Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Civil rights groups may seek emergency relief in Georgia voter registration brawl”

October 15, 2018, 8:15 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

ABC News: A coalition of civil rights groups may seek emergency relief to block Georgia’s controversial “exact match” voter registration rules in time for next month’s midterm elections, Bryan Sells, an attorney for the coalition, told ABC News on… Continue reading

“Showdown in Georgia Governor’s Race Reflects a Larger Fight Over Voting Rights”

October 15, 2018, 6:22 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: The Georgia race highlights the national transformation of the office of secretary of state since the disputed 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Once a low-visibility, uncontroversial job, focused on administering voting laws in a nonpartisan… Continue reading

“Democrats Maintain the Edge in Secretary of State Races”

October 15, 2018, 7:59 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Governing Magazine reports (via Doug Chapin).

“Arkansas Supreme Court upholds revised voter ID law”

October 12, 2018, 6:50 amThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

AP: Arkansas’ highest court on Thursday upheld a voter ID law that is nearly identical to a restriction struck down by the court four years ago. The 5-2 decision from the Arkansas Supreme Court means the law, which requires voters… Continue reading

“Georgia’s held-up voter registrations reinforce black Americans’ fears about voting rights”

October 12, 2018, 6:44 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“Complaints of Voter Suppression Loom Over Georgia Governor’s Race”

October 11, 2018, 8:35 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: The office of Brian Kemp, Georgia’s secretary of state and the Republican nominee for governor in November’s election, has stalled more than 53,000 voter applications, according to a recent report from The Associated Press. The list includes a disproportionately… Continue reading

I Talked to KCRW Press Play About California’s Motor Voter Snafu, North Dakota Voter ID, and Concerns About Voter Fraud and Voter Suppression

October 10, 2018, 2:59 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Listen.

AP: Ga. SOS Kemp, Running for Governor Against African-American Opponent, Holding 53,000 Voter Registrations (70% from African Americans) Because of Minor Discrepancies Like Missing Hyphens in Names

October 10, 2018, 9:40 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: According to records obtained from Kemp’s office through a public records request, Appling-Nunez’s application —like many of the 53,000 registrations on hold with Kemp’s office — was flagged because it ran afoul of the state’s “exact match” verification… Continue reading

Breaking: Supreme Court, on 6-2 Vote, Allows North Dakota to Enforce Its Voter ID Law Address Requirement Alleged to Discriminate Against Native American Voters

October 9, 2018, 1:22 pmThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Justices Ginsburg and Kagan (but surprisingly not Justice Sotomayor) dissented, citing the Purcell Principle. Justice Kavanaugh did not participate. Breaking: #SCOTUS allows North Dakota voter ID requirement, which had been enjoined during the primaries, to be enforced during the general… Continue reading

“The Good News from the Voting Wars”

October 3, 2018, 4:07 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Miles Rapoport and Cecily Hines for TAP.

“Commissioner Gail Heriot Statement and Rebuttal in the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States”

October 2, 2018, 9:58 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

New on SSRN: On September 12, 2018, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights published a report entitled “An Assessment of Minority Voting Rights Access in the United States.” This Statement was part of that report. It argues, among other things,… Continue reading

“Studies: Voter ID tied to lower turnout in Wisconsin”

September 30, 2018, 6:04 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism: A UW-Madison study commissioned by Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell in 2017 estimated that thousands of registered voters in Dane and Milwaukee counties were deterred or prevented from voting because of the photo ID requirement… Continue reading

“The turnout gap between whites and racial minorities is larger than you think — and hard to change”

September 25, 2018, 7:31 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Bernard Fraga for the Monkey Cage: But Democrats confront a major challenge: People of color vote at a substantially lower rate than whites. In my new book, “The Turnout Gap: Race, Ethnicity, and Political Inequality in a Diversifying America… Continue reading

What’s Behind the DOJ Request for Voting Documents in North Carolina?

September 13, 2018, 3:55 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: According to two now-retired senior North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement (BOE) officials — Gary Bartlett, its former executive director, who served for 20 years in that post, and Marshall Tutor, his top investigator —… Continue reading

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