Category Archives: The Voting Wars

Judge Peterson Issues Order to Try to Fix WI Voter ID Softening

October 13, 2016, 8:32 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

As Patrick Marley tweeted, Judge Peterson has now issued a written order related to how to fix the problems with the Wisconsin voter id softening (see his earlier story). From the order: As the court explained during… Continue reading

“Ohio does not want to add most illegally purged voters back to the rolls”

October 13, 2016, 8:12 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Think Progress: A few weeks ago, a federal court declared Ohio’s purge of Harmon and more than one million other inactive voters illegal. Since then, the state and voting rights groups have been negotiating a settlement to allow most of… Continue reading

“Judge refuses to require more early voting in N Carolina”

October 13, 2016, 8:02 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: “A judge has refused to order North Carolina officials to expand early in-person voting in five counties after some voters alleged the counties’ voting schedules didn’t comply with a court’s ruling last summer over ballot access.”

The Menagerie that is Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law/Litigation

October 13, 2016, 2:30 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Great timeline.

“Conservative group may have broken Fla. law in secret recording of Clinton campaign voter-registration shenanigans”

October 13, 2016, 2:09 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Politico: The conservative Project Veritas group might have broken Florida law by secretly shooting video of Hillary Clinton staffers making crude comments and discussing the destruction of Republican voter-registration forms. The video was shot recently by a Project Veritas mole… Continue reading

Two Dissents Now Filed in 6th Circ. Refusal to Take OH Provisional Ballots Case En Banc

October 13, 2016, 2:06 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

On October 7th, I noted that the 6th Circuit refused to take a controversial Ohio voting case en banc. Then the court promised some opinions to follow. You can now read the two dissenting opinions here.

“Donald Trump, Slipping in Polls, Warns of ‘Stolen Election’”

October 13, 2016, 8:34 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This NYT story is chilling: “I haven’t seen it since 1860, this threat of delegitimizing the federal government, and Trump is trying to say our entire government is corrupt and the whole system is rigged,” Mr. Brinkley said. “And that’s… Continue reading

“As GOP warns of voter fraud, Dems quietly register more poll watchers in ‘fraud-filled’ Philadelphia”

October 13, 2016, 8:26 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The latest from Philly.

“Federal judge: Arizona counties don’t have to tally out-of-precinct votes”

October 13, 2016, 8:20 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Howard Fischer: A federal judge rejected a bid by Democrats to force counties to tally the votes of people who show up at the wrong polling place. In his ruling late Tuesday, Judge Douglas Rayes acknowledged that Arizona has… Continue reading

“Florida Voter Registration Deadline Is Extended, a Win for Democrats”

October 13, 2016, 8:07 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

NYT: A federal judge has extended Florida’s voter registration deadline to Oct. 18, agreeing with voting rights advocates and the state Democratic Party that damage from Hurricane Matthew threatened to deprive some residents of their right to cast a ballot.… Continue reading

7th Circuit, in Frank v. Walker Voter ID Appeal, Wants to Know About Post-District Court Developments

October 13, 2016, 7:40 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

An unusual order issued yesterday: “Order issued DENYING motion to strike brief. Both of the parties’ remaining briefs should address which events following the close of the record in the district court is subject to judicial notice, and what role… Continue reading

“Danger on November 9”

October 13, 2016, 7:37 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Important Josh Marshall at TPM: It now seems quite likely that Hillary Clinton will win the November election and become the next President of the United States. But Donald Trump has been for months pushing the idea that the election… Continue reading

“Lawyers’ Committee Files Suit Seeking Emergency Extension of Voter Registration Deadline in Georgia”

October 13, 2016, 7:33 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release: The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), together with the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP, filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, seeking emergency relief extending the time… Continue reading

Breaking: WI Voter ID Judge Won’t Scrap Law for Election, Will Order State to Give Better Information to Voters

October 13, 2016, 7:27 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

See the series of tweets from Patrick Marley. The judge apparently invoked the Purcell Principle against making changes too close to the election, but said plaintiffs could go back to 7th Circuit for emergency relief. Marley: “Judge says he… Continue reading