Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Kris Kobach asks U.S. Supreme Court to restore his proof-of-citizenship law”

March 27, 2015, 7:55 amElection Assistance Commission, Elections Clause, NVRA (motor voter), Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wichita Eagle: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision and restore a state law he wrote requiring proof-of-citizenship documents to register to vote. Kobach wants the Supreme Court… Continue reading

“State and Local Officials Look to Improve Election Administration Ahead of 2016”

March 27, 2015, 7:51 amelection administration, PCEA (Bauer-Ginsberg Commission), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Bauer and Ginsberg blog at the Bipartisan Policy Center blog: “The 2016 presidential election campaign is officially underway. Millions of votes will be cast in the primaries and general election. Both parties will contest these elections vigorously, but both parties… Continue reading

Two New Reports from the ACLU

March 25, 2015, 8:51 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registration, voters with disabilitiesRick Hasen

Access Denied: Barriers to Online Voter Registration for Citizens with Disabilities Published by the ACLU and the Center for Accessible Technology focuses on one urgent issue: the accessibility of online voter registration websites for voters with disabilities. The Cost of … Continue reading

“Court’s lone black justice rails against ‘racial quotas'”

March 25, 2015, 4:25 pmredistricting, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Richard Wolf writes for USA Today.

“Remedial Equilibration and the Right to Vote Under Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment”

March 25, 2015, 2:53 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Michael Morley has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, University of Chicago Legal Forum). Here is the abstract: The modern “voting wars” involve repeated legal challenges alleging that proof-of-citizenship requirements for registration, voter identification laws, and other procedures aimed at… Continue reading

“Coming Soon to a Ohio Courthouse? Bill Requiring Student Voters to Get Ohio Licenses”

March 25, 2015, 10:53 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Doug Chapin with one to watch.

“Scott Walker fundraises off voter ID victory”

March 25, 2015, 10:50 amThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Benjy Sarlin reports for MSNBC.

“Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted proposes reasonable strategy to prevent voter fraud: editorial”

March 24, 2015, 8:37 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial.

“Constitution Check: Have voter ID laws survived a new round of challenges?”

March 24, 2015, 7:22 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Lyle Denniston writes for the National Constitution Center.

Wisconsin Voter ID Cert Denial Roundup

March 23, 2015, 8:11 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

At How Appealing.

“Supreme Court lets Wisconsin’s voter-ID law stand”

March 23, 2015, 7:22 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Bob Barnes reports for WaPo.

“Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Strict Wisconsin Voter ID Law”

March 23, 2015, 4:20 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Pam Fessler reports for NPR.

“Wisconsin Decides Not to Enforce Voter ID Law”

March 23, 2015, 4:03 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Don’t get too excited by this NYT headline; WI is only holding off for the next election: The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to a Wisconsin law that requires prospective voters to provide photo identification before… Continue reading