Category Archives: absentee ballots

“A lawsuit claims California absentee ballots were wrongly rejected because of ‘penmanship’ problems”

August 24, 2017, 5:18 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

John Myers for the LAT: A lawsuit filed in a California appeals court on Thursday alleges the ballots of as many as 45,000 voters weren’t counted last November because of the state’s flawed rules for verifying the signatures of those… Continue reading

New Texas Bill Aimed at Absentee Ballot Fraud Could Violate First Amendment By Criminalizing Some Discussions of Candidates

July 26, 2017, 7:17 pmabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I’ve said for years that if Republicans were serious about combatting voter fraud, at the top of the list would be measures to stop absentee ballot fraud. Voter fraud is rare, but when it does happen, it more often involves… Continue reading

“EXCLUSIVE: Voter fraud in Palm Beach County: State attorney finds crimes, but no suspect”

July 23, 2017, 9:08 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Palm Beach Post: Detectives with the State Attorney’s Office found clear-cut evidence of voter fraud in last year’s August election, with nearly two dozen people’s signatures forged on requests for absentee ballots. But prosecutors are dropping the case. Why?… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: Reihan Salam and Rob Richie on How to Make Congress More Bipartisan Through Ranked Choice Voting

July 8, 2017, 9:22 pmabsentee ballots, redistrictingRick Hasen

Great NYT oped: Next term the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Wisconsin’s election maps that could lead to a precedent-setting ruling against partisan gerrymandering — the problematic process whereby incumbents draw legislative boundaries to help their fellow partisans.… Continue reading

Mississippi: “Gaming the system: Absentee votes often pivotal in local elections”

June 20, 2017, 12:55 pmabsentee ballots, campaignsRick Hasen

Interesting phenomenon; misleading headline.

First Arrest Warrant in West Dallas, TX Absentee Ballot Fraud Case

June 5, 2017, 12:48 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

The Dallas Morning News reports.

“‘I feel violated’: Senior citizens rattled by voter fraud in West Dallas, Grand Prairie”

May 4, 2017, 7:14 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

The Dallas Morning News reports.

Quote of the Day: Donald Trump Voter Fraud Edition

April 21, 2017, 6:12 pmabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

“OK and if anything happens you have my power of attorney and you be sure to vote for Donald Trump for me’.” —-Woman’s instructions to her daughter in North Carolina to vote her absentee ballot for Trump if she… Continue reading

“Why 30% of Florida’s voting is ripe for fraud”

March 12, 2017, 10:32 amabsentee ballots, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

The latest from the Palm Beach Post on absentee ballot fraud.

“EXCLUSIVE: Winning candidates helped voters fill out their ballots”

March 11, 2017, 8:44 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Palm Beach Post: A Palm Beach County commissioner and a state House member clinched their seats last year by stepping into voters’ homes and helping them fill out their mail-in ballots, a Palm Beach Post investigation has found. Commissioner Mack… Continue reading

Absentee Ballots: “St. Louis prosecutor uncovers ‘important evidence’ in voter fraud probe, turns case over to feds”

December 21, 2016, 8:00 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The city’s top prosecutor said her office “uncovered important evidence” in a voter fraud investigation dealing with an August primary statehouse race that has since been reversed by voters. The case — which centered on the… Continue reading

“Frias alleges ‘pervasive mail ballot fraud’ by Mattiello campaign”

November 10, 2016, 1:54 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

A big fight involving possible absentee ballot fraud and the Rhode Island House speaker.

Huefner: “The Perils of Allowing Absentee Ballot Harvesting”

November 4, 2016, 7:36 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Steve Huefner: Indeed, earlier this year the American Law Institute approved a set of principles (which can be found here) for conducting early and absentee voting, one of which is akin to Arizona’s anti-harvesting law. (I serve as the… Continue reading

Breaking: 9th Circuit, on 6-5 Vote, Allows AZ “Ballot Harvesting” for This Election, Leaving Possible #SCOTUS Action

November 4, 2016, 12:27 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

You can find the opinions (including two dissents) at this link. Aside from the merits of this decision (which I discussed in this post), there is a whole lot going on in this opinion about proper application of the … Continue reading

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