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Voting: A Civic Responsibility
The right to vote is a precious right granted to all Americans. Over the years, voter turnout has steadily increased in both presidential and statewide elections. The 2020 Presidential Election saw the highest voter participation since 1900, with 66% of eligible voters casting their ballots. While this rising trend is encouraging, 34% of eligible voters […]
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2024 Constitutional Amendment Question
In the upcoming General Election on November 5, 2024, voters in South Carolina will encounter an important constitutional amendment question on their ballots. This amendment relates to voter qualifications in the state. Proposed Constitutional Amendment Question: “Must Section 4, Article II of the Constitution of this State, relating to voter qualifications, be amended to provide […]
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Tyson and Traywick teach Election Law at UofSC School of Law
In this most unusual and dramatic election year, Robinson Gray attorneys Rob Tyson and Lisle Traywick instructed future attorneys on the complexities of Election Law this summer. “We covered a wide range of topics,” said Tyson, “including candidate filing, candidate protests and challenges, absentee balloting, and redistricting. The students were very engaged, particularly given the […]
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US Supreme Court Holds 28 North Carolina state House and Senate districts are Racially Gerrymandered
By Rob Tyson In North Carolina v. Covington, the United State Supreme Court upheld the three-judge panel decision that 28 of North Carolina state House of Representative and Senate districts were drawn as racial gerrymanders in violation of the equal protection clause.[1] However, the Supreme Court reversed the district court ruling ordering newly drawn districts […]
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Voter purge case to be heard by Supreme Court
by Rob Tyson The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to Ohio’s policy of removing voters from the voter registration rolls. In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court ruling denying the Plaintiffs’ request for an injunction to reinstate the removed voters or […]
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Early Voting – Good or Bad
By Rob Tyson Bob Bissen, an outside consultant to APCO Worldwide, describes the status of early voting across the United States. He discusses the pros and cons. Specifically, allowing persons to vote prior to election day makes it more convenient for voters; however, some of the early voters might not be truly informed, given the […]
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The Election Process
Originally published in SC Lawyer (September 2016) By Robert E. Tyson, Jr. Legal issues surrounding elections have grown immensely in the recent past. With social media creating more attention on the process and the specific candidates, the process for elections must be solid. In Anderson v. South Carolina Election Commission, the supreme court held, “Integrity […]
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Legislative Changes to Election Laws in 2016
By Rob Tyson Based on the Voting Laws Roundup 2016 by the Brennan Center for Justice, [1] two key trends have emerged in 2016: 1) automatic voter registration has taken off across the country and 2) States are passing fewer voter restrictions, but restrictions in 17 states will be on the books for the first […]
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Partisan Gerrymandering
By Rob Tyson In Wisconsin, a challenge to the State’s drawing of its legislative districts based on partisan gerrymandering is moving toward a trial beginning May 24. The Plaintiffs, generally linked together as Democrats, have challenged the legislative districts drawn by “Republican legislators to maximize Republican wins and minimize Democratic influence over the political process…” […]
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When Are Flawed Elections Voidable?
When are election irregularities so substantial as to void election results? That was the question before the Kentucky Court of Appeals in Adair County Board of Elections v. Arnold, No. 2015-CA-000661-MR, 2015 WL 5308132 (Ky. App. 2015). In Adair, Ben Arnold, an unsuccessful write-in candidate for mayor, and two voters, brought suit against the Adair […]