Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Should Congress create a law to prevent election fiascos?”

June 16, 2016, 9:10 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: Congress should make national rules to prevent election debacles like the March 22 presidential preference election in Maricopa County that was plagued by six-hour-long lines and confusion over voter registration, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., says. Grijalva,… Continue reading

“‘It’s Pretty Lonely’: A Democratic Incumbent in a Sea of Texas Red”

June 16, 2016, 7:42 pmcampaigns, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Manny Fernandez for the NYT: There are 29 statewide elected offices in Texas. Republicans control 28 of them. And then there’s Lawrence E. Meyers, 68, the senior judge on the state’s highest criminal court and the sole Democrat. How… Continue reading

“The Democratic Primary Wasn’t Rigged; But now Clinton and Sanders supporters should unite on making it easier to vote.”

June 16, 2016, 8:21 amcampaigns, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Important Ari Berman piece in The Nation.

“Kris Kobach knuckles under to court in major victory for thousands of Kansas voters”

June 15, 2016, 8:43 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Yael Abouhalkah for the KC Star: What does Kobach have to say about all this? As MSNBC reported, Kobach and his office refused to say what his plans were during the day Tuesday. That’s odd for a guy who’s… Continue reading

“Judicial Watch Sues Virginia Gov. McAuliffe Over Executive Order Granting 206,000 Felons Voting Rights”

June 15, 2016, 9:01 amfelon voting, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release.

“Kansas Moves to Register Those Without Citizenship Proof”

June 15, 2016, 7:01 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: Kansas must begin registering thousands of eligible voters for federal elections who have not provided proof of citizenship under a federal court order that has complicated the state’s elections less than a month before early voting begins for its… Continue reading

“Kris Kobach won’t say if he’s complying with order to register voters”

June 14, 2016, 4:19 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Zack Roth for MSNBC: A federal court gave Kansas until Tuesday to start registering thousands of would-be voters tripped up by the state’s strict proof of citizenship law. But Secretary of State Kris Kobach isn’t saying whether he’s complying with… Continue reading

“Amid Long Voting Lines And Claims Of A ‘Rigged System,’ Does My Vote Matter?”

June 14, 2016, 7:14 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Pam Fessler reports for NPR.

“When Should a Voter’s ‘Clerical Error’ Invalidate a Ballot? Not When the State Already Has Enough Information to Verify the Ballot’s Validity”

June 13, 2016, 5:04 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Important Ned Foley on the latest NEOCH opinion from Ohio.

Too Little, Too Late Dept

June 13, 2016, 3:15 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Wisconsin State Journal: The Legislature’s budget committee Monday approved spending $250,000 for a public education campaign on the controversial voter ID law. The campaign, details of which must still be settled by the new Elections Commission, would inform the… Continue reading

“Democracy Diminished: LDF Releases Report on State and Local Threats to Voting Rights Three Years After Landmark Shelby County Decision”

June 13, 2016, 7:13 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Release: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), released a report titled, Democracy Diminished: State and Local Threats to Voting Post-Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder (Shelby County), a detailed collection of state, county, and local… Continue reading

Gerald Nichol Benediction for the Wisconsin GAB

June 13, 2016, 6:59 amcampaign finance, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Distributed at the GAB’s final meeting, by GAB Board Member Gerald Nichol.

“Down and Out and Voteless in Ohio”

June 13, 2016, 6:45 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT editorial.

“10th Circuit: Kansas Can’t Block Voters From Casting Ballots”

June 11, 2016, 11:08 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: Kansas cannot prevent thousands of eligible voters from casting ballots in the November federal election because they didn’t prove they were U.S. citizens when registering to vote at motor vehicle offices, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The 10th… Continue reading