Category Archives: absentee ballots

“If they’re dead, then who voted? Identities of opera singer, World War II veteran, used for balloting”

July 20, 2014, 4:35 pmabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

UT San Diego: “The review found that 26 ballots have been cast in the names of 10 dead San Diego County citizens since 1998. Mail-in ballots were the most common way to vote in the name of a deceased… Continue reading

“All-Mail Elections Quietly Flourish”

July 17, 2014, 2:43 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

That’s the lead story in the latest issue of NCSL’s “The Canvass.”

Six Arrested for Absentee Ballot Fraud in Texas

July 16, 2014, 8:52 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Watch the local news report.

“Instead of recount, Mary Helen Garcia asks for absentee ballot review”

June 25, 2014, 8:50 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

News from New Mexico.

“Temporary Amnesia” Claimed by Scott Walker Supporter Charged with Voting Multiple Times with Absentee Ballots in Wisconsin Elections

June 23, 2014, 2:39 pmabsentee ballots, chicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sorry, my irony meter broke. Back soon. And no, this does not appear to be a case of in-person impersonation voter fraud.

“No excuse needed to vote absentee in Minnesota”

June 23, 2014, 8:39 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

The Star Tribune reports.

“Iowa Study Finds No Postmark on Many Ballots”

June 10, 2014, 8:23 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog. [Corrected link]

“At The Polls in Lowndes Country With Alabama’s New Voter ID Law”

June 2, 2014, 8:36 pmabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

“Deja Vu: Ohio Fighting About Absentee Ballots – Again”

April 9, 2014, 7:31 amabsentee ballots, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

“Paterson Councilman Rodriguez and wife indicted on mail-in ballot fraud charges”

March 6, 2014, 2:52 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

“New Effort to Assist Military/Overseas Voters”

March 6, 2014, 10:43 amabsentee ballots, election administration, military votingRick Hasen

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

“Hoboken’s legacy of vote-by-mail schemes; Rent control referendum results stand, and shed light on dubious election pastime”

February 24, 2014, 1:52 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

The Hudson Reporter reports.

“Poll worker’s fraud heads to prosecutor”

February 11, 2014, 8:49 pmabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

“The Case Against Early Voting”

January 29, 2014, 7:48 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Eugene Kontorovich and John McGinnis: The commission rightly notes that early voting has its advantages for individual voters — not just avoiding long lines, but in many cases also getting to vote on weekends without having to miss work or… Continue reading