlawblog.org