Category Archives: The Voting Wars

Ohio Early Voting Suit Settled, With Elimination of Significant “Golden Week”

April 17, 2015, 9:12 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This is a big deal, especially given that Democrats long took advantage of the “golden week” to both register and vote early at the same time. Here are the two sides’ press releases: Ohio SOS: Husted Announces Agreement in Early… Continue reading

“Lawmakers denounce Florida elections chief a second time”

April 16, 2015, 4:38 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Miami Herald: Gov. Rick Scott’s elections chief faced open hostility from Senate Republicans for a second time Thursday for opposing a bipartisan bill to allow online voter registration by 2017. Testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Secretary of State… Continue reading

“Texas Photo ID Law Blocks Legitimate Voters”

April 16, 2015, 2:44 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jonathan Brater writes for the Brennan Center.

“Voter ID Laws: A View from the Public”

April 15, 2015, 7:33 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Gronke, Hicks, McKee, Stewart and Dunham have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The proliferation of voter identification laws in the American states has spawned a growing literature examining their effects on participation and the factors conditioning… Continue reading

“Hillary Clinton has been outspoken on voting rights”

April 14, 2015, 7:52 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Zack Roth for MSNBC.

“In short, not a good day at the office for Detzner but likely a very good day for OVR in Florida.”

April 9, 2015, 7:17 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registration, voting technologyRick Hasen

Chapin on Fla. SOS bullshit.

“Voting Rights Proposals Could Affect 2016 Elections”

April 9, 2015, 7:14 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Project Vote.

“Senator literally calls bulls— on testimony by Gov. Scott’s aide”

April 8, 2015, 2:50 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Tampa Bay Times: “It was a rough day Wednesday for Gov. Rick Scott’s top elections official, Secretary of State Ken Detzner, who for the first time publicly warned the Legislature not to create an online voter registration form by… Continue reading

“With State Control, North Carolina Republicans Pursue Smaller Prizes”

April 8, 2015, 7:42 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: In 2011, soon after Republicans won control of the North Carolina General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction, they set about redrawing congressional and state legislative districts to maximize their advantage, setting off legal challenges and bitter… Continue reading

“One Walker legacy: making the political process more favorable to GOP”

April 7, 2015, 7:26 amelection administration, redistricting, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Craig Gilbert Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel column: Whichever way the pendulum swings next year, the 2016 race will be contested under a different set of political rules than those of previous decades, rules adopted by one party over the ardent opposition of… Continue reading

“Court Won’t Review N.C. Vote Restrictions, But More to Come”

April 6, 2015, 4:23 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Marcia Coyle writes for NLJ.

No Surprise: #SCOTUS Refuses to Hear North Carolina Voting Case

April 6, 2015, 7:26 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here is the order list and an AP report. The order is no surprise as the issue was whether the 4th Circuit erred in putting two parts of North Carolina’s strict voting law on hold for the 2014 elections,… Continue reading

“Kasich cuts Republican-backed link between voting and driver’s licenses”

April 1, 2015, 12:47 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Columbus Dispatch: “In a rebuke of fellow Republicans, Gov. John Kasich used his line-item veto authority today to kill language that would have required out-of-state college students who register to vote in Ohio to quickly obtain in-state licenses and… Continue reading