“GOP candidates play up voter ID”
AP reports from NC.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Thanks, But No: Several WI Counties Decline to Use State-Designed Ballots”
“Access to polls is in the hands of the courts”
“Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to delay voter ID”
The Wisconsin State Journal reports. (h/t Robbin Stewart)
“Tens of Thousands of WI Students Face New Voting Hurdles”
“Opponents of Wisconsin voter ID law seek reversal of court’s decision”
On 7th Cir WI Voter ID: “Down to the Haywire in the Badger State”
Jon Sherman:
The court, however, was completely mistaken when it wrote that Wisconsin’s voter ID law is “materially identical” to the Indiana law upheld by the Supreme Court in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board. This is wrong in… Continue reading
“Voter Registration Modernization Bill Would Improve Outdated Election System”
Press release: “U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today introduced the Voter Registration Modernization Act, which would provide national standards for secure and accessible online registration and help bring America’s election system into the 21st century.”
Did I ever mention… Continue reading
“Why Does Georgia Keep Going After Black Voters?”
Spencer Woodman writes for VICE.
Controversial CO SOS Gessler Complains of Partisanship, Gridlock in Election Administration
This Electionline Weekly interview is sure to get some attention:
What was the most difficult time/issue you have faced (elections wise of course) as secretary?
As our states’ chief election officials, secretaries of state enforce election laws. We’re tasked with… Continue reading
“Less than 1 percent of voter registration forms turned in by a Georgia group accused of fraud are actually fraudulent”
WaPo:
Less than 1 percent of voter registration forms turned in by a Georgia group accused of voter fraud are actually fraudulent, the Georgia’s secretary of state’s office announced Wednesday.
There were 25 confirmed forgeries found in voter registration… Continue reading
Chapin on Hasen on Uniformity in Election Administration
Doug Chapin comments on my new draft paper, When is Uniformity of People, Not Counties, Appropriate in Election Administration? The Cases of Early and Sunday Voting.
Doug writes:
This is both a timely and very important contribution to a… Continue reading
“Under the Radar: State Associations and Election Administration”
David Kimball, Brady Baybeck, and Ray Deppen have posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This paper is part of a larger project on the urban and rural dimensions of election administration. There is a dramatic skew in… Continue reading
“Reviving Wisconsin voter ID a ‘recipe for chaos,’ advocates warn”
Zack Roth reports for MSNBC.