Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Justice Department Poised to File Lawsuit Over Voter ID Law”

September 29, 2013, 9:06 pmDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT: The Justice Department is expected to sue North Carolina on Monday over its restrictive new voting law, further escalating the Obama administration’s efforts to restore a stronger federal role in protecting minority voters after the Supreme Court struck… Continue reading

Speaking Oct. 24 and 25 in North Carolina on the Voting Wars and the Voting Rights Act

September 29, 2013, 8:58 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Details to come.

Want Some Background on North Carolina’s Tough Voting Law and How SCOTUS Opened the Door for It?

September 29, 2013, 8:46 pmDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Read my Slate piece from August, Supreme Error: North Carolina’s Voter Suppression Law Shows Why the Voting Rights Act is Still Necessary.

“U.S. to sue North Carolina over new voter law”

September 29, 2013, 8:04 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP reports. This is a big deal. More to come.

TX AG Abbott Again Blames Obamacare on Voter Fraud in Minnesota U.S. Senate Race

September 29, 2013, 4:30 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Repeating allegation. So repeating debunking. I now think it is official: AG Abbott is a member of the Fraudulent Fraud Squad. (I was unable to speak at TribuneFest on VRA—that would have been fun but I had a personal… Continue reading

“One Path, Two Forks: Election Overhauls in Colorado and North Carolina”

September 27, 2013, 4:53 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Lead story in NCSL’s The Canvass.

Quote of the Day via Political Wire and Ralson Reports

September 25, 2013, 12:18 pmThe Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

Goddard, quoting Ralston quoting Hickey: Quote of the Day “A lot of minorities, a lot of younger people will not turn out in an non-presidential year. It’s a great year for Republicans!” — Nevada Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey (R),… Continue reading

“Federal lawsuit questions East St. Louis voter rolls, asks judge to intervene”

September 24, 2013, 8:50 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

AP reports.

“White House: Americans Can Register To Vote When Signing Up For Obamacare”

September 24, 2013, 8:33 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“Exclusive–IRS Offers True The Vote Tax Exempt Status, Files to Dismiss Lawsuit”

September 23, 2013, 7:24 pmcampaign finance, tax law and election law, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Breitbart: “The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has offered election integrity group True The Vote its tax-exempt status in what appears to be a bid to keep the group from proceeding with discovery on its lawsuit against the agency, Breitbart… Continue reading

“Voting Rules and Constitutional Law”

September 20, 2013, 8:46 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Can’t wait to read this new piece by Ned Foley (forthcoming George Washington Law Review). Here is the abstract: Anyone concerned that Bush v. Gore may have been unprincipled or at least insufficiently precise in its reasoning should have the… Continue reading

“Texas Voter ID Violates Voting Rights Act and the Constitution, Groups Challenge Law in Federal Court”

September 17, 2013, 2:04 pmThe Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Brennan Center: “Today, the Texas State Conference of the NAACP and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus of the Texas House of Representatives (MALC) filed suit in federal court to block the state’s new voter ID law because it erects… Continue reading

“Poll: Voter ID popular, other election changes less so”

September 16, 2013, 9:24 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

News from North Carolina: “Requiring a photo ID at the polls is popular with North Carolinians, but other voting regulations Republicans put into an elections overhaul bill earlier this year don’t fare nearly as well, according to a High Point… Continue reading