Category Archives: voter registration

“Suspicious voter registration forms in Pennsylvania linked to Arizona city councilman’s company”

October 31, 2024, 2:40 pmchicanery, voter registrationRick Hasen

Votebeat: Two Pennsylvania counties have identified an Arizona-based company as the source of thousands of last-minute voter registration applications that they are investigating. The company, Field+Media Corps, which conducts voter registration and outreach programs, is run by Francisco Heredia, a… Continue reading

AP on Those Potentially Fraudulent Voter Registration Forms in Lancaster PA

October 31, 2024, 8:15 amchicanery, voter registrationRick Hasen

AP: York County Chief Clerk Greg Monskie confirmed this week that his county was reviewing suspect forms. County Commissioner Julie Wheeler issued a statement saying voter registration forms and mail-in ballot applications were among a “large delivery containing thousands… Continue reading

4th Circuit finds RNC raised federal question in NC state equal protection dispute by invoking HAVA

October 29, 2024, 1:04 pmcourt decisions, voter registrationDerek Muller

Wonky civil procedure decision today (that is, Republicans filed in state courts and would have preferred to stay there; the board removed to federal court and wanted to stay there) in RNC v. N.C. State Bd. of Elections (lightly revised):… Continue reading

“As Texas refuses online voter registration, paper applications get lost”

October 29, 2024, 12:40 pmvoter registrationRick Hasen

Votebeat and the Texas Tribune: There is no simple way to know how many people are disenfranchised because of this, but more than a dozen local election officials and volunteer deputy registrars shared examples, and multiple people told similar… Continue reading

“U.S. citizens are among the voters removed in Virginia’s controversial purge”

October 29, 2024, 12:10 pmvoter registrationRick Hasen

NPR: Nadra Wilson of Lynchburg, Va., was concerned and confused when she received a letter in the mail from local election officials notifying her that her U.S. citizenship was in question. The notice said she needed to affirm she was… Continue reading

“Lancaster County officials hold onto crucial details of investigation over ‘fraudulent’ voter registration applications”

October 25, 2024, 3:10 pmchicanery, voter registrationRick Hasen

LNP: Thousands of voter registration applications submitted to the Lancaster County elections office are being reviewed because some of them may be fraudulent, District Attorney Heather Adams announced Friday. At a news conference alongside the Lancaster County Board of… Continue reading

“A federal judge pauses Virginia’s voter removal program until after Election Day” (Governor Says He Will Appeal to 4th Circuit Next)

October 25, 2024, 8:23 amvoter registrationRick Hasen

NPR reports.

“Preliminary Injunction Entered in Justice Department Suit to Stop Alabama’s Systematic Removal of Voters from Registration Rolls”

October 16, 2024, 1:54 pmDepartment of Justice, NVRA (motor voter), voter registrationRick Hasen

DOJ release.

“Justice Department Sues Virginia for Violating Federal Law’s Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election”

October 11, 2024, 3:39 pmDepartment of Justice, voter registrationRick Hasen

DOJ has been busy: The Quiet Period is an important protection for voters, because systematic removal programs may be error-ridden, cause voter confusion and remove eligible voters days or weeks before Election Day who may be unable to correct the… Continue reading

Ninth Circuit tosses part of Arizona voter registration election case in broad standing decision, citing FDA v. AHM

September 29, 2024, 9:03 amelection law and constitutional law, voter registrationDerek Muller

In June, I noted that the Supreme Court’s decision in FDA v. AHM might result in an uptick in election law cases where plaintiffs would lose cases for lack of standing for plaintiffs who claimed a “diversion of resources” theory… Continue reading

“Justice Department Sues Alabama for Violating Federal Law’s Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election”

September 27, 2024, 3:30 pmDepartment of Justice, voter registrationRick Hasen

DOJ press release: On Aug. 13, the Secretary of State announced the launch of a “process to remove noncitizens registered to vote in Alabama.” This was 84 days before the Nov. 5 general election. The Justice Department’s review found that… Continue reading

“Florida Law Strikes ‘Deathblow’ to Outside Groups Trying to Register New Voters “

September 20, 2024, 8:50 pmThe Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Bolts: The effects of SB 7050 have been felt around the state. In a state that already sees lower voter registration rates across the board, particularly for Black, Hispanic, Asian, and other communities of color outside organizations have long stepped… Continue reading

Colorado: “On Native Land, a New Push to Expand Voting Meets the Long Tail of State Violence”

August 28, 2024, 9:39 amvoter registration, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Bolts: Lorelei Cloud was born in 1967, three years before Native Americans living on tribal lands in Colorado were guaranteed the right to vote. Even once she turned 18, and for many years thereafter, she did not vote. Her polling… Continue reading

Voting Groups File Brief in Ninth Circuit in AZ Documentary Proof of Citizenship for Registration Case (as Emergency Motion is Pending in SCOTUS in Case as Well)

August 21, 2024, 7:26 amNVRA (motor voter), Supreme Court, voter registrationRick Hasen

The brief addresses Congress’s power to regulate presidential, and not just congressional, elections.

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