Earlier this week, the three federal judges tasked with reviewing Texas’ voter identification law issued an order scolding the state for its activities in “delaying the Defendants’ ability to receive and analyze the data and documents in a timely fashion.”
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) made news this week when they announced that they were discontinuing their Public Safety and Elections Task Force. This Task Force was responsible for the promotion of ‘model’ voter identification and stand-your-ground legislation that has recently been in the news.
"Unfortunately, there are still those who view voting as a privilege rather than the most fundamental right in a democracy. While the U.S. Constitution does not specifically guarantee a general right to vote, that right is implicit in the very existence of the Constitution," An article from Loop21, The Battle of Voter ID Bills, takes a look at the debate over voter ID bills from the perspective of whether voting is a privilege or a right.