Category Archives: voting
“John Kasich says DC residents can’t vote because they vote for Democrats”
Vox:
So when the Post editorial board sat down with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, they asked him about it and he offered a strikingly honest case against voting rights for the District — too many Democrats:
ARMAO: But you… Continue reading
“Voting, Spending, and the Right to Participate”
Rob Yablon has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Northwestern University Law Review). Here is the abstract:
While the law governing the electoral process has changed dramatically in the past decade, one thing has stayed the same: Courts and commentators… Continue reading
“Why Is There So Much Competition in U.S. Elections?”
Bernard Fraga and Eitan Hersh have this working paper. Here is the abstract:
Most elections in the United States are not close, which has raised concerns among social scientists and reform advocates about the vibrancy of American democracy. In… Continue reading
“As Campaigns Seek Delegates, Ordinary Voters Feel Sidelined”
NYT:
When it comes to nominating presidential candidates, it turns out the world’s foremost democracy is not so purely democratic.
For decades, both major parties have used a somewhat convoluted process for picking their nominees, one that involves ordinary… Continue reading
“Senator Warren Stands Up For Disenfranchised Voters in U.S. Territories After Snub”
Who Do People Think Should Be Allowed to Vote?
A roundup of letters to the editor.
“The Definitely Messy, Probably Solvable Reasons Americans Don’t Vote”
“Is It O.K. if Your Vote Is a Lie? Ask a Canadian”
NYT’s The UpShot:
After an Upshot article about strategic voting — “You Say You Loathe Ted Cruz? You Still Might Want to Vote for Him”— one reader had a question:
“How about the idea of being honest with… Continue reading
“People of American Samoa Aren’t Fully American”
Noah Feldman:
The circumstances of the birth of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz put constitutional citizenship into the headlines. Also in the news: A federal judge in Puerto Rico ruled last week that the U.S. Supreme Court’s gay-marriage decision… Continue reading
OH SOS Husted Gives Up Trying to Block 17-Year-Olds from Voting
Via Chris Geidner, comes this statement. Given the timing of an appeal, Husted says it would be irresponsible to try to make the changes right before the election.
“Judge rules against Husted in teen voting case”
NBC4:
FRANKLIN CO., Ohio (WCMH)–Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Richard Frye ruled against the Secretary of State in the case of a lawsuit filed by a national voting rights organization on behalf of nine 17-year-old plaintiffs.
This is… Continue reading
Sanders Campaign Files TRO in Ohio 17-Year-Old Voters Case
“Sanders lawsuit: Ohio official changed law to block 17-year-olds from voting”
CNN:
Bernie Sanders’ campaign on Tuesday sued Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, accusing the Republican of quietly changing a law in an effort to block 17-year-olds from voting in the state’s presidential primary next week.
Husted, however, insisted… Continue reading