Judge bars New Hampshire proof of residency requirement for new voters

A New Hampshire judge on Monday put on hold a law requiring some voters to present proof of residency when they register, saying it would lengthen lines at polling places and make it difficult for students, disabled voters and others to cast ballots.

The measure, which passed largely along party lines and went into effect last year, required those seeking to register within 30 days of an election to present documents proving that they live in the area where they intend to vote. Without such proof, they must agree to either send it in within 10 days or the state will seek to verify their domicile.

New Hampshire Associate Attorney General Anne Edwards said through a spokeswoman on Monday that the state was reviewing the court order and would soon communicate its next steps. She did not say whether that would include appealing the injunction.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-census/supreme-court-blocks-ross-questioning-in-census-suit-idUSKCN1MX017

North Dakota slipping away, and with it, Democrats' chances of retaking the Senate

A new poll from Strategic Research Associates and a local NBC affiliate shows Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., trailing challenger Rep. Kevin Cramer by 16 points. Already the most vulnerable Democrat in the nation, Heitkamp has been hurt in recent weeks by the battle to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and an incredible unforced error. A Heitkamp campaign ad identified survivors of sexual abuse, rape, or domestic violence, but then several of the women named said they either didn't agree to have their names released publicly or were not survivors.

The poll represents the third consecutive one since mid-September in which Cramer is ahead by double digits.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/north-dakota-slipping-away-and-with-it-democrats-chances-of-retaking-the-senate