Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Elections bill to fix long voter lines stalls over Miami-Dade elections office”
Miami Herald:
Embarrassed by an elections meltdown, lawmakers headed to the Florida Capitol this year with a pledge to undo a law that helped lead to long lines, angry voters and jeers about “Flori-duh.”
But the elections clean-up bill… Continue reading
“Colorado Senate OKs mail-ballot voting, as GOP maintains fraud concern”
The latest in the Colorado voting wars.
“Pennsylvania Judge in ID Case Says ‘Show Me the Data'”
Doug Chapin:
I’ll admit to being somewhat surprised that the evidence the judge has requested hasn’t already been presented, given the importance of the underlying question. Hopefully, the data will shed at least a little light on the impact… Continue reading
“Overhauling the Vote: Colorado bill raises possibility of voter fraud and intimidation, critics say”
This item appears at the Washington Free Beacon.
Colorado Republican Senators Fiilibustering Elections Bill
Watch.
Denver Post: “Republicans, arguing the bill is being ‘crammed’ through the legislature, asked that the 120-plus page bill be read in its entirety, taking up more than two hours of debate time.”
Colorado now ground zero in… Continue reading
“James O’Keefe Wannabe Botches Denver Elections ‘Sting'”
“White House to set president’s election commission in motion next month”
“Did Backlash Against GOP Voter Suppression Increase Black Turnout?”
Brendan Fischer ponders. I explored this potential for backlash last August in chapter 3 of The Voting Wars.
“Judge Tosses Denver Clerk’s Inactive Voter Suit Against Scott Gessler”
“KNIGHT: An electoral-reform tsunami; Pending lawsuits could force a cleanup of voter fraud”
Washington Times: “On Friday, three former U.S. Justice Department attorneys filed lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi seeking an order to compel election officials in Jefferson Davis County, as well as in nearby… Continue reading
“McCrory replaces elections board”
McClatchy:
RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory announced late Friday that he was replacing all members of the State Board of Elections as of Wednesday, just as an investigation into political contributions made to McCrory and other top Republicans’ officeholders’… Continue reading
“House erupts in showdown on voter’s rights”
MySA.com: “The Texas House erupted Thursday into a partisan showdown over voting rights when the chamber’s Republicans muscled through a measure they argue will help crack down on mail-in voter fraud. Tensions flared on House floor for more than… Continue reading
“Improving Colorado’s Elections”
Donetta Davidson and Joan Fitz-Gerald have writen this oped in the Denver Post.