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

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Redistricting reform likely in Colorado

https://www.cpr.org/news/story/anti-gerrymandering-effort-sails-through-the-colorado-capitol-on-its-way-to-the-ballot

Glad this is taking off in more states

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Should have done this when the maps were drawn, Eric, since you *had to sign off on them.*

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DoJ is suing Kentucky to force them to purge their voter rolls.

Seems like a spurious VRA case

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More on that Kansas voter ID law:

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"Immediately" is open to interpretation?  Seriously?

When a federal judge is speaking, the word “immediately” means “today, the split second my ruling has been issued.”

She should really hold Kobach in contempt of court.

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https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/1016343577297915905

Nice!

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https://twitter.com/DavidEggert00/status/1024483470406557699

https://twitter.com/DavidEggert00/status/1024484332780568576

Really curious to see a summary of the dissent for us non-lawyers. Three dissents is a little close for a comfort.

IANAL but basically the question hinged on whether the amendment was so substantial a change that it was too substantive to be legal via initiative vs constitutional convention. Neither the opinion nor the dissent turned upon the merits of the proposal itself