Category Archives: residency

“Only Voters Count? Conservatives ask the Supreme Court to restrict states’ rights and overturn precedent.”

May 26, 2015, 3:31 pmredistricting, residency, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

I have written this new piece for Slate. It begins: For the second time in a year, the Supreme Court has agreed to wade into an election case at the urging of conservatives. In both cases it has done so… Continue reading

“New Jersey’s Constitutional Residency Requirement for State Legislature Candidates: A Roadmap fo rChallengers and a Cry for Reform During Redistricting Years”

April 3, 2015, 3:09 pmresidencyRick Hasen

Kevin Miller has written this article in the Rutgers Law Review.

“Richard Alarcon to Serve 51-Day Sentence under House Arrest”

December 6, 2014, 12:11 pmresidencyDan Tokaji

LA Times reports on how the former L.A. City Councilman will serve his sentence for living outside the district he represented. Dan Lowestein comments: “It’s hard for me to think that the state of California will be better governed by… Continue reading

“Trio pleads guilty to misdemeanor voter fraud”

December 4, 2014, 7:18 amchicanery, residencyRick Hasen

News from Hattiesburg.

“Report: Judge who was cited for voter fraud wants to keep casting ballots in Woodbridge”

November 9, 2014, 7:01 pmchicanery, residency, votingRick Hasen

NJ.com: “A former local judge who stepped down from the bench earlier this year after being charged with illegally voting in Woodbridge elections wants to have his law office declared as his legal residence so he can continue to… Continue reading

“Former state Sen. Wright’s jail term ends quickly”

November 1, 2014, 11:33 amchicanery, residencyRick Hasen

LAT: “Former Democratic state Sen. Roderick D. Wright showed up late Friday to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence but was released almost immediately due to jail crowding, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman said. A jury convicted… Continue reading

“Against Residency Districts”

October 31, 2014, 7:33 amresidencyRick Hasen

Mike Pitts has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of Chicago Legal Forum). Here is the abstract: This article argues against laws which mandate that candidates and elected officials reside in a particular geographic area as a condition of… Continue reading

Washington Times Tackles Strawman

October 15, 2014, 11:22 amfraudulent fraud squad, residency, The Voting WarsJustin Levitt

Good for the Washington Times. They’ve once again proved that those who say “there’s absolutely no voter fraud” aren’t telling the truth. Never mind that no responsible observers are actually saying “there’s absolutely no voter fraud.” (Whether proposed measures address… Continue reading

“South Dakota Senate Candidate Lives in D.C.”

October 10, 2014, 2:04 pmresidencyJustin Levitt

So reports Politico. (HuffPo does a quick recap of other recent residency kerfuffles.) As I’ve mentioned before, there’s often a difference between where someone may live and their legal voting address. This story, about Sen. candidate Larry… Continue reading

Voter registration, domicile, and the location of your pillow

October 3, 2014, 5:32 pmresidency, voter registrationJustin Levitt

As we get into the “silly season” of election administration frenzy, it’s worth connecting two stories hours apart — the piece on Romney’s mistaken registration address to the story about GOP scouring of voter rolls in Illinois. The Romney… Continue reading