Category Archives: voting
“Voting only by mail can decrease turnout. Or increase it. Wait, what?”
Elizabeth Bergman at The Monkey Cage.
Native Hawaiian Voting Case to Live On?
Lyle Denniston:
Lawyers for a group of Hawaiian residents challenging a move to create a new nation of native Hawaiians within the state have told a lower court that they may make a return trip to the Supreme Court… Continue reading
Quote of the Day: Native Hawaiian Election Edition
“”I don’t know how anybody is supposed to take any of this seriously at this point….I mean, it has the integrity of a Costco membership.”
—Native Hawaiian community advocate Trisha Keahaulani Watson-Sproat, quoted by AP, who has been a… Continue reading
“The ‘Oprah Theory Of Elections’ – Everyone Wins! Hawaiians-Only Election ‘Terminated,’ All Candidates Invited To Participate”
Robert Thomas blogs. [corrected link]
Hawaii Election Subject to #SCOTUS Stay Cancelled
Not only that: everyone who ran gets to be a delegate. (It’s the Oprah rule: You get elected! You get elected! Every-body-gets-elected!)
I assume this moots the Ninth Circuit case and ends the chances for SCOTUS review.
“If voting were mandatory, the U.S. would shift to the left. Discuss.”
“Supreme Court Blocks Native Hawaiian Vote Count”
“Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Vote Limited to Native Hawaiians”
Jess Bravin reports for the WSJ.
“Native Hawaiian election voting extended by 3 weeks, pending US Supreme Court decision”
Interesting developments in Hawaii. I had suggested that Justice Kennedy’s order stopping (at least for now) the counting of votes in a Native Hawaiian election could deter some people from voting. Well it seems the people running… Continue reading
#SCOTUS: What’s Next in the Hawaii Election Case Whose Vote Counting Justice Kennedy Enjoined Friday?
As I reported on Friday, Justice Kennedy, in his capacity as Circuit Justice for the Ninth Circuit, has enjoined the counting of ballots in an upcoming election in which only those with Native Hawaiian ancestry may vote. Adam Liptak reporte… Continue reading
Ned Foley Stocking Stuffer
What do you give the election law nerd who has everything?
I’d suggest Ned Foley’s new book, Ballot Battles. I’ve read this in draft and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to know how we’ve handled close… Continue reading
Some Evidence Justice Kennedy’s Order Could Affect Voting in Hawaii Election
In my earlier post on Justice Kennedy’s order today, I noted the potential for a kind of Heisenberg observer effect:
Here too, the argument for not announcing the results must be one concerned about the legitimacy of the election: announcing… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Justice Intervenes in Native Hawaiian Election”
Adam Liptak reports for the NYT.
My earlier coverage is here.