“Will Democrats Keep Their Early Voting Advantage in 2016?”
Sam Frizell reports for TIME.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Bankroller of Democratic Voting Rights Cases? George Soros”
Maggie Haberman reports for the NYT:
The billionaire philanthropist George Soros, whose first major involvement in politics was with a large-scale voter mobilization effort in the 2004 presidential race, is funding a Democratic legal fight against restrictive voting laws.… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton Hits the GOP on Voter Suppression; Her ideas on voting rights are also good politics”
Jamelle Bouie in Slate.
“Gov. Christie attacks Hillary Clinton on voter registration”
The Record:
Governor Christie went on the attack against Hillary Clinton on Friday, saying the Democratic presidential candidate is calling for an expansion of voter registration because “she just wants an opportunity to commit greater acts of voter fraud.”
What… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton attacks Republicans over voting restrictions”
Evan Halper reports for LAT.
“Hillary Clinton, Voting Rights and the 2016 Election”
Bonus Quote of the Day: Or, Why I Don’t Expect an Elias-Ginsberg Commission
Text of Hillary Clinton Voting Speech
Here:
Well today, with the damage to the Voting Rights Act so severe, the need for action is even more urgent.
First, Congress should move quickly to pass legislation to repair that damage and restore the full protections that… Continue reading
“Clinton Rips GOP On Voting Rights While Calling For Universal Voter Registration”
Automatic Universal Voter Registration, Especially of 18-Year-Olds, is a GREAT Idea
Here’s what I wrote about the idea in 2008 (expanded on in my 2012 book, The Voting Wars):
The solution is to take the job of voter registration for federal elections out of the hands of third parties… Continue reading
“Hillary leans hard into the battle over voting”
Greg Sargent:
“There’s a good policy reason why Clinton might support universal voting, but there’s also a good political reason,” Rick Hasen, a voting law expert, tells me. “These are issues that motivate the Democratic base. Talking about Republicans… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton Pushes for Universal Voter Registration”
“Poll: 8-in-10 back voter ID”
The Washington Examiner reports on a Rasmussen poll, which also appears to have polled on the one person, one vote issue in Evenwel. I have not seen the full results or crosstabs of the poll, however, which are only… Continue reading