Category Archives: voting
“Early voting hasn’t boosted Ohio turnout”
Columbus Dispatch:
Early voting has not led to more voting in Ohio, at least not in terms of total votes cast.
A Dispatch analysis of the vote totals from the past three presidential elections in the state shows that… Continue reading
Hoyer: Glacial Pace of Progress on Voting Rights Amendments Act Unlikely to Change with Cantor Loss
So reports Buzzfeed.
See also my pre-Cantor loss post, VRAA DOA?
Breaking: Federal Court Orders Ohio to Restore Weekend of Early Voting
Federal district court judge Peter Economus just issued this order in Obama for America v. Husted. (I covered the earlier machinations in this case before the 2012 elections, and wrote about the case extensively in The 2012 Voting Wars, … Continue reading
“Not So Super Tuesday”
That’s the lead story in this week’s ElectionLine Weekly.
“Voting in America” Event at Library of Congress June 11
“Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signs early voting into law”
Read.
“Tea Party congressman suggests only property owners should vote”
“Turnout for Voters with Disabilities Suffers”
That’s the lead story in this month’s issue of NCSL’s The Canvass.
“Early Voting Shapes Scandal in Oregon Senate Race”
Frank Wilkinson for Bloomberg View.
“17-year-olds voted at higher rate than parents in primary”
New “Latino Victory Project” Gets NYT Launch Coverage
Here.
“The Vote: When Does Suffrage Become Universal? Events The Vote: When Does Suffrage Become Universal?”
Wilson Center event:
This year’s Law Day theme is “American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote Matters.” The 2014 Leon Jaworski Public Program will focus on the ideal and practice of universal suffrage, emphasizing and exploring the… Continue reading
“Opening Brief Filed in DC Circuit Case Arguing for Equal Citizenship in U.S. Territories”
Press release: “The opening merits brief was filed today in Tuaua v. United States, a landmark case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that considers whether Congress can redefine the Citizenship Clause of the… Continue reading