Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“CQ Researcher Voting Controversies v.24-8”

February 21, 2014, 11:04 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ken Jost has produced a marvelous primer for CQ Researcher on voting controversies. You can purchase it as a stand-alone (or if you are part of a university or organization you may have a subscription). Here’s the abstract: Election laws… Continue reading

“ACLU of Nevada and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights File Challenge to Voter ID Initiative”

February 21, 2014, 9:36 amdirect democracy, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

See this press release.

“Ohio Republicans move to curb early, absentee voting”

February 20, 2014, 7:48 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: “Ohio voters will have shorter windows in which to cast early ballots under a proposed measure headed to Gov. John Kasich’s desk this week after the Republican-dominated legislature moved to cut almost a full week off the state’s… Continue reading

“Arizona Senate repeals 2013 election law”

February 20, 2014, 7:43 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: “Republicans pushing the repeal say they are following the will of the voters and expressed worry that the many provisions in the bill could not be changed without a supermajority vote of the Legislature if it is repealed… Continue reading

Chapin on Tokaji on a “Grand Election Bargain” Including Voter ID

February 20, 2014, 7:51 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Here.

“Battleground Texas Activities Draw Questions”

February 19, 2014, 8:04 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: While saying it had received no complaint against the Democratic group Battleground Texas, the office of Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry suggested Wednesday that the group’s voter registration practices might rise to a “potential level of… Continue reading

“Voters’ bill of Rights Blocked in Ohio”

February 19, 2014, 3:18 pmdirect democracy, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

MSNBC reports.

“New PACs try to elect state election officials”

February 19, 2014, 2:06 pmcampaign finance, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

USA Today reports.

New DEMOS Report: “Millions to the Polls”

February 19, 2014, 12:35 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Demos has just released a new report “Millions to the Polls: Practical Policies to Fulfill the Freedom to Vote for All Americans” written by Liz Kennedy and J. Mijin Cha. It looks at best practices and make recommendations… Continue reading

“Responding to Shelby County: A Grand Election Bargain”

February 19, 2014, 10:27 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Dan Tokaji has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Harvard Law & Policy Review). Here is the abstract: The immediate reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder was predictably fast, furious, and fissured. Some lauded the… Continue reading