“New NC voting law already stopping would-be voters”
This item appears at Facing South.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Calls to election judges a ‘serious attempt to disrupt’ voting”
Chicago Sun Times:
A barrage of automated phone calls offering false instructions to scores of election judges was “a serious attempt to disrupt” Chicago voting operations in the run-up to Tuesday’s vote, elections officials said.
Between Friday and Monday … Continue reading
“Problems reported at polls vary from state to state”
Zack Roth reports for MSNBC.
“Could New Voting Restriction Determine Control of the Senate?”
Dan Tokaji:
All eyes tonight – and quite possibly afterwards – will be on which party will control the Senate. The latest polling suggests that it will come down to eight states: Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana,… Continue reading
“How to stop voter fraud and increase turnout at the same time”
This item appears at Wonkblog.
“The Vote You Save May Be Your Own”
Ned Foley and Josh Douglas for NYT Opinion:
Millions of Americans will head to the polls today, and many of them will confront some of the most serious obstacles to voting in decades, including strict new photo ID requirements in… Continue reading
What to Expect When You’re Electing: Here’s What I’ll Be Watching for Tuesday
[Updated and bumped to the top.]
I will be blogging and tweeting all day about election developments, but expect things to heat up as polls close.
Unless there is some natural or human-made disaster or a massive electronic voting problem… Continue reading
“Judge dismisses GOP suit challenging Boulder County Clerk”
Fox31 Denver: ” Boulder County judge quickly dismissed a legal challenge by Colorado Republicans, who filed a lawsuit Monday against Clerk Hillary Hall for allegedly violating the law by not allowing GOP election watchers enough time to challenge voter… Continue reading
Follow Doug Chapin’s Election Administration Live Blog
For updates throughout the day. No one has their pulse on what is happening with election administration in real time throughout the country better than Doug.
He’s also on Twitter, if you can stomach the corny jokes.
Ned Foley Holds Himself Back, Refuses to Commit Impersonation Fraud
Where’s Mr. O’Keefe when you need him? Ned’s story is typical. I saw a bunch of screw-ups at my LA polling place today too. And everyone showing remarkable self control. Not only in not committing voter fraud, but in not… Continue reading
“The big problem with a right-to-vote constitutional amendment”
Thought on Election Eve
Here’s a scary thought: a recount in the Orman-Roberts #KSSEN race with Kris Kobach (perhaps a lame duck) in charge.
NYT Room for Debate: Should Voting in An Election Be A Constitutional Right?
You can read the forum here.
Guarantee Basic Principles
KEITH ELLISON AND MARK POCAN, CONGRESSMEN
Take politicians in the nearly 10,000 voting jurisdictions out of the business of deciding who can vote and which votes count.
Enforce Existing Rights, … Continue reading
“To Guarantee Voting Rights, Enforce the Laws We Have”
This is my contribution to the NYT Room for Debate forum on a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote. It concludes:
Notably Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy did not join in Justice Alito’s troubling dissent (joined by Justices… Continue reading