Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Could Voting Restrictions Be Trump’s Ace in the Hole?”

July 6, 2016, 4:01 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Zack Roth for NBC News. My response to the question: Extremely unlikely. Puts the emphasis on voting restrictions in the wrong place. As I’ve written: I also think this focus on turnout puts emphasis on the wrong place. The… Continue reading

“The Struggle to Vote in Kansas”

July 5, 2016, 9:18 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT editorial.

What Abortion and Voter Fraud Have in Common …

June 28, 2016, 1:28 pmThe Voting Wars, voter idDan Tokaji

Paul Waldman provocatively argues: Simply put, there is no argument Democrats or Republicans have offered more disingenuously in recent years than the claim that the regulations one conservative state after another has passed on abortion clinics are only in… Continue reading

“Appeals Court Considers North Carolina Voting Law”

June 22, 2016, 7:14 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Pam Fessler two-way with Audie Cornish on NPR.

“North Carolina Faces Tough Questions From Appeals Court on Voting Law”

June 21, 2016, 4:35 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Brent Kendall reports for WSJ.

Listen to the 4th Circuit Oral Arguments in NC Voting Case

June 21, 2016, 10:41 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here.

“The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election”

June 21, 2016, 10:27 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

It’s a good piece by Ari Berman but terrible framing. Courts should strike down restrictive voting laws that make it harder to register or vote for no good reason, whether or not such laws affect election outcomes. And I have… Continue reading

“Appellate judges skeptical about North Carolina’s voter ID law”

June 21, 2016, 10:20 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Early report on oral argument from AP.

Politifact Rates as “Half-True” Obama Statement that U.S. Only Advanced Democracy Making It Harder to Vote

June 20, 2016, 7:58 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Yeah, but its reason for saying half-true is the diversity of the U.S: Obama said in Austin: “We’re the only advanced democracy in the world that makes it harder for people to vote.” This statement leaves out important details–such… Continue reading

“N.C. photo ID, voting law heading to an appeals court”

June 20, 2016, 7:17 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP: Far-reaching voting changes in North Carolina approved by Republicans three years ago and upheld by a federal judge now head to an appeals court that previously sided with those challenging the law on racial grounds. The 4th U.S.… Continue reading

“Shelby County v. Holder’s Biggest and Most Harmful Impact May Be on Our Nation’s Smallest Towns”

June 20, 2016, 10:11 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

CLC Blog.

“Kansas election law created chaos”

June 17, 2016, 6:12 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wichita Eagle editorial: Legislators and the governor should stop taking legal advice from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, and start taking some responsibility for the chaos created by the law requiring people prove U.S. citizenship to register to vote.… Continue reading

“State’s Tab Defending Voter ID $3.5 Million So Far”

June 17, 2016, 4:38 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Making it harder for people to vote for no good reason has cost Texas some money.

“Republican Senator Bill Seitz blasts John Kasich over veto of voting bill”

June 17, 2016, 9:33 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Columbus Post Dispatch: Gov. John Kasich vetoed a bill today that Democrats likened to a poll tax. Kasich didn’t come close to using those words, but he nixed the measure because it would have required anyone requesting an extension… Continue reading