Category Archives: The Voting Wars

Is Trump’s DOJ Making North Carolina His New Front in the Voting Wars? Subpoenas Sent to Get Voting Records Throughout State

September 4, 2018, 8:29 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

A few weeks back, the DOJ brought charges in North Carolina against 19 people the government said were non-citizens voting in the election. The NYT reported: The Justice Department said the violations were uncovered by a newly created federal task… Continue reading

“Stolen Elections, Voting Dogs And Other Fantastic Fables From The GOP Voter Fraud Mythology”

August 16, 2018, 2:13 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Rick Perlstein and Livia Gershon deep dive for TPM.

“Voting Rights Advocates Used to Have an Ally in the Government. That’s Changing.”

August 13, 2018, 9:41 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT: In the national battle over voting rights, the fighting is done in court, state by state, over rules that can seem arcane but have the potential to sway the outcome of elections. The Justice Department’s… Continue reading

Today’s Must Read: Kansas Ballot Counting Issues Echo Florida 2000

August 12, 2018, 2:45 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

KC Star: Local officials spread across Kansas’ 105 counties will exercise an incredible amount of power this week when they determine whether thousands of ballots should count in the closest primary race for governor in Kansas history. The roughly 9,000… Continue reading

Breaking: Documents from Presidential Voter “Fraud” Commission (Featuring Leading Members of Fraudulent Fraud Squad) Released by Maine SOS Dunlap, Who Sued for Them

August 3, 2018, 12:08 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dig in, folks. Update: Here is the letter Secretary Dunlap released in connection with the posting of the documents.

ELB Podcast, Season 2: Episode 1. Dale Ho: From the Trenches of the Voting Wars

August 2, 2018, 8:48 pmELB Podcast, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

After a long hiatus, the ELB Podcast is back in time for the midterm election season with a great first guest! What is the state of voting rights in America? What did the ACLU’s lawsuit against Kris Kobach over the… Continue reading

“Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Advisory Memorandum on Voting Rights in Texas”

July 30, 2018, 8:10 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Release via email: The Texas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has issued an Advisory Memorandum examining potential barriers to voting in Texas that may have a discriminatory impact on voters based on race, color, sex, disability… Continue reading

“Today’s Voter Suppression Tactics Have A 150 Year History”

July 26, 2018, 10:27 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Gregory Downs for TPM.

Iowa State Court Temporarily Enjoins Voting Restrictions and Rules as Violation of the State Constitution

July 25, 2018, 10:26 amabsentee ballots, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Read the order granting a preliminary injunction and a related order. The orders relate to signature matching requirements for absentee ballots, the time to cast such ballots, and voter id requirements.

New Brennan Center Report/Myrna Perez NYT Oped on Discriminatory Voter Purges

July 20, 2018, 2:15 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Myrna Perez NYT oped: In the past decade, attacks on the vote have been treacherous: discriminatory voter ID laws, cutbacks in early voting and other complications that emerged from bad laws or policies formulated weeks, months or even years before… Continue reading

Atlantic Poll Finds that Voters of Color Face Greater Barriers to Voting Than Whites

July 17, 2018, 8:06 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Atlantic: A new poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and The Atlantic has uncovered evidence of deep structural barriers to the ballot for black and Latino voters, specifically in the 2016 election. More than that, the survey… Continue reading

“How Justice Kennedy’s Successor Will Wreak Havoc on Voting Rights and American Democracy”

July 2, 2018, 11:34 amcampaign finance, Scalia, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement from the Supreme Court last week, was certainly the “swing justice” in key cases on major issues from abortion to gay rights. But when… Continue reading

“Texas won its redistricting fight at the Supreme Court. Now it hopes to use that win to wrap up its voter ID suit.”

June 27, 2018, 8:07 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: Two days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas lawmakers did not intentionally discriminate when they signed off on congressional and state House maps in 2013, the state is looking to use that victory to wrap up… Continue reading

“Kobach Lost. What’s That Mean For Voting In Kansas?”

June 26, 2018, 10:13 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Celia Llopis-Jepsen reports for Kansas News Service.

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