Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Voter ID law likely to be postponed until after May primary”
News from PA.
About All That Supposed Voter Fraud in Hamilton County, Ohio
Read this:
A Hamilton County Board of Elections hearing on Friday into possible vote fraud last November produced no Perry Mason moments but plenty of evidence of voter confusion – not over for whom to vote, but how to vote…… Continue reading
“Obama’s Voting Initiative Greeted With Skepticism”
“President’s New Voting Commission Greeted With Skepticism”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
Similar sentiments from Daily Kos.
“Fox News Hosts Mock Desiline Victor, 102 Year Old Woman Who Waited Three Hours To Vote (AUDIO) “
“Federal election commission may take back seat to Florida reforms”
“Election Opponents Now on Same Team: Panel to Fix Voting”
NYT offers new details on the Bauer-Ginsberg Commission:
The White House will also name five other people to the commission, aides said, including customer service experts from the private sector and election officials. Advisers said the commission would not propose… Continue reading
“Obama’s proposed voting commission under partisan fire from both sides”
Watch My Appearance on Rachel Maddow Talking Voting Reform and Bauer-Ginsberg Commission
I appear here at about the 12 minute mark (watch below or here):
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Quote of the Day: Republican House Chair Opposes Bauer-Ginsberg Commission
“I do not support the President’s proposal to appoint yet another national commission to study solutions to the problem of long lines at polling places that seems to be confined to very few states.”
House Administration Chair (and former Michigan… Continue reading
“Election Reform: Presidential Commission Too Little, Activists Say”
HuffPo reports. HuffPost Live also spoke with the president of the League of Women Voters. Weigel: Voting Rights Activists Ask if Obama Already Blew it.
“A New Approach to Voter ID Challenges: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act”
Kathleen Stoughton, instrumental in organizing the recent, excellent GW election law symposium, has written this student note for the GW Law Review. Here is the abstract:
In response to growing concerns about the integrity of the electoral process, state legislatures… Continue reading
“The 2012 Election Protection Report: Our Broken Voting System and How to Repair It”
Announcement via email: “The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is pleased to share with you the 2012 Election Protection Report: Our Broken Voting System and How to Repair it. It’s a comprehensive 144 page look at the voting… Continue reading