Category Archives: voter registration
“Military absentee voting looks weak this year”
CNN reports.
While there is some dispute between military voting rights groups and the Pentagon over the precise numbers, there is no question that voter registration among overseas military voters is abysmally low, and (as I write in Chapter 6… Continue reading
“Suspected Ineligible Colo. Voters to Learn Status”
AP: “People who received letters questioning their citizenship and right to vote will learn Wednesday what steps Colorado election officials plan next in the battleground state where every vote can be critical in close races. Some of the nearly… Continue reading
“Wisconsin To Allow Electronic Documents For Election Day Voter Registration”
AlterNet reports. And there’s this:
Also noteworthy were remarks by GAB Executive Director Kevin Kennedy saying that partisan poll watchers would not be allowed to look at the documents being presented.
“Observers are there to observe the process,” he… Continue reading
The Most Important FL Law Which Could Impact Democratic Voter Turnout is Now Permanently Gone
I have been telling reporters for months that the law I thought was having the biggest impact on voter turnout is Florida’s new law curtailing voter registration drives by third party groups like the League of Women Voters.
However, this … Continue reading
“Democratic Registration All But Dries Up Since New Florida Laws”
The Florida Times-Union reports.
“Secretary of State under fire over ‘inactive’ voters; Rule allows clerks to skip mailing to ‘inactive’ voters “
“Group to sue for purge of the rolls; Tens of thousands of errors alleged in voter registration”
The latest from Ohio: “The battle over Ohio’s electoral integrity is intensifying, with groups linked to restrictive voting efforts across the nation planning to sue the state over what it alleges are tens of thousands of “problem” names on voter… Continue reading
“House Bill 1355 and Voter Registration in Florida”
Michael Herron and Dan Smith have posted this draft paper (to be presented at APSA). Here is the abstract:
July 1, 2011, saw changes to the Florida state laws that govern the ways that individuals and nonpartisan community groups register… Continue reading
“U.S. Voter Participation, 1990-2010”
Check out the Pew interactive graphic.
“As always, Florida in the middle of the voting wars”
Must-read Bob Barnes front-page piece in Monday’sWashington Post.
“Texas Asks Fifth Circuit to Stay the U.S. District Court Ruling that Struck Down Restrictions on Voter Registration Drives”
Ballot Access News reports.
“Hans von Spakovsky Helped Rick Scott’s Office With Voter Purge Media Push”
TPM reports.
“Pa. drops plans for 2 online initiatives to boost voting”
Hmmm: “On the same day a judge cleared the way for the state’s new voter identification law to take effect, the Corbett administration abandoned plans to allow voters to apply online for absentee ballots for the November election and… Continue reading