“Why Ohio’s GOP is strangling voters’ access to the polls”
Marilou Johanek column in the Toledo Blade. … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“(Mis)Trusting States to Run Elections”
Josh Douglas has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Wash. U. Law Review). Here is the abstract: Current Supreme Court doctrine defers too readily to states’ voting systems. In the process, the Court has removed Congress from the elections business. … Continue reading
“Judge rules against Iowa elections chief in battle over voter rolls”
Radio Iowa reports. … Continue reading
“One Hour After Opposing Top Voting Rights Lawyer, Senator Fundraises Off Voting Rights”
Think Progress. … Continue reading
“What the Texas primary will – and won’t – tell us about voter ID”
Michael Li blogs. … Continue reading
“Texas Elections Mark Start of State Balloting With Photo ID Laws”
Bloomberg reports. … Continue reading
“Proposed Voter Bill of Rights ballot item refiled”
Cincinnati Enquirer: “The group of African-American leaders pushing the inclusion of a Voters Bill of Rights in the Ohio Constitution has revised its amendment summary and submitted new signatures after Attorney General Mike DeWine rejected their initial attempt to get … Continue reading
“Kasich signs voting, scooter-parking bills into law”
The latest from Ohio. … Continue reading
“Clintons Provide Firepower Behind DNC ‘Voter Expansion Project’”
NPR: Democrats believe they’ve discovered a way to play more offense against Republican efforts that have had the effect of making it harder for many voters — especially young, senior and minority citizens — to cast their ballots. Their answer: … Continue reading
“Brewer Signs Bill To Repeal Controversial Election Law”
More controversy in AZ. … Continue reading
“How to fight the war on voting rights: truth, justice and not the Biden way”
Ana Marie Cox column with the subhead: “Don’t tell the conservative believers of the ‘voter fraud’ myth they’re racist or full of hate. Tell ’em they’re afraid – and wrong.” … Continue reading
“Live Wire: 631 cases of voter fraud in 12 years”
This is in North Carolina. How many suspected cases do you think of impersonation fraud—the kind of fraud a voter id law targets? 2. … Continue reading
The Uniformity Question and Early Voting: Ohio and North Carolina
Via Doug Chapin comes news today from WFAE that some North Carolina want to cut back further on early voting. This comes after Ohio SOS Husted announced uniform rules for hours for early voting throughout Ohio. Husted’s announcement was controversial … Continue reading
“Voter Suppression, Equal Rights, and the Promise of Democracy”
Great event coming to Harvard March 6. … Continue reading
“Wisconsin Supreme Court justices raise concerns about voter ID law”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Wisconsin Supreme Court justices expressed concerns Tuesday about the state’s requirement — halted since soon after it was enacted — that voters show photo identification at the polls. Among those raising questions was Justice Patience Roggensack, widely viewed … Continue reading
“Early voting eliminated on Sundays across Ohio; Democrats decry ruling by GOP secretary of state”
Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Money quote: State Rep. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, in a General Assembly committee discussion this month about early voting, dismissed Sunday voting. “There’s that group of people who say, ‘I’m only voting if someone drives me down after … Continue reading
“Battleground Texas Fires Back at Critics”
Texas Tribune: “Allegations that Battleground Texas broke the law during its voter registration activities are “entirely without foundation,” the Democratic group wrote in a letter to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Tuesday.” … Continue reading
Cagle Cartoon on New Ohio Voting Restrictions
Here. … Continue reading
“Race, Party, and the Consequences of Restricting Early Voting in Florida in the 2012 General Election”
Political Research Quarterly has posted this forthcoming paper by Herron and Smith. Abstract: In mid-2011, the Florida legislature reduced the state’s early voting period from fourteen days to eight and eliminated the final Sunday of early voting. We compare observed … Continue reading
“Iowa Fraud Probe Ends: Another Learning Opportunity?”
