Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Voter fraud much greater threat than election hacking, Missouri’s Jay Ashcroft says”

June 21, 2018, 8:12 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

KC Star: “While these are serious allegations, it is vitally important to understand that after two years of investigation there is no credible — and I can strike credible and just put evidence — there is no evidence that these… Continue reading

Kansas SOS Kobach Apparently Disobeying Court Order, At Least for Now

June 20, 2018, 8:09 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

KSNT: In the aftermath of a federal judge’s ruling yesterday voters may be confused about voter registration. The judge ruled it is unconstitutional for Secretary of State Kobach to make voters show proof of citizenship to register. However Secretary Kobach… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: “Native Americans’ right to vote is under attack”

June 20, 2018, 8:05 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Kira Lerner for Think Progress: But with more voters casting ballots from their homes, Arizona is offering fewer opportunities for people to cast ballots in person. That’s a problem for Native Americans, who say they enjoy the communal aspects of… Continue reading

A Sign of the Changed 5th Circuit: Texas Voter ID Case Ends with No Petition for Rehearing En Banc from Voting Rights Plaintiffs

June 20, 2018, 8:01 amThe Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

With no fanfare, the mandate issued from the 5th Circuit in the Texas voter ID case yesterday, ending the appeal. As I wrote back in April, the panel issued a “fundamentally disingenuous opinion” by Judge Edith Jones, which was… Continue reading

Today’s Must-Read: Jessica Huseman of ProPublica: “How the Case for Voter Fraud Was Tested — and Utterly Failed”

June 19, 2018, 1:02 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This is a very well done look at the first real court case testing the claims of the Fraudulent Fraud Squad, including von Spakovsky and Kobach. Enjoy.

Breaking: Federal District Court Sides with ACLU over SOS Kris Kobach in Proof of Citizenship Voting Case

June 18, 2018, 3:01 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Given how things went at trial (Kobach got held in contempt at one point—though had the fine paid off with a government credit card), this is no surprise. In addition to injunctive and declaratory relief, “the Court imposes sanctions responsive… Continue reading

“You have the right to vote. Use it or lose it, the Supreme Court says.”

June 14, 2018, 9:13 amNVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Chiraag Bains oped for WaPo.

Priorities USA Files State Lawsuit Challenging Missouri Voter ID Law

June 13, 2018, 9:47 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

This is a really interesting state lawsuit. To simplify a bit: Missouri had a voter id law, which the state supreme court struck down as unconstitutional under the state constitution. So Missouri legislators put a voter id requirement into the… Continue reading

“The Ohio Purge and the Future of Voting”

June 12, 2018, 9:18 pmNVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dale Ho NYT oped: States should also be encouraged to adopt Election Day registration programs allowing eligible voters — including those who have been knocked off the rolls — to register at the polls. Fifteen states and the District of… Continue reading

“Do we have a right not to vote? The Supreme Court suggests we don’t”

June 12, 2018, 3:41 pmNVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dan Smith and Michael Herron NYDN oped: More fundamentally, do we have a right not to vote? Should infrequent voters be removed from the rolls merely for not exercising their franchise? Is the right to vote only protected when… Continue reading

My First Post at Just Security: “Will the Supreme Court’s Understanding of the First Amendment Thwart Laws Aimed at Limiting Foreign Influence in U.S. Elections?”

June 12, 2018, 7:59 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this post for Just Security, which is the second in their series on potential legal gaps exposed by events related to the 2016 election. It begins: By now everyone is familiar with attempts by the Russian government… Continue reading

“Fraud Fiction Becomes Purge Reality”

June 12, 2018, 7:49 amNVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dahlia Lithwick for Slate.

“Sonia Sotomayor’s Dissent in the Big Voter Purge Case Points to How the Law Might Still Be Struck Down”

June 11, 2018, 9:37 amNVRA (motor voter), Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a controversial Ohio voter purge law which allows the state to begin the process of removing voters from the rolls based upon their failure to… Continue reading