Category Archives: absentee ballots

Sixth Circuit on 2-1 Vote Rejects OH Voting Rights Claim of Jailed Voters

October 24, 2014, 2:48 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

The other day I noted a federal district court ruling holding that those jailed (but not convicted) voters have the same rights to vote absentee as late-hospitalized Ohio voters. Today the Sixth Circuit rejected the claim in a 2-1 … Continue reading

“Want Your Absentee Vote To Count? Don’t Make These Mistakes”

October 22, 2014, 2:08 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Pam Fessler reports for NPR.

“7 Indicted in Voter Fraud in Hattiesburg Mayoral Election”

October 18, 2014, 12:35 pmabsentee ballotsJustin Levitt

Here’s the story, though it’s short on details. Most of the allegations, as I understand it, have to do with absentee ballots.

“Santa Clara County: Print Shop Flub Compounds Ballot Error in Two School Board Races”

October 16, 2014, 2:24 amabsentee ballots, election administrationJustin Levitt

If at first you don’t succeed, maybe third time’s the charm. A printing error on sample ballots was reproduced on real absentee ballots in Santa Clara County, CA.

Absentee Difficulties on a Different Scale in Indiana

October 14, 2014, 1:08 amabsentee ballots, election administrationJustin Levitt

160 absentee ballots sent without signatures of both Republican and Democratic party representatives, rendering them apparently invalid under state law. If only there were some sort of principled, nonpartisan way to decide whether such ballots could be counted…

California Trouble With Absentee Ballots

October 14, 2014, 1:08 amabsentee ballots, election administrationJustin Levitt

The Sacramento Bee highlights the relatively high rate at which California’s absentee ballots go uncounted.

“Jackson County Being Pressured to Open Satellite Office for voters”

October 12, 2014, 11:58 amabsentee ballots, election administrationJustin Levitt

This story has the update on a suit to force the opening of a satellite registration office on a reservation in South Dakota.

“Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Intervene in Ohio”

September 28, 2014, 9:27 pmabsentee ballots, voter registrationDan Tokaji

I’ve posted some additional thoughts, including a reply to my friend and colleague Ned Foley, here.

Context and Pretext: Why the Courts Were Right to Halt Ohio’s Latest Voting Restrictions

September 25, 2014, 7:27 pmabsentee ballots, voter registrationDan Tokaji

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday upheld the district court’s ruling in in NAACP v. Husted, which stopped new restrictions on early voting from taking effect. This decision is good news for Ohio voters. It faithfully applies existing… Continue reading

Ohio Files Petition for En Banc Review in Early Voting Case

September 25, 2014, 11:52 amabsentee ballots, voter registrationDan Tokaji

The petition challenges yesterday’s Sixth Circuit ruling and seeks and immediate stay of the court’s order regarding the period for same day registration and early voting, which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday of next week.

“With a win on the line in Colorado, Democrats hope to mail it in”

September 14, 2014, 4:23 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Reid Wilson for WaPo: Here in the Senate battleground of Colorado, the latest front in the voting wars is the mailbox. In other states, that fight has generally centered on laws that opponents say restrict voter access – measures, largely… Continue reading

Federal Court Orders Do-Over in Arizona City Council Election

August 23, 2014, 5:38 amabsentee ballots, election administration, votingDan Tokaji

The TRO in Krieger v. Peoria arises from the inadvertent omission of one candidate’s name on the ballot for the August 26 primary, for which early voting began July 31. The court orders that any ballots cast in the August… Continue reading