Category Archives: The Voting Wars

Quote of the Day

January 9, 2013, 2:35 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

“”In Miami-Dade County, the ballot read like the book of Leviticus – though not as interesting.” –Florida state senate president Don Gaetz, opining on the long lines in Florida’s 2012 election. From the same article: University of Florida Political… Continue reading

“North Carolina Voter ID Law Could Impact 613,000 Voters, Report Says”

January 9, 2013, 11:01 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Ryan Reilly for HuffPo: “As Republicans in North Carolina make a renewed push to pass a voter ID law, a new report from the State Board of Elections suggests that nearly one in ten voters lack state-issued photo identification. The… Continue reading

“Revealed: The Massive New Liberal Plan to Remake American Politics”

January 9, 2013, 9:44 amcampaign finance, election administration, legislation and legislatures, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Mother Jones: “At the end of the day, many of the attendees closed with a pledge of money and staff resources to build a national, coordinated campaign around three goals: getting big money out of politics, expanding the voting… Continue reading

2011-12 Election Litigation: Link Fixed

January 9, 2013, 8:00 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

On Monday I blogged about election litigation rates and linked to my spreadsheet of 2011-12 election litigation. A glitch caused that link to be wrong. I’ve corrected the link in the original post, and you can also access the data… Continue reading

“Attorney general rivals offer bills to require photo ID to vote”

January 8, 2013, 8:09 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

News from Virginia: “A year after controversial voter identification legislation passed the Virginia General Assembly, several Republican lawmakers are proposing even greater restrictions on the identification required to cast a ballot, including the requirement of photo identification. Del. Robert… Continue reading

“2011 elex law sponsor files bill to change early voting”

January 7, 2013, 5:38 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sun Sentinel: “What a difference an election with long lines can make. Sen. Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, R-Miami, who sponsored the 2011 election law rewrite that scaled back the number of days for early voting, has authored a… Continue reading

Election Litigation Rates Remain High, More than Double the Period Before Bush v. Gore

January 7, 2013, 7:55 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

For years I have been tracking the amount of election litigation, finding that the amount of litigation has more than doubled since the pre-2000 period. Now, with excellent help of my research assistant James Buatti, I have posted data on… Continue reading

“Obama Facing Pressure on Election Reform”

January 5, 2013, 8:51 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must-read Politico. The big question is whether the Obama Administration will drop the ball on this, just like it never followed through on promises to reform the FEC and fix the broken system for public financing of presidential election campaigns.

“SC’s voter ID lawsuit cost $3.5 million; But court rules federal government must cover some of the costs”

January 5, 2013, 8:36 amDepartment of Justice, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The State: “It cost South Carolina $3.5 million to sue the federal government over the state’s voter ID law – but the federal government will have to pay some of that bill. Late Friday, a court ruled that because South… Continue reading

“Happy New Year! Storylines to Watch in 2013”

January 2, 2013, 10:57 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog.

“New law requires Michigan voters to affirm U.S. citizenship”

January 1, 2013, 9:12 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WZZM: “– Voters must declare they are qualified to vote before getting a ballot under a bill signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder. “

“Arizona makes example out of few caught voting twice”

December 31, 2012, 12:19 pmchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

USA Today reports: “In 2008, the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program snared four cases involving six people who voted for president in both Arizona and in another state. Earlier this year, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett said the program… Continue reading