Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Felony Charges Dropped Against Colin Small, Republican Accused Of Destroying Voter Registration Forms”

April 3, 2013, 8:26 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Important HuffPo report: “Eight felony charges against Colin Small, the Republican contractor accused of destroying voter registration forms, were dismissed by a Virginia judge on Tuesday. The judge dismissed the felony charges under a probable cause standard during a preliminary… Continue reading

“Scott Mooneyham: Absentee ballots and voter fraud”

April 3, 2013, 8:22 amabsentee ballots, chicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Interesting column: For the last two years, a substantial investigation has been underway in North Carolina into allegations of real voter fraud, the kind that can turn an election. You don’t hear much about it in Raleigh or in… Continue reading

“Can Obama’s new panel defuse the voting wars?”

April 2, 2013, 1:19 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

MSNBC reports.

“Section 5 Discriminates Against Texas”

April 2, 2013, 8:04 amDepartment of Justice, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Texas SG Greg Abbott has written this oped.

“Arkansas’ GOP-led Legislature passes voter ID law”

April 1, 2013, 6:06 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

AP: “Arkansas legislators passed a law Monday requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, overriding Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of the bill, which he called an expensive solution to a non-existent problem.”

“How to Run the Next Election: Advice From Three Experts”

April 1, 2013, 5:06 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This book review appears in State Legislatures Magazine.

“Obama Forms Presidential Commission To Study Voting Problems”

April 1, 2013, 7:35 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NPR reports.

Leading Election Lawyers Issue Major Statement Declaring a Truce in The Voting Wars

April 1, 2013, 6:30 amelection law "humor", The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Attorneys representing Democrats and Republicans have issued a joint statement about the urgent need for the parties to come together to support a bipartisan package of election reform to be introduced in Congress. An excerpt: The time for demagoguery… Continue reading

“Civil rights groups sue to stop voter registration rule”

March 30, 2013, 2:08 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Des Moines Register: “Two civil rights groups have sued Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz to halt a new state rule allowing people to be removed from voter registration lists if their citizenship is questioned.

Quote of the Day: Colorado Edition

March 29, 2013, 5:59 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

““If I lose — if [Democrats] win — I think what’s going to happen is that every state politician is going to be fearful to stand up for election integrity for the next few decades…. And this stuff matters. What’s… Continue reading

“GOP seeks to curb early voting”

March 29, 2013, 10:08 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

News from North Carolina.

“Officials looking at 129 votes from 2012; Suspected cases of election fraud involve only a small percentage of the total ballots cast”

March 29, 2013, 10:05 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

“Obama Signs Order Creating Election Reform Commission”

March 28, 2013, 1:18 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Politico: “President Obama signed an executive order Thursday creating the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, a panel tasked with formulating suggestions on how to cut down on long lines to vote and other problems that plagued voters in 2012.… Continue reading