SB 14, 82nd R.S.
Relating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification; providing criminal penalties.
Austin City Council Resolution directing the City Manager with respect to the City's response to the Texas voter identification law that created a new requirement for voters to show photo identification when voting in person, including appropriate legal actions on behalf of Austin's citizens. Letter from the Texas Democratic Party requesting information on the amount of state expenditures relating to the voter ID case (Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S.). Letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder opposing the Department of Justice's employment of Catalist to provide data for the Texas voter identification law trial (Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S.). Letter requesting the Secretary of State to notify the public that voter ID requirements are not in effect for the May 29, 2012 primaries (Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S.). Voter ID preclearance - Texas v. United States; Texas' reply on legislative privilege (No. 1:12-cv-00128). Voter ID preclearance - Texas v. United States; Plaintiff's motion for protective order regarding legislative privilege, Exhibit A, U.S. DOJ Letter; Exhibit B, United States' first set of requests for production of documents; Exhibit C, United States' first set of interrogatories; Exhibit C, Proposed order (No. 1:12-cv-00128, Texas legislative depositions in voter ID case). Voter ID preclearance - Texas v. United States; Texas' motion to amend its complaint, First amended expedited complaint for declaratory judgment (No. 1:12-cv-00128, challenge to the constitutionality of Voting Rights Act Section 5). Voter ID preclearance - Texas v. United States; Texas NAACP and MALC's motion to intervene and memorandum in support (No. 1:12-cv-00128). Voter ID preclearance - Texas v. United States; United States' notice of filing Section 5 determination, Letter to Keith Ingram (No. 1:12-cv-00128, Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S., DOJ letter rejecting Texas' voter ID law). Voter ID preclearance - Texas v. United States; Press release, Expedited complaint for declaratory judgment, Exhibits - Correspondence between Texas Secretary of State and U.S. Department of Justice (No. 2011-2775), July 25, Sept. 23, and Nov. 18, 2011, Jan. 12, 2012 (No. 1:12-cv-00128, Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S.). Letter to T. Christian Herren, U.S. Department of Justice, regarding the submission of Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S., under Voting Rights Act Section 5; Exhibit A (voter ID, Spanish surname data, attempt to match registered voters with DPS driver's license and ID holders - inconsistent use of nicknames or initials). Letter to Director of Elections Ann McGeehan, Texas Secretary of State, requesting the number of registered voters in Texas, by race and Spanish surname within county of residence, who currently possess a Texas driver's license or other form of photo identification (Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S., voter ID). Letter to Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart expressing concerns regarding election law training; includes excerpt of election day law and operations manual (voter identification). Letter to Chief T. Christian Herren, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section, in response to his September 23, 2011 request for additional information concerning the submission of Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Legislature (voter ID, voter education program, Spanish surname data). Voting law changes in 2012 (overview, report, and appendix). Letter to Director of Elections Ann McGeehan, Texas Secretary of State, requesting additional information regarding Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S. (voter ID). Letter to Chief T. Christian Herren, U.S Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Voting Section, submitting comments under Voting Rights Act Section 5 (Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S.; data from Brennan Center report Citizens Without Proof, estimating that roughly 207,000 African-American voting-age citizens, 33,000 Asian-American voting-age citizens, and 237,000 Latino voting-age citizens in Texas do not have government-issued photo ID). Letter to the U.S. Department of Justice submitting comments under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act on Texas's voter ID law (Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S.). Letter to Chief T. Christian Herren, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section, submitting material under Voting Rights Act Section 5 (Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S., voter ID). Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S., Amendment 2, citizen may provide sworn affidavit in lieu of photo ID. Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S., Amendment 58, require SOS to study voter ID provisions before enactment. Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S., Amendment S2-F41, voter ID/matching names. Letter to senators regarding forming a Committee of the Whole to consider voter ID legislation (Tex. S.B. 14, 82nd Leg., R.S.). The 82nd Texas Legislative Session. Voter identification: no go again. How the voters won. Expect more elections to get a lot more litigious. Voter identification: mischief at the polls. Faceoff on voter IDs. Voter ID law still under attack. Fifth Circuit scrutinizes voter ID law. Courts must confront the burden of distance. Rehearing, injunction sought in voter ID battle. Voting restrictions: back in the booth. Texas's Jim Crow voting laws. Regulatory impediments disproportionately affect voting rights in communities of color in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Voting law changes in 2012. Letter to T. Christian Herren, Chief, Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Re: Comment under Section 5, Submission No. 2011-2775 (Texas Voter ID bill, SB 14, 82nd R.S.). |
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