My claim is:when a state burdens voters, it shd have legitimate, provable reason for doing so http://harvardlawreview.org/2014/01/race-or-party-how-courts-should-think-about-republican-efforts-to-make-it-harder-to-vote-in-north-carolina-and-elsewhere/ …https://twitter.com/MichaelMcGough3/status/621368343677808640 …
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Replying to @rickhasen
@rickhasen@MichaelMcGough3 what constitutes a "burden"? (And how does definition not produce a ratchet?)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jadler1969
@jadler1969@MichaelMcGough3 I discuss that in the piece.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @rickhasen
@rickhasen@MichaelMcGough3 your description in piece certainly seems to operate like ratchet 1/21 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @jadler1969
@jadler1969@MichaelMcGough3 goes beyond ratchet e.g. to target ny, pa failure to provide any early voting opportunities1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @rickhasen
@rickhasen@MichaelMcGough3 but early voting can reduce turnout, so how is lack of it a meaningful "burden"?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jadler1969
@jadler1969@MichaelMcGough3 I think the better reading of the literature is that it generally does not reduce turnout (1)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@jadler1969 @MichaelMcGough3 the relationships are complex, as Barry Burden testified today in NC. (2)
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