Category Archives: absentee ballots

Michigan Gov. Snyder Vetoes Some Controversial Election Bills

July 3, 2012, 11:58 amabsentee ballots, voter id, voter registrationJustin Levitt

A report is here; the official message from the governor’s office is here. Official proponents of some of the more controversial provisions of the bills had praised the package in a commentary running earlier this morning. UPDATE: Follow-up… Continue reading

“New Web Tool Makes Absentee Voting Easier”

June 28, 2012, 3:38 pmabsentee ballotsJustin Levitt

The lead story in this week’s electionlineWeekly.

“Tens of Thousands of Service Members’ Votes Not Counted”

June 27, 2012, 9:06 amabsentee ballotsDan Tokaji

McClatchy has this story on a report from the Military Voter Protection Project.

“Change to Ballot Request Form Angers U.S. Expats”

May 9, 2012, 9:15 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, military votingRick Hasen

NYT: “The Pentagon office with responsibilities for assisting U.S. military and civilian overseas voters is issuing a new ballot-request form that requires civilian voters to make an all-or-none declaration either that they plan to return to the United States… Continue reading

More Election Fraud Allegations in Indiana [corrected], And This Time It’s the Usual Kind

May 1, 2012, 3:40 pmabsentee ballots, chicanery, votingRick Hasen

The usual kind? Election officials committing absentee ballot fraud. Correction: The original post said this was in Austin, Texas. It is Austin, Indiana.

“Call to Duty: Military members at risk of missing WI vote”

April 5, 2012, 7:39 amabsentee ballots, military votingRick Hasen

The Wisconsin Reporter has this item. “In preparation for the state’s GOP presidential primary and spring election Tuesday, municipal clerks were required to send absentee ballots to overseas and military voters by Feb. 18, or 45 days before the… Continue reading

Absentee Ballot Fraud Alleged in NY City Council Elections

March 29, 2012, 11:41 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

NYT: ” Lawyers for Mr. Fidler’s campaign said they had identified 177 people who had filled out applications for absentee ballots claiming permanent disability, ballots that were collected by the same woman.” More here. Usual reminder applies: nothing here… Continue reading

Is Providing Absentee Ballot Postage a Kind of Vote Buying?

March 16, 2012, 2:12 pmabsentee ballots, vote buyingRick Hasen

Florida investigates. In my view, it normatively should not be counted as vote buying because it facilitates voting rather than seeks to influence election outcomes by offering pecuniary benefits. But that’s a separate question from what the Florida statutes… Continue reading

“Minn. group claims voter impersonation bounty”

March 7, 2012, 7:49 amabsentee ballots, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

I think this example misses the point. There are document cases of impersonation fraud occurring with absentee ballots. Absentee ballots are stolen, misdirected, etc. What Minnesota Majority found is nothing new. What is very hard to find, in contrast,… Continue reading

“Local Group demands to scrutinize Missoula County voter records for fraud”

February 25, 2012, 9:13 pmabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Missoulian: “Concerned about the increasing number of absentee voters in Missoula County – and the potential for fraud, a dozen citizens came to the Missoula County Elections Office on Friday demanding access to voter records.”

“Early voting benefits campaigns with money, manpower”

January 19, 2012, 7:58 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

USA Today reports\ (h/t Doug Chapin).

Laches and election-law: “Piling on” edition

January 15, 2012, 12:46 pmabsentee ballots, ballot access, election administration, military voting, primaries, RemediesJustin Levitt

In this post, Rick pointed out one substantial downside of last-minute election claims. I made a similar point in this Article, in the context of litigation challenging election-day burdens like lines at the polls (and citing the discussion… Continue reading

“Absentee voting concerns raised under new law”

January 3, 2012, 7:37 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

News from Kansas: “An election law written by Secretary of State Kris Kobach that requires photo identification to vote and other restrictions is raising new concerns about absentee voting.”

“Absentee Ballots Key to Florida Primary”

December 27, 2011, 11:03 amabsentee ballotsRick Hasen

Miami Herald: “More Florida Republicans — about 370,000 — already have requested absentee ballots for the Jan. 31 primary than the number of Republicans who voted in the 2008 Iowa and New Hampshire contests combined.”