Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“After Trump Commission Setback, Voter Fraud Alarmists May Get Boost From SCOTUS”

January 9, 2018, 8:05 amNVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Tierney Sneed for TPM: Now that President Trump has dissolved his shady voter fraud commission, a Supreme Court case being heard Wednesday represents fraud alarmists’ next best chance to boost their voter purge campaigns. The case, Husted v. A. Philip… Continue reading

Breaking: Court Ends Consent Decree Against RNC “Ballot Security” Activities, Raising New Risks of Voter Suppression

January 9, 2018, 7:56 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

As I expected, a federal district court has ended a consent decree in place since 1981 against the Republican National Committee against so-called “ballot security” measures which seemed aimed at suppressing minority voter turnout. I recently explained in Slate why… Continue reading

“The Right Not to Vote”

January 7, 2018, 7:59 pmNVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Slate Amicus: Sometimes the technical stuff is how you get to the crucial stuff. Next week, the Supreme Court will hear a case about Ohio’s voter purge, and the case rests on some sticky statutory interpretation questions. Up to 1.2… Continue reading

“Trump Administration To Fight Order To Give Documents To Democratic Voter Fraud Commissioner”

January 6, 2018, 2:36 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sam Levine: The Trump administration says it will fight a court order telling its voter fraud commission to hand over communications and documents to a Democratic member who sued the panel and alleged he was being illegally excluded from its… Continue reading

“Trump’s Voter Fraud Crusade Is Just Beginning”

January 5, 2018, 7:17 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Eliza Newlin Carney with a less rosy view than my own of what can happen next at DHS.

Politifact Rates as False Trump’s Latest Claim That There is “Substantial Evidence of Voter Fraud”

January 4, 2018, 2:33 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Personally I would have given it a Pants on Fire.

“The Supreme Court has a chance to redeem itself on voting rights”

January 4, 2018, 10:56 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Karen Hobert Flynn WaPo oped: Nearly 63 million Americans voted for Donald Trump in 2016, and nearly 66 million cast ballots for Hillary Clinton. But the votes for Trump and Clinton fell well short of the number cast for… Continue reading

Federal Court Denies Summary Judgment in ACLU’s Proof of Citizenship Claim Against Kansas/Kobach, With Case Going to Trial in March

January 3, 2018, 2:33 pmNVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Opinion (via Jessica Huseman): The scope of this Court’s summary judgment Order is narrower than the parties sought in their briefing. The Tenth Circuit provided the framework within which Plaintiffs’ Count 1 preemption claim under § 5 of the… Continue reading

“Want to thank black voters for defeating Roy Moore? Tackle voter suppression”

January 2, 2018, 7:47 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Mikki Kendall for Post Everything.

Pence-Kobach Fraudulent Fraud Squad Will Meet Again in January, But That’s News to at Least One Commission Member

January 1, 2018, 9:55 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Topeka Capital-Journal: President Donald Trump’s controversial commission on election integrity should meet again in January after being delayed for months because of eight lawsuits demanding its staff’s time, the group’s de facto leader, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, said… Continue reading

“Black Turnout in Alabama Complicates Debate on Voting Laws”

December 24, 2017, 12:30 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Important NYT read: But research, particularly of voter ID laws in Texas, Wisconsin and other states, provides an imprecise picture of how much similar laws suppress turnout. And Eitan Hersh, a Tufts University political scientist who contributed to the analysis… Continue reading

“Law and Disorder in North Carolina”

December 22, 2017, 12:56 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Barry Yeoman for TAP: This fall, in a dispute over gerrymandering, federal judges stripped North Carolina lawmakers of the power to draw their own state district lines. The decision was just the latest setback for the state’s Republican legislative leaders:… Continue reading

Trump DOJ Sides with Texas Again in Voter ID Case, Opposing Plaintiffs’ Motion to Lift Stay in Case

December 22, 2017, 12:52 pmThe Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

DOJ filing: The United States opposes private plaintiffs-appellees’ motion to lift the stay pending appeal that the motions panel entered on September 5, 2017. The parties’ merits briefs and oral argument before this Court only reinforce the strong likelihood that… Continue reading

Alabama: “Secretary of State launches investigation into voter fraud concerns in Senate special election”

December 18, 2017, 8:42 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

FOX10: Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is investigating a concern over potential voter fraud in last Tuesday’s special Senate election. It all stems from a brief interview FOX10 News Reporter Kati Weis conducted at the Doug Jones victory party… Continue reading