Category Archives: voter registration

Newsfrom Florida: “A federal judge was openly skeptical about Florida’s new election law during a hearing today, raising repeated questions about why state legislators needed to put strict regulations and threaten stiff fines for organizations that run voter-registration drives.… Continue reading

“Voter registration cards provide info, but are they necessary?”

March 1, 2012, 9:55 amelection administration, voter registrationRick Hasen

That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.

“‘Organizing for America’ Under Election Investigation”

February 27, 2012, 4:34 pmelection administration, voter registrationRick Hasen

NBC29: ‘About 150 people will not get to vote next week. They registered with Organizing for America ahead of the Republican primary, and the third-party group failed to turn in the applications on time. The Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Office… Continue reading

“The Election’s Second Front”

February 27, 2012, 7:48 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, voter registrationRick Hasen

Eliza Newlin Carney’s must-read cover story in CQ Weekly covers the Voting Wars in the 2012 election.

“AG: Lugar’s Indiana Residency Proper”

February 23, 2012, 8:35 amresidency, voter registrationRick Hasen

See here. Meanwhile, SOS White faces sentencing.

“Federal Appeals Court Rules That N.M. Violated Federal Law, Failing to Provide Voter Registration Applications to Public Assistance Clients”

February 22, 2012, 1:28 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), voter registrationRick Hasen

See this press release about this new opinion. From the release:, “The federal Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the State of New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) violated Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of… Continue reading

“The Other Side of Inaccuracy: More Than 50 Million Unregistered”

February 21, 2012, 7:40 amelection administration, voter registrationRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog.

“One in eight voter registrations inaccurate or invalid; Groundbreaking study finds nearly 2 million dead voters on rolls”

February 16, 2012, 2:03 pmelection administration, voter registrationRick Hasen

That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.

“Let’s Get Voter Registration Right – and Make it Universal”

February 15, 2012, 10:06 amvoter registrationRick Hasen

The ACS Blog has this commentary by Rob Richie and Elise Helgesen.

“Voter Rolls Are Rife With Inaccuracies, Report Finds”

February 13, 2012, 10:19 pmelection administration, voter registrationRick Hasen

NYT: “The nation’s voter registration rolls are in disarray, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Center on the States. The problems have the potential to affect the outcomes of local, state and federal elections.”