Category Archives: NVRA (motor voter)

“Florida Motor Vehicle Offices are Violating Federal Voting Rights Law”

October 19, 2016, 10:06 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Project Vote: Citing clear evidence that Florida residents have been denied the opportunity to register to vote or update their registrations, attorneys from voting rights groups Project Vote and Demos sent a pre-litigation notice letter today, on behalf of the… Continue reading

Kobach Loses Again—This Time in Tenth Circuit

September 30, 2016, 8:04 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Order: Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292, we hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in issuing the preliminary injunction. Under the facts of this case, section 5 of the NVRA preempts Kansas’s DPOC … Continue reading

DC Circuit Finds Evidence of Threat of Non-Citizen Voting Very Minor in Kobach-EAC Case

September 26, 2016, 9:34 amelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Back on September 9, the DC Circuit issued an order in one of the EAC cases, holding that the district court should have issued a preliminary injunction against the order put out by EAC Director Brian Newby (without getting approval… Continue reading

“How many were removed from Ohio’s voter rolls? It’s a mess”

September 25, 2016, 10:01 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Extensive Cincinnati Enquirer report: While nearly every county was happy to discuss what local officials call the “voter purge” process, the records they provided were a morass of half-kept data and confusing spikes in removed voters. And the numbers… Continue reading

“Federal court says Ohio’s system for purging voters violates federal law”

September 23, 2016, 1:28 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cleveland.com: The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Fridaythat Ohio’s reliance on lack of voting activity as a trigger for purging people from the voting rolls violates federal law. In a 2-1 opinion, the appellate court reversed… Continue reading

“Conservatives File Voter Registration Lawsuits; Liberals Say It’s Blocking Votes”

September 21, 2016, 12:56 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Pam Fessler reports for NPR.

“Kris Kobach, ACLU clash in court over proof of citizenship voting law”

September 21, 2016, 11:55 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Topeka Capital-Journal: Secretary of State Kris Kobach said in court Wednesday an elderly couple challenging Kansas’ proof of citizenship voting law hadn’t demonstrated they are citizens – and therefore eligible to sue. At the same hearing, a Shawnee County District… Continue reading

“Judge temporarily blocks proof-of-citizenship voting requirement in 3 states”

September 12, 2016, 9:16 pmelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

WaPo: A federal judge said Monday he is unlikely to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging a proof-of-citizenship requirement in a mail-in federal voter registration form used by Kansas, Alabama and Georgia until an appeals court panel that looked at… Continue reading

Hmmm, Vote Purge Suit in Texas Focuses on Hispanic Counties, Not Entire State

September 1, 2016, 8:48 amNVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

This is interesting: However, U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa appeared confused as to why the attorney general’s office had gotten involved and said it was the Texas Secretary of State that should be held responsible…. The National Voter Registration… Continue reading

“DOJ, Connecticut settle ‘motor-voter’ registration complaint”

August 7, 2016, 7:28 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

The Ct. Mirror reports.

Ohio Voter Purge Case to 6th Circuit

July 28, 2016, 8:22 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer: The three 6th Circuit judges quizzed both sides about the case Wednesday, but they could take weeks to make a decision. Judges Eugene Siler Jr. and Julia Smith Gibbons were appointed by presidents George H.W. Bush and… Continue reading

DOJ Files 6th Circuit Brief Supporting ACLU in Ohio Voter Purge Case

July 19, 2016, 9:57 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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” As the GOP Convention Begins, Ohio Is Purging Tens of Thousands of Democratic Voters”

July 19, 2016, 8:38 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ari Berman for The Nation.

“Coalition and New Jersey Officials Improve Voter Registration Opportunities in the State”

July 14, 2016, 8:57 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

Release: Voting rights advocates and New Jersey officials announced today that they have reached a settlement to ensure low-income citizens are provided voter registration services through public assistance agencies, as required by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). New… Continue reading