“Why 2014 Will Be a Pivotal Year for Judicial Decisions About Voting Rights”
I’ve written this two-page analysis for the Scholars Strategy Network.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
NYC Dept. of Investigations Reveals Ease of Voting in the Name of Ineligible Voters
Press release: “DOI’s operations also revealed that there are names of ineligible voters (e.g. felons and people no longer City residents), and deceased voters, on the BOE voter rolls, some for periods of up to four years. Accordingly, DOI… Continue reading
“With the Supreme Court’s OK, states begin imposing new laws to limit the vote”
Steven Seidenberg has written this extensive article for the ABA Journal.
“Voter fraud investigation uncovers few crimes”
News from Ohio.
“Florida’s history of suppressing blacks’ votes”
John Fund Brings Up Old Allegations of Election Fraud in San Francisco
In this piece on Podesta’s “Jonestown” comments.
“Letter questions voter fraud probe costs”
Des Moines Register: “The nearly $150,000 that Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz’s office has spent on a long-running voter fraud investigation may not be an appropriate use of federal money, the state auditor suggested in a letter released… Continue reading
“Fact-checking voting laws: a year-end report”
“Switcheroo: Ohio SoS Says Online Registration is the Solution to Non-Citizen Voting”
Doug Chapin: “Husted’s use of non-citizen voting to push OVR instead of voter ID is a really, REALLY important development; while states that have already adopted OVR often cite eligibility checks as a benefit, that fact often gets lots… Continue reading
“Fox News ‘catches’ voter fraud in Ohio: Throw this red herring back”
Don’t Miss Chris Ashby’s Five Takeaways from the #VAAG Recount
Here.
“Ohio: No evidence of plot to register non-citizen voters”
MSNBC reports.
UPDATE: A quite different take from FOX News.
“States with higher black turnout are more likely to restrict voting”
Keith Bentele and Erin O’Brien have this post at The Monkey Cage.
“The Register editorial: ‘Voter fraud’ findings didn’t live up to billing Educating would-be voters is needed, not witch hunt”
Des Moines Register:
The timing was perfect for Secretary of State Matt Schultz when he ran for office in 2010. The Republican was able to ride a national wave of trumped-up hysteria about hundreds of non-citizens supposedly voting illegally.… Continue reading