Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Kris Kobach: I Beg to Differ on New Law”

June 15, 2015, 6:06 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Kobach in the KC Star: Real double voting occurs when a person intentionally votes twice in two different jurisdictions. And it happens with alarming regularity. Indeed, it appears that quite a few non-Kansans saw the media reports about Kansas’ close… Continue reading

“On voter fraud, Christie keeps talking through his hat | Opinion”

June 15, 2015, 12:32 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Frank Askin oped.

101 Year-Old Woman Writes of Troubles Getting TX Voter ID

June 14, 2015, 8:32 amThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Mary Lou Miller: When I was 7 years old, the 19th Amendment granting the right to vote for women was ratified, and I availed myself of that right and privilege as soon as I turned 21 in 1934. Over the… Continue reading

“Holder Rips ‘Disconnected’ Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights”

June 11, 2015, 6:48 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Mike Sacks for BLT: “Abetted by a wrongly decided, factually inaccurate, and disconnected Supreme Court decision, too many in this country are trying too hard to make it too difficult for the people to express their views,” Holder said,… Continue reading

Voting Rights Advocate Concerned About Elias Lawsuits

June 11, 2015, 4:37 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I had heard grumblings about the set of lawsuits Marc Elias has been filing before today, but now I have an email I have permission to republish (without attribution): I’d like to keep this email anonymous but wanted to send… Continue reading

Marc Elias Comments on New VA Voter ID Suit

June 11, 2015, 4:13 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

WaPo: In addition, Elias is behind challenges to Virginia’s elections maps at the state and congressional levels, which could force the state to redraw district boundaries this fall. “I have a lot of clients. I have brought other lawsuits… Continue reading

“Virginia Is Latest Front in Democrats’ Voting Rights Battle”

June 11, 2015, 2:10 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Maggie Haberman reports for the NYT.

Ohio SOS Husted and Rep. Clyde Twitter War Over Voting Covered by MSNBC

June 11, 2015, 2:04 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Zack Roth: On Wednesday afternoon, State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, a Democrat, was notified on Twitter that she’d been blocked by an account in the name of Secretary of State Jon Husted. The move came after Husted, a Republican, responded… Continue reading

Breaking: Clinton Lawyer Elias Files New Voting Suit in Virginia

June 11, 2015, 12:14 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Via Maggie Haberman comes news of a new case filed by Marc Elias (the latest in a series of cases). The suit is Lee v. Virginia Board of Elections, and this time the Democratic Party is a party. You… Continue reading

“A Voter Fraud Witch Hunt in Kansas”

June 11, 2015, 10:06 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Berman on Kobach.

“Brace Yourself for Kobach”

June 11, 2015, 8:12 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wichita Eagle editorial: Secretary of State Kris Kobach finally got the prosecutorial powers he wanted. Brace yourself, Kansas voters, as he’s unlikely to put them in a drawer. Kobach is such a zealot on the nonissue of voter fraud that… Continue reading

“Campaign Preview? Clinton and Christie Spar Over Early Voting in New Jersey”

June 11, 2015, 7:23 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Yael Bromberg blogs.

“New Voting Rights Litigation Summary from CLC Shows Growing Voter Dilution and Suppression Efforts Since Supreme Court’s Shelby County Decision”

June 10, 2015, 11:27 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release: Over the past few years, efforts to dilute and suppress minority voting rights or to restrict the vote for partisan gain have spiked dramatically. Racially-discriminatory voting laws have been passed in states and municipalities across the country, particularly… Continue reading

“Don’t Be Silly – THE PCEA WORKED: A Rejoinder to Some Critics of Hasen’s Slate Piece”

June 10, 2015, 8:30 amelection administration, PCEA (Bauer-Ginsberg Commission), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Doug Chapin: My major disagreement with the two critiques is the apparent assumption that the outcome of next year’s presidential election will matter in the ongoing fights over election policy. First of all, the federal government has little if… Continue reading