Category Archives: voting

“We must weed out ignorant Americans from the electorate”

May 21, 2016, 9:57 amvotingRick Hasen

Truly reprehensible WaPo oped from David Harsanyi: Now, if voting is a consecrated rite of democracy, as liberals often argue, surely society can have certain minimal expectations for those participating. And if citizenship itself is as hallowed as Republicans argue,… Continue reading

“Univision draws 100,000 to voter registration drives in move to increase its political clout”

May 20, 2016, 8:25 amvotingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Do preregistration laws improve voter turnout among young adults ?”

May 20, 2016, 8:15 amvotingRick Hasen

Journalist’s Resource: But how well do preregistration programs work? Do teens who register to vote actually participate in elections once they turn 18? Two scholars from Duke University, John B. Holbein and D. Sunshine Hillygus, looked into the… Continue reading

“Choosing Representatives by Proxy Voting”

May 16, 2016, 1:40 pmvotingRick Hasen

Andrew Tutt has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Columbia Law Review Sidebar). Here is the abstract: People often do not vote, and those who do sometimes unwittingly vote against their interests. That is because voters have little incentive to… Continue reading

Ninth Circuit Grants Rehearing En Banc in Case Involving Tuscon City Council “Hybrid” Election System

April 28, 2016, 2:42 pmvotingRick Hasen

Order. The panel decision featured an opinion by Judge Kozinski and a dissent by Judge Tallman. Judge Kozinski explained the hybrid system in the panel decision: In some American cities, council seats are filled at large, with the entire city… Continue reading

“Should Everybody Vote?”

April 25, 2016, 9:20 amvotingRick Hasen

Gary Gutting for The Stone.

“Can a Young Woman Vote at Her Swing-State College?”

April 24, 2016, 12:21 pmvotingRick Hasen

NYT’s The Ethicist explores.

“John Kasich says DC residents can’t vote because they vote for Democrats”

April 21, 2016, 1:56 pmvotingRick Hasen

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”

April 20, 2016, 8:34 amcampaign finance, Supreme Court, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

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?”

April 12, 2016, 7:21 amvotingRick Hasen

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”

April 10, 2016, 10:47 amcampaigns, political parties, votingRick Hasen

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