Category Archives: The Voting Wars

Dueling Lawsuits in Florida Senate Count/Recount Disputes

November 11, 2018, 1:50 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ernest Canning: On Thursday, Florida Democrats filed a federal lawsuit in which they alleged that the Sunshine State’s, county-by-county, subjective signature match procedures for rejecting vote-by-mail (VBM) and provisional ballots are arbitrary, lacking in standards, and, over several election… Continue reading

We’ve Reached “The Next Election Meltdown”

November 9, 2018, 7:19 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

My 2012 Book, The Voting Wars, has a subtitle: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown. That meltdown has now arrived. I’ve been traveling and need to get up to speed on everything and collect my thoughts before… Continue reading

“Judge orders Broward elections chief to turn over vote counts to Scott’s campaign”

November 9, 2018, 7:12 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Tampa Bay Times: A Broward judge ordered the county’s elections chief to turn over to Rick Scott’s campaign for the U.S. Senate an accounting of total ballots cast and a breakdown of votes by category — all due by 7… Continue reading

“Trump, Republicans call vote count into question amid tight McSally-Sinema race for Senate”

November 9, 2018, 7:08 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Arizona Republic: President Donald Trump andRepublicans in Arizona and nationally are stoking claims of deliberate election fraud in the state’s U.S. Senate race as Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema await results of a vote that could swing in either’s favor.… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: Steve Huefner: “Counting Ballots Pursuant to Law is Not Stealing an Election”

November 9, 2018, 7:01 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Steve Huefner at Moritz: It has been less than 72 hours since polls closed on the 2018 congressional midterm elections, and for candidates and their supporters who do not yet know the outcome of close contests, patience – not unsubstantiated… Continue reading

“US elections highly competitive, but voting rights not guaranteed for all groups, international observers say”

November 9, 2018, 6:43 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release: The 6 November mid-term elections in the United States were highly competitive and contestants could campaign freely, with media presenting a wide array of information and views, enabling voters to make an informed choice. However, campaign rhetoric was often… Continue reading

Breaking: Brian Kemp Resigns as Georgia Secretary of State, Effective Tonight, As Abrams Continues to Fight for Votes in Governor’s Race

November 8, 2018, 7:36 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Axios reports. Kemp should have recused himself from any issues connected to this election, given his obvious conflict of interest. This comes after numerous complaints about how he conducted this election and election administration in Georgia generally. Protect Democracy, which… Continue reading

“Midterm Voters Significantly Expanded The Right To Vote”

November 7, 2018, 7:58 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

HuffPost: Voting rights were on the ballot in the midterm elections on Tuesday, and voters sent a resoundingly clear message in favor of making elections more accessible and fairer. After Tuesday’s election, approximately 1.4 million people with felony convictions in… Continue reading

Zack Roth and Michael Waldman: “Democracy Wins”

November 6, 2018, 8:47 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Blog post: In the end, democracy won on Tuesday night. Voters overcame suppression attempts, long lines, broken machines and nasty weather to turn out in massive numbers in key states. Extreme gerrymandering wasn’t enough to thwart the will of voters… Continue reading

North Carolina Voter ID Amendment Poised to Win; Watch North Carolina General Assembly Try to Ram Through New Voter ID Law Before They May Lose Supermajority

November 6, 2018, 8:09 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

We don’t know. Remember, the main effect of the NC Voter ID amendment will likely be to withdraw from the 5-2 Democratic State Supreme Court the power to rule on voter ID on state constitutional grounds. But the NCGA won’t… Continue reading

“Georgia Voters File Emergency Lawsuit Seeking to Have Secretary of State Kemp Barred From Presiding Over His Own Election”

November 6, 2018, 2:38 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Release via email: Today, a group of Georgia voters filed a federal lawsuit asking the United States District Court in Atlanta to enjoin Secretary of State Brian Kemp from exercising any further powers of the Secretary of State’s Office in… Continue reading

“Brian Kemp and His Staff Caught in a String of Falsehoods”

November 6, 2018, 9:50 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WhoWhatWhy: WhoWhatWhy asked the secretary of state’s office if it planned to conduct an audit to ascertain that unauthorized changes had not been made to voter registrations. Broce responded, “There is no such vulnerability in the system as alleged by… Continue reading

“Without evidence, Trump and Sessions warn of voter fraud in Tuesday’s elections”

November 5, 2018, 5:39 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday issued strong warnings about the threat of voter fraud in Tuesday’s elections, echoing the president’s baseless claims that massive voter fraud marred his 2016 election and prompting accusations that his… Continue reading

“There Are No Actual Set Rules for Counting Disputed Ballots; Here are some good ones.”

November 5, 2018, 1:52 pmelection administration, recounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ned Foley and Steve Huefner at Slate: This year, in particular, the temptation may be especially strong to distort the vote-counting process to achieve a victory for one side or the other. Given the refrain that the current elections are… Continue reading

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