“Romney Camp Still Won’t Say If Vets, Firefighters, Cops Deserve Early Voting Rights”
TPM reports.
Category Archives: voting
“Voting time a partisan battle; Urban areas cut hours as GOP-leaning counties add”
The latest from Ohio.
Chris Geidner on the Ohio Military Lawsuit
Read this:
And while Republicans have accused Obama of trying to deny soldiers the vote in Ohio, the actual legal objections to the Obama filing are different: Not that Ohio soldiers’ votes might not be counted, but that the… Continue reading
“Mitt Romney: We Must Defend The Rights Of Military Voters”
Press release:
Mitt Romney Press | August 4, 2012
Boston, MA
United States
Mitt Romney today made the following statement on early voting privileges for military servicemen and women in Ohio:
“President Obama’s lawsuit claiming it is unconstitutional for… Continue reading
“Could tougher voting laws squelch the youth vote?”
AP: “Gone are the days when young voters weren’t taken seriously. In 2008, they helped propel Barack Obama into the Oval Office, supporting him by a 2-1 margin. But that higher profile also has landed them in the… Continue reading
ChapinQuote of the Day
“Basically, the GOP seems willing to inconvenience valid voters in an effort to strike invalid voters from the voter rolls. Democrats on the other hand are so worried about the impact on valid voters of list maintenance that they appear… Continue reading
“MacArthur Foundation to Team with Election Academy, Dana Chisnell to Promote Field Guides for Ensuring Voter Intent”
Big news from Doug Chapin: “I am delighted to announce that the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has notified us of their intention to make a grant to be used by the Election Academy and usability expert… Continue reading
“Feds: Florida’s voter purge violates federal law; The Justice Department says Florida never submitted the new ‘citizenship list maintenance practices’ to them for approval.”
The Miami Herald reports.
“Better Design, Better Elections”
New Brennan Center report:
By Lawrence Norden
– 07/31/12
Design defects in ballots, voter instructions, and voting machines contributed to the loss of several hundred thousand votes in the most recent national elections. In addition, in the 2008 and… Continue reading
“Racial and ethnic proportions of early in-person voters in Cuyahoga County, General Election 2008, and implications for 2012”
NE Ohio Voter Advocates has issued this report. Here is the summary:
Data from the Cuyahoga BOE giving addresses and voting times of all voters in the 2008 General Election were used to reconstruct racial voting patterns amongst early… Continue reading
House Democrats Holding Texas Forum on Voting Rights
Announcement via email:
Congressional Forum on Voting Rights
WASHINGTON – There is no right more fundamental to being an American than the right to vote. Indeed, our country was founded as a revolt against the denial of the right to… Continue reading
“Obama, Romney Teams Vie for Early Voting Edge; Amid predictions of record-high early voting, Obama can’t count on Romney to perform as poorly as McCain.”
National Journal reports.
“Civil Rights Group Calls For Probe Of Romney’s ‘Interference’ With VA Voter Registration”
The latest from Virginia.
“Dems file fed lawsuit to stop shortened early-voting days in Florida”
The Miami Herald reports. Read the press release.