Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Power play: Federal ruling forbids states from checking voters’ citizenship”

January 18, 2014, 2:35 pmelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Washington Times: “A federal commission rejected three states’ requests to ask voters for proof of citizenship, issuing a complex decision Friday that said it’s up to the national government, not the states, to decide what to include on… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania’s voter ID law isn’t dead yet”

January 18, 2014, 2:31 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The Week reports.

“The Uncertain Future of Voter ID Laws”

January 18, 2014, 2:29 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Important Andrew Cohen column.

More Coverage of PA Voter ID Decision

January 17, 2014, 9:17 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

NYT WaPo Philly.com The Guardian Reuters

Election Assistance Commission Issues Controversial Decision Without Commissioners and Approaching Midnight Deadline

January 17, 2014, 9:02 pmelection administration, Elections Clause, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter id, voter registrationRick Hasen

In an ongoing dispute between the federal government and the states of Arizona and Kansas over voter registration (which already earlier made it to the Supreme Court), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued a decision only minutes before a court-imposed… Continue reading

Early Coverage and Commentary on PA Voter ID Decision

January 17, 2014, 10:36 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Ari Berman AP HuffPo Weigel Pittsburgh Post Gazette Politico MSNBC More links to come Here is my initial analysis.

“Activists pushing for Voters Bill of Rights”

January 17, 2014, 10:19 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

News from Ohio.

Initial Thoughts on Today’s Ruling Striking Down Pa’s Voter ID Law on State Grounds

January 17, 2014, 7:28 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

I have now had a chance to skim the 103-page Pa. trial court ruling striking down Pa’s voter id law—I will have to give a closer reading later in the day when I have the time. But here are a… Continue reading

“Ohio to Improve Voter Rolls, Expand Outreach – Guess the Plaintiff!”

January 14, 2014, 7:32 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog. Spoiler alert: It’s True the Vote.

More Doonesbury on the Voting Wars

January 13, 2014, 7:56 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Here.

“True the Vote Strikes Favorable Settlement with Ohio Secretary of State to Purge Voter Rolls”

January 13, 2014, 7:55 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

See this press release.

“Bills may make voting more difficult in Ohio”

January 12, 2014, 8:03 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

“NAACP Expands Election Law Challenge; Lawsuit now includes Hispanics, end of early registration”

January 10, 2014, 10:04 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Carolina Journal reports.

“N.C. wants voting law emails kept secret”

January 10, 2014, 9:58 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

MSNBC: “North Carolina is asking a federal judge to keep secret Republican state lawmakers’ communications as they pushed through the nation’s most restrictive voting law last summer.” As I’ve explained in this recent essay, the attempt to bail… Continue reading