Category Archives: NVRA (motor voter)

Big News from Federal Court: Republican States May Soon Demand Proof of Citizenship for Voting in Federal Elections

March 19, 2014, 10:51 amelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Today a federal court decided Kobach v. United States Election Assistance Commission.The upshot of this opinion, if it stands on appeal, is that states with Republican legislatures and/or Republican chief election officials are likely to require documentary proof of… Continue reading

“Voting Rights Groups Applaud District Court’s Decision In Massachusetts Public Assistance Voter Registration Case”

March 17, 2014, 8:17 amNVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Demos press release: “On Friday, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a series of rulings in Delgado v. Galvin, rejecting defendants’ efforts to dismiss parts of the case, adding MassHealth as a defendant, and… Continue reading

“New Report on Voter Registration at Public Assistance Agencies”

February 27, 2014, 2:35 pmNVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Project Vote: “This new policy paper explores what went wrong with implementation of the NVRA, and what can be done to fix it. It explains the requirements of Section 7, summarizes the history of noncompliance, and covers the legal… Continue reading

“Law professor says ‘dual elections’ a real possibility this year”

February 17, 2014, 3:49 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The latest from Kansas.

Kobach: EAC Would Have to Help Kansas Deny Vote to People of Swedish Descent, If Kansas Wanted It

February 12, 2014, 2:34 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Case continues over EAC’s authority under the NVRA against the states. While Kobach said the EAC did not have the authority to reject state requested information for the federal form, he added that a court would strike down the… Continue reading

“Kobach makes case for Kansas, Arizona voting laws”

February 11, 2014, 8:50 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

KAKE.com reports.

RNLA Praises One Aspect of Bauer-Ginsberg Report, While Bashing “the Radical Left and Many in the Democrat Party”

February 7, 2014, 3:42 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here, on voter list maintenance.

“Montana Supreme Court OKs voter registration referendum”

February 5, 2014, 8:03 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), voter registrationRick Hasen

Missoulian: “The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a legislative referendum to end Election Day voter registration can appear on the November ballot. However, the court ordered Attorney General Tim Fox to rewrite the ballot statement for the… Continue reading

“Kansas and Arizona Lose on Procedure, in Case Over Federal Voter Registration Form”

February 5, 2014, 11:21 amelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Richard Winger reports.

“Kansas, Arizona rekindling lawsuit over proof-of-citizenship voter registration”

February 5, 2014, 7:11 amelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: “Kansas and Arizona have rekindled a lawsuit seeking to force the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to require residents to show proof-of-citizenship when registering to vote, arguing that a recent agency decision to deny the requests was unlawful.”

“Millions being denied voter registration chance through Obamacare”

January 23, 2014, 7:50 amNVRA (motor voter), voter registrationRick Hasen

MSNBC: he Obama administration is doing so little to help people register to vote when they sign up for the Affordable Care Act that it’s violating the law, good-government groups are charging. Team Obama’s hands-off approach to registering voters… Continue reading

“Rumors of Our Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: EAC Responds on Proof-of-Citizenship Issue”

January 22, 2014, 7:19 amelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Doug Chapin blogs.

“Power play: Federal ruling forbids states from checking voters’ citizenship”

January 18, 2014, 2:35 pmelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Washington Times: “A federal commission rejected three states’ requests to ask voters for proof of citizenship, issuing a complex decision Friday that said it’s up to the national government, not the states, to decide what to include on… Continue reading

Election Assistance Commission Issues Controversial Decision Without Commissioners and Approaching Midnight Deadline

January 17, 2014, 9:02 pmelection administration, Elections Clause, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter id, voter registrationRick Hasen

In an ongoing dispute between the federal government and the states of Arizona and Kansas over voter registration (which already earlier made it to the Supreme Court), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued a decision only minutes before a court-imposed… Continue reading