Category Archives: voting

“Under Trump, voter turnout surges in Virginia’s off-year elections”

January 2, 2020, 1:33 pmvotingJustin Levitt

The WaPo headline is absolutely accurate. And the “surge” they’re describing reached 48 percent turnout in 2017, and 43 percent in 2019 – far more than most off-year elections, and still less than a majority of the eligible electorate.

“Judge refuses to dismiss challenge to N.H. voter law”

August 2, 2019, 10:48 amvotingRick Hasen

AP: A federal judge allowed a challenge Tuesday to New Hampshire’s new voter residency law to continue, though he expressed some doubts about the strength of the case.The new law, which took effect July 1, ends the state’s distinction… Continue reading

“‘Choice of the Manner in Which Thou Wilt Die’: The Australian Courts on Compulsory Voting”

July 31, 2019, 4:21 pmvotingRick Hasen

Graeme Orr has posted this draft at SSRN (forthcoming, Matteo Bonotti and Paul Strangio (eds) ‘A Century of Compulsory Voting in Australia: Genesis, Impact and Future’ (subject to contract, Palgrave Macmilan). Here is the abstract: Compulsion requires law: legislative parameters… Continue reading

“It’s time voting be constitutionally limited to U.S. citizens”

July 17, 2019, 5:12 pmvotingJustin Levitt

A would-be movement to amend state constitutions to provide that only U.S. citizens may lawfully vote in state elections. Of course, all state constitutions have currently been interpreted to provide that only U.S. citizens may lawfully vote in state elections.

“Surge In Voters With Disabilities May Influence 2020 Election”

July 16, 2019, 10:48 ampolitical equality, voters with disabilities, votingJustin Levitt

A reminder of a significant population often overlooked when summary stats are compiled. In 2018, 14.3 million people with disabilities cast ballots, more than the 11.7 million Latino voters that year and nearly as many as the 15.2 million African-American… Continue reading

“Why More Companies Are Encouraging Their Employees to Vote — and How Yours Can, Too”

July 16, 2019, 10:44 amvotingJustin Levitt

The power of brand leadership in encouraging participation. Relatedly, Electionday.org has a running project encouraging companies to give their employees the day off on Election Day. I’m a fan.

“Annexed Boise Neighborhood Left Out of Voting Rolls For Almost Five Years”

July 13, 2019, 12:03 pmredistricting, votingJustin Levitt

Fixed now, but a helpful reminder that cities are organic, not static … and that it helps to let election offices know as they grow or shrink.

“Brace for a Voter-Turnout Tsunami”

June 13, 2019, 12:03 pmvotingRick Hasen

Ron Brownstein for the Atlantic.

“Michigan agrees to make it easier for college students to vote”

June 6, 2019, 9:18 amvotingRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“The Crooked Path to Women’s Suffrage The Senate ratified the 19th Amendment a century ago. What took so long?”

June 4, 2019, 10:29 amvotingRick Hasen

Susan Schulten NYT oped.

“16-Year-Olds Want a Vote. Fifty Years Ago, So Did 18-Year-Olds.”

May 20, 2019, 7:39 amvotingRick Hasen

NYT reports.

Josh Douglas on Who.What.Why.

May 5, 2019, 5:16 amvotingDan Tokaji

A podcast on his new book,Vote for US: ” Douglas argues that change best happens locality by locality and that, in spite of all the bad news, he is seeing many new efforts at voter expansion. Promising local experiments,… Continue reading