Category Archives: absentee ballots

“Colorado Victory: Judge Rules for Voting Rights”

January 21, 2013, 7:29 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Brennan Center: “The voting rights of thousands of Colorado citizens were protected today as a state district court judge blocked Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s controversial interpretation of Colorado’s mail ballot election law. Under Sec. Gessler’s reading of the… Continue reading

New Research on Florida Voting by Herron and Smith

January 17, 2013, 1:29 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Important New Research: Michael C. Herron and Daniel A. Smith, “Florida’s 2012 General Election under HB 1355: Early Voting, Provisional Ballots, and Absentee Ballots“ Executive Summary The 2012 General Election was the first major election in Florida… Continue reading

“Va. House subcommittee rejects 1 absentee voting bill, backs another”

January 15, 2013, 8:37 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Times-Dispatch: Va. voters over 65 may be able to vote absentee without an excuse.

“Mass. Lawmaker In Voting Scandal Quits Office”

January 1, 2013, 9:11 pmabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administrationRick Hasen

AP: “A state lawmaker who agreed to plead guilty to casting invalid absentee ballots in elections in 2009 and 2010 has submitted his resignation letter.”

“Mass. lawmaker, member of election committee, pleads guilty to voter fraud”

December 20, 2012, 4:37 pmabsentee ballots, chicaneryRick Hasen

Boston Globe: “A Democratic state representative from Everett, who served on the Legislature’s election law committee, pleaded guilty to federal charges today that he cast fraudulent absentee ballots to help get himself elected.”

Great Lineup for the Overseas Vote Foundation/US Vote Foundation Annual Summit

December 6, 2012, 11:34 amabsentee ballots, votingRick Hasen

Check it out. I was hoping to speak there but have a scheduling conflict.

“Improved Absentee Balloting Processes Essential to the ‘Fix'”

November 9, 2012, 3:10 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Here is a guest post from Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, President and CEO, U.S. Vote Foundation and Overseas Vote Foundation: There is no single “fix” to create a more accessible and functional system that would transform the chaos that occurred on Election… Continue reading

“The Functional Differences between Early Voting and In-Person Absentee Ballots in Florida”

November 5, 2012, 9:50 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Dan Smith: “Here’s a little primer, as there’s been so much confusion about “early voting,” generically speaking, in Florida. Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot. A voter need not provide an excuse, and the process of… Continue reading

“Shut Up and Vote: Ohio is not a backward, vote-suppressing, Third World banana republic. And you never need to wait in line.”

November 5, 2012, 1:49 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Rachael Larimore has written this piece for Slate.

“Mail-in ballots: the hanging chads of 2012?”

November 4, 2012, 9:14 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Reuters reports. So processing mail-in ballots are trying to dethrone processing provisional ballots as the worse feature of the current election system?

Press Release on Another Ohio voting battle

November 3, 2012, 8:17 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Via email: MEDIA ALERT 8 p.m. Nov. 3, 2012 Contact: Norman Robbins, Research Director, Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates e-mail: [email protected]; telephone 216-767-1525 or (2nd choice) 216-632-9556 THOUSANDS OF OHIO VOTERS LIKELY TO BE DISENFRANCHISED BECAUSE SECRETARY OF STATE HUSTED… Continue reading