Category Archives: absentee ballots

“Other viewpoint: Tossed ballots show need to update law”

November 27, 2015, 8:41 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Editorial from the Akron Beacon Journal: There was disturbing news from the Summit County Board of Elections last week. The absentee ballots of 861 voters who mailed their selections to the board were disqualified, even though they had done nothing… Continue reading

“Ventura man sentenced for fraud after voting twice in election”

October 30, 2015, 7:11 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Ventura County Star: The man voted by absentee ballot in the Nov. 4 general election, then voted a second time by turning in an absentee ballot under the name of his recently deceased father-in-law, according to the Ventura County… Continue reading

“Chinatown seniors caught in middle of voter fraud claims — again”

October 27, 2015, 1:08 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

SF Examiner.

“Police officer accused of voter fraud”

October 21, 2015, 6:48 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Absentee ballot fraud, natch.

“Secretary of State: Still probing Commissioner Amos Newsome’s election”

September 12, 2015, 9:43 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Dothan Eagle: Alabama’s Secretary of State said Friday that his office continues to investigate absentee voter fraud irregularities in the 2013 Dothan District 2 Commission race that have already resulted in three criminal convictions. However, absent a voluntary resignation… Continue reading

“Olivia Reynolds found guilty of 24 counts of voter fraud”

September 2, 2015, 2:45 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Absentee ballot fraud.

“Explaining the Blue Shift in Election Canvassing”

September 2, 2015, 2:06 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

Ned Foley and Charles Stewart APSA paper: We conduct statistical analysis of a phenomenon recently identified by Foley (2013), the rise in the number of votes counted after Election Day (“overtime votes”) and the growing tendency of these votes… Continue reading

“OIG report recommends USPS develop VBM strategy”

August 20, 2015, 10:15 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

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

“Change Ahead? ElectionlineWeekly On How California Voters, Election Officials View ‘Ballot Delivery'”

July 10, 2015, 7:42 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog.

“It’s time to make no-reason absentee voting available to all Michiganders, without restrictions”

July 2, 2015, 7:15 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Jon Sherman oped.

“Challenger to Va. House speaker sues state over absentee ballot issue”

May 28, 2015, 1:15 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo: At issue is a May 13 decision by the Board of Elections to let voters sign absentee-ballot request forms electronically instead of printing out the forms, signing them with a pen and e-mailing back a scanned attachment or… Continue reading

“Federal case against Mission postmen sent to prosecutors”

May 27, 2015, 7:35 amabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

News from Texas: The case of two Mission postal workers facing an investigation into whether they sold mail-in ballots during the last La Joya school district board election was recently turned over to federal prosecutors for review. The case focuses… Continue reading

“Bronx DA Johnson Indicts Former Assembly Candidate Hector Ramirez”

May 20, 2015, 7:35 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

The Bronx Chronicle: The charges are related to the 2014 race in the 86th AD where Ramirez was accused of election fraud involving absentee ballots. Ramirez was narrowly defeated by the incumbent Assemblyman Victor Pichard. Pichardo won 86th Assembly… Continue reading