Category Archives: The Voting Wars

Dale Ho Nails It on Wisconsin Voter ID

August 10, 2016, 11:37 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

WaPo: As to whether requiring ID could tip the election in favor of the Republicans who support the law, Ho said: “Obviously, the people behind these laws think it can help them. Whether or not it can, from our… Continue reading

“As 17 states enact new voter laws, panelists disagree on their impact on voting”

August 10, 2016, 10:09 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

ABA: Panelists on the Aug. 6 American Bar Association program “Post-Shelby Voter and Election Laws: Necessary Measures to Prevent Voter Fraud, the Result of Budgetary Limitations, or Denial of Access to Justice” divided down the middle and never found… Continue reading

Daily Show on Donald Trump’s “Rigging Election” Comments

August 9, 2016, 8:50 pmchicanery, election law "humor", redistricting, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

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“Is Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act a dead letter?”

August 9, 2016, 3:58 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Lyle Denniston blogs. It would not surprise me at all if on remand in the TX voting case the trial judge both finds intentional racial discrimination in Texas and puts Texas back under Section 3 supervision. What the 5th Circuit… Continue reading

“Cyberwars, voter insecurity and threats of civil unrest”

August 9, 2016, 1:45 pmchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Happy to be on today’s To the Point: Donald Trump is already raising questions about the outcome of the November election, telling supporters, “I’m afraid the election is going to be rigged. I have to be honest.” While experts… Continue reading

New Wake Co. NC Election Bd Member Tries to Eliminate Sunday Voting, University Polling Place

August 8, 2016, 8:27 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Unreal. Hitting the ground running by making it harder to vote: The move followed an attempt by the board’s newest member, Eddie Woodhouse, to reverse decisions the board made in June to hold early voting on Sundays and open an… Continue reading

“Voting Fight Shifts to Local Level In North Carolina”

August 8, 2016, 8:20 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Zach Roth reports for NBC News.

“Republicans Are Not Attacking Democracy; Not every battle over voting is an assault on democratic values.”

August 8, 2016, 7:42 amcampaign finance, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece for The Atlantic. It begins: Has the Republican Party engaged in “a coordinated attack on democracy,” by restricting voting rules, opening the campaign-money spigot, blocking progressive local laws and consumer protections, engaging in partisan gerrymandering,… Continue reading

“Let Voters Vote”

August 8, 2016, 7:20 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT letter to the editor about my recent NYT oped, Turning the Tide on Voting Rights.

“Birthplace of Sit-In Movement Takes Center Stage In Next Chapter of NC’s Voting Wars”

August 7, 2016, 8:17 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

If only there were still a Section 5 applicable to Guilford County NC then they couldn’t do this without proving it wouldn’t make protected minority voters worse off: WHAT: Despite the recent federal court ruling against voting restrictions, the Republican… Continue reading

Quote of the Day

August 7, 2016, 8:02 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

“If you don’t have a photo ID by the time you are old enough to vote, then you probably are too dumb to vote anyway. Sorry, but I have no sympathy for anyone living in America without an ID of… Continue reading

“The crusade of a Democratic superlawyer with multimillion-dollar backing”

August 7, 2016, 7:56 pmelection administration, election law biz, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Bob Barnes for WaPo: Elias, a go-to lawyer for Democrats in recount fights and redistricting battles, has now taken a prominent and somewhat controversial place among the coalition of groups challenging a wave of state election laws that were rewritten… Continue reading

“The Future Of Kansas Voter Laws”

August 7, 2016, 7:53 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NPR talks to Kansas SOS Kris Kobach and Bryan Lowry.

“Questioning If An Election Will Be ‘Rigged’ Strikes At The Heart Of Democracy”

August 7, 2016, 7:50 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NPR: But American democracy is founded on peaceful transitions. President Obama reaffirmed in a news conference Thursday that even if Trump, someone he has called “unfit” to serve in the office, were to win the presidency, Obama would do… Continue reading