ChapinBlog. … Continue reading
“Iowa voter fraud investigation concludes; 80 additional cases referred to prosecutors”
Des Moines Register: Since September, when DeCamp took over as the lead investigator, the effort has scrutinized 245 individual voters. Of those, more than 80 have been referred to county attorneys for possible prosecution. It will be up to prosecutors … Continue reading
Federal Court, Relying on Crawford, Rejects Challenge to TN Voter ID Law
You can read the opinion here (via RNLA). … Continue reading
“State officials investigating Democratic activists”
AP: “The Texas Secretary of State referred three complaints against Democratic group Battleground Texas for possible prosecution as violations of a state election law on Friday.” … Continue reading
Ohio Christian Alliance Celebrates Decline in Voting Opportunities
Newsletter: “So-Called ‘Golden Week’ is Gone! SB 238 Passes Ohio House by a vote of 58-36.” … Continue reading
“Kasich signs both elections bills; ‘livid’ FitzGerald may take action”
Columbus Dispatch: With Gov. John Kasich’s signature now on two Republican-sponsored bills that reduce early voting, eyes turn toward his likely Democratic challenger to see if he follows through on a threat to challenge the new laws in court. Yesterday, … Continue reading
“CQ Researcher Voting Controversies v.24-8″
Ken Jost has produced a marvelous primer for CQ Researcher on voting controversies. You can purchase it as a stand-alone (or if you are part of a university or organization you may have a subscription). Here’s the abstract: Election laws … Continue reading
“ACLU of Nevada and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights File Challenge to Voter ID Initiative”
See this press release. … Continue reading
“Ohio Republicans move to curb early, absentee voting”
WaPo: “Ohio voters will have shorter windows in which to cast early ballots under a proposed measure headed to Gov. John Kasich’s desk this week after the Republican-dominated legislature moved to cut almost a full week off the state’s early … Continue reading
“Arizona Senate repeals 2013 election law”
AP: “Republicans pushing the repeal say they are following the will of the voters and expressed worry that the many provisions in the bill could not be changed without a supermajority vote of the Legislature if it is repealed by … Continue reading
Chapin on Tokaji on a “Grand Election Bargain” Including Voter ID
Here. … Continue reading
“Battleground Texas Activities Draw Questions”
Texas Tribune: While saying it had received no complaint against the Democratic group Battleground Texas, the office of Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry suggested Wednesday that the group’s voter registration practices might rise to a “potential level of offense” of state … Continue reading
“Voters’ bill of Rights Blocked in Ohio”
MSNBC reports. … Continue reading
“New PACs try to elect state election officials”
USA Today reports. … Continue reading
New DEMOS Report: “Millions to the Polls”
Demos has just released a new report “Millions to the Polls: Practical Policies to Fulfill the Freedom to Vote for All Americans” written by Liz Kennedy and J. Mijin Cha. It looks at best practices and make recommendations for sixteen … Continue reading
“Responding to Shelby County: A Grand Election Bargain”
Dan Tokaji has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Harvard Law & Policy Review). Here is the abstract: The immediate reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder was predictably fast, furious, and fissured. Some lauded the … Continue reading
“Once Neglected, Secretaries Of State Step Into The Spotlight”
Peter Overby reports for NPR. … Continue reading
“The Conservative Case to Limit Voting”
Zachary Roth writes for MSNBC. … Continue reading
“Iowa’s voter fraud probe becomes a numbers game”
Sioux City Journal reports. … Continue reading
“Law professor says ‘dual elections’ a real possibility this year”
The latest from Kansas. … Continue reading
“Ohio Secretary of State says there’s little evidence of voter fraud here”
WKSU reports. … Continue reading
“A.G. Schneiderman Calls For Passage Of Voter Intimidation Prevention Act To Combat Barriers To The Ballot Box”
See this press release. … Continue reading
“Voter ID cases could let John Roberts destroy Voting Rights Act”
MSNBC reports. … Continue reading
“Senior tries and tries to get ID card so she can vote”
Houston Chronicle column. Very informative on the bureaucratic burdens of voter id. … Continue reading
“Boxer, Nelson Introduce Legislation to Ensure Voters Wait No Longer than Thirty Minutes to Vote”
Press release via email: BOXER, NELSON INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ENSURE VOTERS WAIT NO LONGER THAN THIRTY MINUTES TO VOTE ‘LINE Act’ Will Help Implement the Recommendation of the Bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Administration Led by Counsels to the Romney … Continue reading
“Election Panel: Long Lines Were ‘Management’ Problem”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR on Bauer and Ginsberg’s testimony about the PCEA before the Senate Rules Committee. She also notes the EAC nominations of Hicks and Perez were put off for lack of a quorum. … Continue reading
Kobach: EAC Would Have to Help Kansas Deny Vote to People of Swedish Descent, If Kansas Wanted It
Case continues over EAC’s authority under the NVRA against the states. While Kobach said the EAC did not have the authority to reject state requested information for the federal form, he added that a court would strike down the anti-Swedish … Continue reading
“North Carolina voting law targets black voters: Study”
Adam Serwer reports for MSNBC. … Continue reading
About to Be on HuffPostLive Talking Early Voting
with Mike Sacks, Jonathan Bernstein, and David Schaefer. Background:my recent Slate piece on conservatives and early voting. … Continue reading
Talked Early Voting with Pete Domnick Today
Listen here as I talked about my recent Slate piece on conservatives and early voting. … Continue reading
Politico on the Partisan Fights over Secretary of State Races
Here. … Continue reading