Posted: October 23, 2008
Texas Democrats Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court
The Texas Democratic Party filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiori with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday (10/21) in Texas Democratic Party v. Williams. The case involves the certification and use of electronic voting machines that are alleged to undercount submitted votes. This case will not impact this year's presidential election, but could set an important precedent for the future if taken by the high court. (See EL@M case page for more information and case documents).
PDF files in this site require
Commentary
Arizona: Voter Registration and the Road Ahead
Justin Levitt
June arrived with two election law cases at the Supreme Court. One is still pending: a highly anticipated decision on section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The other, more frequently overlooked, was decided yesterday. And there are some quirks of the opinion that seem to depart from the swiftly congealing conventional wisdom that the states might actually have "won," and now need only run out the clock.
more commentary...