Category Archives: voting
“Supreme Court declines to weigh in on voter eligibility legislation”
Concord Monitor: “The New Hampshire Supreme Court is declining to weigh in on the constitutionality of a bill that would tie a person’s voting domicile to motor vehicle law – for now, at least.”
“Don’t Let Ferguson Turnout Numbers Fool You. America, We Have a Problem.”
Jeb Bush Registered as Hispanic on Voter Form
“Want More Voters? Pay Them”
“2 top local officials call for state attorney general to investigate Bloomingburg voting”
News from NY:
Top officials of the Town of Mamakating and Village of Bloomingburg have called on state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate what the officials call systemic examples of voter fraud in Bloomingburg over the past two years.… Continue reading
Study Finds Less Election Fraud in PR Systems
Fabrice Lehoucq and Kiril Kolev, Varying the Un-Variable: Structure, Electoral Formulae, and Election Quality (PRQ). Here is the abstract:
This paper assesses the hypothesis that election quality is worse under plurality voting systems than under proportional representation (PR). We use… Continue reading
“Voter turnout disparity was key in razor-thin O.C. supervisor race”
LAT:
The upset marked a political earthquake in central Orange County, an ethnically diverse area dominated by Latinos in Santa Ana and Asian Americans in the Little Saigon area. It’s the only part of Orange County where Democrats hold… Continue reading
“Ritual and Rhythm in Electoral Systems: A Comparative Legal Account”
The great Graeme Orr has written this new book. Here is the description:
‘Why do we vote in schools?’ ‘What is the social meaning of secret balloting?’ ‘What is lost if we vote by mail or computers rather than… Continue reading
“Obama Floats Idea for Mandatory Voting in the US”
“Rethinking DC Representation in Congress Symposium”
William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal symposium:
“…Chosen by the People of the Several States…”: Statehood for the District of Columbia
Larry Mirel and Joe Sternlieb
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The Right to Vote: Is the Amendment Game Worth the Candle?… Continue reading
“Let them vote; Move is on to allow more 16- and 17-year olds vote in local elections”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“New Report Ranks Voter Turnout in All 50 States”
“Millions of Americans don’t have equal voting rights. John Oliver is not happy about it.”
Vox on John Oliver segment on voting by those living in U.S. territories.