Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Trump will claim the election was stolen. This new poll shows GOP voters may believe him.”

October 25, 2016, 7:45 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Greg Sargent: The poll finds that among Americans overall, only 43 percent have a great deal of confidence that their votes will be counted accurately. That’s unfortunate, to be sure. Meanwhile, the partisan divide is notable: 55 percent of Democrats… Continue reading

“Campaigns Brace for Election-Day Legal Battles”

October 25, 2016, 7:42 amcampaigns, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WSJ reports.

“How will Trump supporters react if he loses?”

October 25, 2016, 7:25 amchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Pippa Norris for The Monkey Cage: What do Americans think they would do if their presidential candidate does not win? The Reuters-IPSOS poll gave registered voters six hypothetical choices. Respondents were allowed to choose more than one option. The most… Continue reading

“A City Clerk Opposed an Early-Voting Site at UW–Green Bay Because ‘Students Lean More Toward the Democrats'”

October 25, 2016, 7:17 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Big from Ari Berman: After the primary, leaders of eight different student groups—including the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties and the Black Student Union—asked the city to put an early-voting location on campus to alleviate long lines. But city officials… Continue reading

“The Real Voting Problem in the 2016 Election; Officials in key battleground states have been dragging their feet on obeying court orders to open up access to the polls”

October 25, 2016, 7:11 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Zack Roth for Politico.

Politifact Rates “False” Trump Claim That 14 Percent of Non-Citizens are Registered to Vote

October 24, 2016, 3:51 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

See here.

“Complaint spurs voter machine recalibration”

October 24, 2016, 3:37 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This happens every year, and it is already happening this year. It doesn’t mean the machines are rigged: The Alamance County Board of Elections will recalibrate the voting machines at the Graham early voting site after a second-hand,… Continue reading

“A growing conflict over voting rights is playing out in Georgia, where the presidential race is tightening”

October 24, 2016, 2:02 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: A growing conflict over voting rights and ballot access is playing out in Georgia, where civil rights activists are trading accusations with Republican elected officials and where stakes have risen considerably with the state’s new status as a closely… Continue reading

“Trump backers walking shaky legal line in monitoring voters”

October 24, 2016, 1:59 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Columbus Dispatch reports.

“Why the Justice Dept. Will Have Far Fewer Watchdogs in Polling Places”

October 24, 2016, 7:50 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Eric Lichtblau for the NYT: The federal observer program has really been a hallmark of the Justice Department’s voting rights work,” Kristen Clarke, the director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said. That effort “has really… Continue reading

“The truth behind voter fraud in Indiana”

October 24, 2016, 7:34 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

IndyStar reports.

“Why Donald Trump’s ‘Ballot Watchers’ Might Be Illegal”

October 24, 2016, 7:31 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TIME reports.

“Poll: 60% of Republicans believe illegal immigrants vote; 43% believe people vote using dead people’s names”

October 24, 2016, 7:13 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sigh.

“Indiana Officials Target A Black Voter Registration Drive On A Technicality”

October 24, 2016, 7:11 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must-read HuffPo: Varoga said the Oct. 4 police action prevented the group from registering 5,000 to 10,000 additional voters ahead of Indiana’s Oct. 11 voter registration deadline. He’s worried that clerks won’t count some of the 45,000 applications the… Continue reading