Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Rep. Clyde Seeks Immediate Action to Ensure Counting of Valid Votes”

November 25, 2012, 9:51 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The following press release arrived via email: State Representative Kathleen Clyde FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2012 Contact: Faith Oltman, Legislative Aide to Rep. Clyde (614) 466-2004 Rep. Clyde Seeks Immediate Action to Ensure Counting of Valid Votes Urges Sec.… Continue reading

“Automatic voter registration a top priority for some reformers”

November 25, 2012, 9:41 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Palm Beach Post reports.

“Schultz: three more cases of voter fraud in Iowa”

November 21, 2012, 9:04 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Allegations of non-citizen voting.

“The GOP’s Voter Suppression Strategy”

November 21, 2012, 9:02 amcampaign finance, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ari Berman writes for The Nation.

“Why did 81 voters cast ballots twice? PROTECT YOUR VOTE: Some could face charges, Hamilton County officials say”

November 21, 2012, 8:53 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer : The 81 double votes, while too large a number to dismiss as insignificant, represent an infinitesimally small percentage of the roughly 420,000 votes cast in Hamilton County that would not have changed any race’s outcome. Even so,… Continue reading

“New Florida Leaders Vow Election Fix”

November 20, 2012, 10:12 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP reports. More here: “Floridians should never again have to stand in line for six and seven hours to vote,” Sen. Gaetz said.

“A Broken Election System”

November 20, 2012, 9:56 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT editorial which endorses, among other things, my proposal “to establish a nonpartisan federal elections board to maintain a national registration database, mandate the choice of voting machines and set standards for counting provisional ballots.”

“Dems, Watchdog Group Saw Little Evidence of Voter Suppression or Fraud”

November 20, 2012, 9:52 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

News from Maryland.

Weigel Talks to Unskewed Voting/Obama Voter Fraud Man

November 20, 2012, 9:51 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Oy.

“Here’s a thought. Why don’t we make voting easy?”

November 20, 2012, 1:13 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Plum Line.

“Correction of the day: He’s going to fix the elections — but not in a corrupt way!”

November 20, 2012, 12:33 pmelection law "humor", The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ha!

“The Real Reasons You’ve Waited Hours in Line to Vote”

November 20, 2012, 10:33 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Rick Pildes has written this piece for The Atlantic.

“‘Unskewed Polls’ Founder Dean Chambers Launches Vote Fraud Website”

November 20, 2012, 9:41 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The latest Election Truther site which “explains” that “Black States = States Obama Won by Voter Fraud.” Sad, really.

“Florida: West Concedes to Murphy”

November 20, 2012, 7:24 amcampaigns, recounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Roll Call reports. This was not a Romney-like gracious concession speech: “I want to congratulate my opponent, Patrick Murphy, as the new Congressman from the 18th Congressional District. I pray he will serve his constituents with honor and integrity, and… Continue reading