Category Archives: voting

Breaking News: Federal Judge Orders Ohio to Restore Weekend Early Voting in Ohio Weekend Before Election Day

August 31, 2012, 9:18 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

UPDATE: Ohio will appeal this case to the Sixth Circuit. I thought we were done with blockbuster election law decisions before Labor Day, but now comes this order from a federal district court in Ohio in Obama for America v.… Continue reading

“Voting FOR Your Wallet? New Paper Examines Lottery-Based Incentives for Voting”

August 31, 2012, 8:15 amcampaigns, vote buying, votingRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog.

“Database: 88% of questioned people on voter rolls are U.S. citizens”

August 30, 2012, 11:09 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

Denver Post: “About 88 percent of the approximately 1,400 suspected noncitizens run through a federal database by the Colorado secretary of state’s office were determined to be U.S. citizens — and are eligible to vote. The Department of Homeland Security… Continue reading

“As Republican convention emphasizes diversity, racial incidents intrude”

August 29, 2012, 9:43 pmpolitical parties, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WaPo reports. An important snippet: A new Post poll put the difference between the two parties’ perception of minority voters on stark display. Respondents were asked an open-ended question: Why do most black voters so consistently support Democrats? Though… Continue reading

“Husted fires 2 Montgomery County elections officials who defied new rules on early voting”

August 28, 2012, 1:00 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

The latest from Ohio.

Breaking News: Federal Court Orders Ohio to Accept Provisional Ballots Cast in the Wrong Precinct Because of Poll Worker Error

August 27, 2012, 2:17 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

I have posted the order and opinion here. This is an exceedingly important issue—and very important to get clarification well before election day. The state Supreme Court ordered wrong precinct votes (because of poll worker error) to be counted… Continue reading

“Group Behind Sidelined Issue Sues Ohio Official”

August 24, 2012, 5:33 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

AP: “Supporters of a sidelined ballot issue over Ohio election laws are suing the state elections chief for another chance at the ballot.”

“Man Who Carries Gun to Polls Sues”

August 24, 2012, 9:40 amvotingRick Hasen

South Bend Tribune: “An attorney representing a man who claims he was improperly denied access to a polling place because he was carrying a gun filed a lawsuit Wednesday in St. Joseph Superior Court against the county Election Board… Continue reading

“Campaign Legal Center Challenges Florida’s Plan to Purge Voters”

August 23, 2012, 11:15 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

Press release: “On August 22, 2012, the Campaign Legal Center submitted an amended complaint to a federal court in Florida to address recent developments in the Secretary of State’s (‘SOS’) ongoing efforts to remove thousands of registered voters from… Continue reading

“Racial Comment by Republican Official in Ohio Rekindles Battle Over Early Voting”

August 23, 2012, 7:36 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Florida asks court to approve early voting plans”

August 22, 2012, 8:52 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP: “Gov. Rick Scott’s administration is seeking court approval of a modified early voting plan for four of five Florida counties covered by the federal Voting Rights Act.”

“Rick Scott, Democrats fight over Florida early voting”

August 20, 2012, 8:40 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Miami Herald: “The fight over early voting is escalating in Florida as Gov. Rick Scott seeks agreement among counties for eight days and Democrats demand 12 days. At issue is whether all 67 counties will operate under one early… Continue reading