Category Archives: voting

Why Tuesday? GAO Investigates Weekend Voting

January 12, 2012, 2:16 pmelection administration, votingRick Hasen

New GAO Report: “Weekend elections have not been studied, but studies of other voting alternatives determined that voter turnout is not strongly affected by them. Since nationwide federal elections have never been held on a weekend, it is difficult… Continue reading

Election Dispute Brewing in Northern Mariana Islands

January 3, 2012, 8:23 amvotingRick Hasen

See here and here: “Marianas High School vice principal John H. Davis Jr. is suing the Commonwealth Election Commission to stop it from denying U.S. citizens who are not of Northern Marianas descent the right to vote on any… Continue reading

“Voting Rights: What’s A Reasonable Requirement?”

December 22, 2011, 9:55 pmelection administration, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

This story appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday.

Why Tuesday? Talks To Republican Candidates in Iowa

December 20, 2011, 8:13 amvotingRick Hasen

Jacob Soboroff: “Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum don’t know why we vote on Tuesday. Mitt Romney thinks good candidates will increase voter turnout. And Michele Bachmann stands on an apple box when speaking at the podium. Those are a… Continue reading

Robbin Stewart on Indiana Case Allowing Disenfranchisement of Misdemeanants

December 16, 2011, 7:22 amvotingRick Hasen

Here.

“Ind. Decisions – Supreme Court rules on whether misdemeanant may be disenfranchised during period of imprisonment”

December 15, 2011, 9:04 amvotingRick Hasen

The Indiana Law Blog reports.

Room for Debate Tackles the Question of Mandatory Voting

November 8, 2011, 10:36 pmcampaigns, votingRick Hasen

A very impressive lineup of writers on this topic. Most provocative (and in my view, wrong-headed) is Jason Brennan, who writes: “If we really want to help America, we shouldn’t force citizens to vote. We should encourage citizens… Continue reading

“Virgin Islands Lawyer Sues U.S. Government Over Right to Vote”

October 16, 2011, 9:03 amvotingRick Hasen

See here.

“Military voter group complains of Iowa GOP snub”

October 14, 2011, 9:03 amelection administration, primaries, votingRick Hasen

Ben Smith blogs.

“Veil of Ignorance Rules in Election Law”

October 11, 2011, 7:59 amstatutory interpretation, theory, votingRick Hasen

Chad Flanders has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Election law struggles with the question of neutrality, not only with its possibility – can election rules truly be neutral between parties? – but also with its definition.… Continue reading

Is It Ethically Wrong to Engage in Strategic Voting?

October 11, 2011, 7:53 amchicanery, votingRick Hasen

NYT’s “The Ethicist” explores this question today.

When the Right to Vote is Not Enough

September 28, 2011, 7:31 amvotingRick Hasen

An interesting global perspective from the NY Times: Our parents are grateful because they’re voting,” said Marta Solanas, 27, referring to older Spaniards’ decades spent under the Franco dictatorship. “We’re the first generation to say that voting is worthless.”