Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Company acknowledges Bexar ballot glitch that omitted Greg Abbott’s name”

November 5, 2014, 4:19 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voting technologyRick Hasen

So True the Vote was right after all, not a photoshop: The company that supplies Bexar County with iVotronic ballot machines acknowledged Wednesday that a glitch caused an electronic ballot to display the wrong name for the Republican candidate… Continue reading

“Georgia’s Voting Wars”

November 5, 2014, 10:32 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jamelle Bouie writes for Slate.

Fascinating NYT Oped on Getting a Concealed Weapons Permit for Voting in Texas

November 5, 2014, 7:33 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Harel Shapira: Over the past few months my colleagues Katherine Jensen, Ken-Hou Lin and I have been trying to examine whether voter ID laws are good or bad for democracy by collecting data on concealed handgun license applications. While… Continue reading

“Secretary of State: We are proving that Florida knows how to run elections”

November 5, 2014, 7:20 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Miami Herald reports.

“NC Supreme Court Recount Could Be Legal Focal Point”

November 5, 2014, 7:11 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ned Foley: “From an election law perspective, the biggest potential development I’ve seen early Wednesday morning after Election Night is not in U.S. Senate races, or even gubernatorial ones, but rather the fight for a seat on North Carolinia’s… Continue reading

“Montana voters uphold Election Day registration”

November 5, 2014, 7:09 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Bozeman Daily Chronicle: A ballot issue that would bar people from registering to vote on Election Day was defeated Tuesday. The initiative sought to make the Friday before Election Day the deadline for late voter registration. In early results,… Continue reading

“As New Rules Take Effect, Voters Report Problems in Some States”

November 5, 2014, 7:07 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Some longtime voters in Texas reported on Tuesday that they were refused a ballot because they lacked newly required photo identification. In North Carolina, voters who showed up at the wrong precinct were unable to vote, reflecting a… Continue reading

“In 1st statewide election, few problems reported with voter photo ID”

November 4, 2014, 7:38 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The Times-Dispatch reports. Given that (at this moment) the #VASEN could go to a recount, this is good news.

“Voting machine, ID problems crop up in U.S. elections”

November 4, 2014, 7:34 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Reuters reports.

Husted Wins Reelect as Ohio SOS, with Big Implications for 2016

November 4, 2014, 5:21 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dispatch: “Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has captured a second term. The Associated Press projects him an early winner over Nina Turner.”

“Activists Bemoan Voting Glitches”

November 4, 2014, 5:11 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein: ‘Civil rights groups carefully tracked and loudly decried voting problems across the country Tuesday, but there appeared to be few signs of widespread Election Day difficulties at polling sites.”

“Voter ID Laws Sowed Confusion Tuesday, Lawyers Report”

November 4, 2014, 4:24 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NLJ reports.

“With new voter laws, fears persist of fraud”

November 4, 2014, 4:18 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

McClatchy: With several key elections potentially hinging on razor-thin margins, Americans went to the polls Tuesday in 34 states with new voting laws that critics fear will adversely impact minority turnout and proponents say are needed to protect against… Continue reading

“Voting monitors report complaints in states with new voter ID laws”

November 4, 2014, 3:50 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

LAT: “Poll monitors and voting rights groups reported thousands of questions and complaints during the early hours of voting in the first major national election since the Supreme Court overturned key aspects of the Voting Rights Act.”