Category Archives: provisional ballots

65 Ways to Improve Our Democracy

June 24, 2014, 2:21 pmballot access, campaigns, citizen commissions, election administration, Fixing Election Administration, legislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarization, primaries, provisional ballots, recounts, redistricting, The Voting Warsbipartisan commission, early voting, election reform, national primary day, recountsHeather Gerken

Today the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform rolled out its recommendations and report today on strengthening American democracy. Academics are usually on the outside looking in for such processes, but I was lucky enough to serve as one… Continue reading

“REPORT: Thousands Disenfranchised by Inconsistent Handling of Provisional Ballots”

December 18, 2013, 7:29 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

FELN Press Release: A national review of provisional ballot counting rules, contained in a report released today by the Fair Elections Legal Network, underscores that a minority of states continue to reject votes cast for important higher offices when… Continue reading

#VAAG: “Report of the Fairfax County Electoral Board on Issues Surrounding the Counting of Absentee and Provisional Ballots in the November 5, 2013 General Election”

December 11, 2013, 10:38 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, provisional ballots, recounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

For your reading pleasure.

“Election law changes narrow use of provisional ballots”

December 7, 2013, 6:02 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The latest from North Carolina.

“How Twitter changed the Virginia AG election”

November 14, 2013, 9:32 amelection administration, provisional ballots, recounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Chuck Todd talks to Dave Wasserman.

“‘Purged’ voter’s experience raises questions”

November 14, 2013, 7:53 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Interesting case study from Va.

“The High Stakes Virginia Election Recount”

November 12, 2013, 11:20 amelection administration, provisional ballots, recounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Michael Tomasky writes on #VAAG for The Daily Beast.

“Virginia attorney general race: Herring takes lead, with a recount appearing likely”

November 11, 2013, 8:54 pmelection administration, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Making a Federal Case Out of It: How Democrats may win the Virginia attorney general’s race.”

November 11, 2013, 3:04 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this Jurisprudence essay for Slate. It begins: The race for Virginia’s attorney general is about as close as it gets in a statewide race: At the moment, about 100 votes separate the two candidates out of… Continue reading

#VAAG: Explanation and Clarification from the Virginia State Board of Elections

November 11, 2013, 7:04 amelection administration, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

I received the following email from Donald Palmer, Secretary, Virginia Board of Elections, which I am reprinting here with his permission: I wanted to provide some explanation and chronology on the instructions to the field on the provisional ballot meeting… Continue reading

“Virginia attorney general race narrows further”

November 10, 2013, 10:09 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

17-vote difference in VA-AG race at the moment, and there’s still controversy over a possible change of rules mid-counting.

“Of Bouncing Balls and ‘A Big Blue Shift'”

November 10, 2013, 9:58 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ned Foley post about his very important empirical research on post-election controversies, and the connection to the VAAG controversy: It is a fortuitous coincidence that the University of Virginia’s Journal of Law & Politics has just published a piece of… Continue reading

Question About DOJ Complaint Against North Carolina

October 1, 2013, 11:26 amDepartment of Justice, provisional ballots, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I’m wondering why the DOJ did not raise a constitutional claim in its complaint against both early voting and the wrong precinct provisional balloting issue. There were two important 6th circuit cases just before the 2012 elections coming out of… Continue reading