On October 15, the Arkansas Supreme Court invalidated the states’s requirement that voters at the polls show certain types of government photo-ID. The decision is unanimous. Here is the decision, Martin v Kohls, cv-14-462.

Four justices voted to invalidate the law because it violates State Constitutional guarantees on the right to vote. Three other justices voted to invalidate it on the grounds that the bill implementing the law did not pass with a two-thirds majority in each house of the legislature. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.

On October 15, various voting rights organizations appealed the Texas government photo-ID case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here is the 19-page application in Veasey v Perry, 14A393. The document itself is considerably more than 19 pages, because of the attached appendices.

In this case, the U.S. District Court had invalidated the Texas law, and enjoined it. Then the Fifth Circuit had reversed and reinstated the law for the November 4, 2014 election. Thanks to Rick Hasen for the link.

UPDATE: here is the 40-page brief of the U.S. Solicitor General, who represents the U.S. Department of Justice, which is on the side of the voting rights organizations and against the state of Texas. Thanks to Scotusblog for that link.

On October 14, all six candidates who are on the Colorado ballot for Governor participated in a joint forum. They candidates are the nominees of the Democratic, Republican, Green and Libertarian Parties, and two independents, Mike Dunafon and Paul Fiorino. See this story.