Category Archives: voting

“State Constitutions: The Next Frontier in Voting Rights Protection”

August 6, 2015, 12:30 pmvoting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Josh Douglas at ACS: Fifty years later, and we are still trying to figure out the puzzle. Today – the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act – represents both a milestone and an opportunity. It is a milestone that… Continue reading

“Symposium: Misguided hysteria over Evenwel v. Abbott”

July 30, 2015, 7:17 amSupreme Court, votingRick Hasen

Rick Pildes on Evenwel at SCOTUSBlog.

Ilya Shapiro on Evenwel

July 28, 2015, 9:07 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, votingRick Hasen

Here, at the SCOTUSBlog symposium. My submission to the symposium should post Friday.

“American Samoans Seek Full D.C. Circuit Review of Panel Decision Denying Birthright Citizenship”

July 22, 2015, 12:17 pmvotingRick Hasen

Press release: Five American Samoans and the Samoan Federation of America petitioned yesterday for the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review a June decision by a three-judge panel that constitutional citizenship by birth on… Continue reading

“Voter in L.A. school board race wins $25,000 for casting a ballot”

July 20, 2015, 3:35 pmvote buying, votingRick Hasen

LAT: An experiment in boosting chronic low-turnout local elections ended Friday when Rojas, a 35-year-old security guard, received a check for winning a lottery that included every voter in District 5 for the Los Angeles Board of Education. “I… Continue reading

“Why Americans should vote less often”

June 11, 2015, 10:12 amvotingRick Hasen

Chuck Lane column. I’d add to Chuck’s point the point that Rick Pildes made a while back: we vote for more offices than other democracies too, which contributes to ballot fatigue.

Unanimous DC Circuit Rejects Birthright Citizenship for American Samoans

June 5, 2015, 10:18 amvotingRick Hasen

Tuaua v. U.S.: BROWN, Circuit Judge: In our constitutional republic, Justice Brandeis observed, the title of citizen is superior to the title of President. Thus, the questions “[w]ho is the citizen[?]” and “what is the meaning of the term?”… Continue reading

“Manager fears ex-mayor’s influence in City of Industry election”

May 31, 2015, 12:32 pmvotingRick Hasen

Today’s must-read comes from the LA Times, about another sparsely populated wealthy CA city that looks to be the personal fiefdom of a few families and where voting rights of the few voters are hotly disputed.

“California to Examine Voting Rights of People with Intellectual Disabilities”

May 26, 2015, 7:55 amvoters with disabilities, votingRick Hasen

A Chapinblog.

“Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn’t Always This Way”

May 26, 2015, 7:47 amvotingRick Hasen

Worth reading Daniel Denvir for Citylab.

“How to build an American shtetl — See: Bloomingburg, N.Y.”

May 22, 2015, 12:36 pmvotingRick Hasen

Your weekend must-read from the JTA.

“Lawmaker’s push to expand L.A. County board could add a Latino supervisor”

May 15, 2015, 1:55 pmvotingRick Hasen

LAT reports.

NH Supreme Court Strikes Voter Registration Language Tying Right to Register to Possession of Driver’s License

May 15, 2015, 7:26 amvotingRick Hasen

Guare v. State of New Hampshire: Thus, not only has the State failed to establish that the challenged language is necessary to comply with HAVA, but it also has failed to demonstrate that the challenged language actually addresses HAVA… Continue reading

“A chance to clarify ‘one person, one vote'”

May 13, 2015, 6:40 amSupreme Court, votingRick Hasen

Ed Blum LAT oped: The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will consider hearing Sue Evenwel, et al vs. Abbott, a constitutional challenge to how Texas created its state Senate districts. Evenwel merits the court’s attention because it could reestablish… Continue reading