Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“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

Breaking: Supreme Court Upholds Ohio Voter Purge Law

June 11, 2018, 7:10 amNVRA (motor voter), Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

You can find the 5-4 decision, breaking down along party/ideological lines, here. [Update: My thoughts on this case are over at Slate.]

Eighth Circuit, Citing Purcell Principle About Not Changing Election Rules Close to Elections, Rejects North Dakota’s Attempt to Revive Voter ID Law for Now

June 8, 2018, 6:40 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Order: The State of North Dakota moves to stay the district court’s injunction of April 3, 2018, concerning certain subsections of the North Dakota elections statute, N.D.C.C. § 16.1-01- 04.1. Based primarily on the imminent primary election date of June… Continue reading

Common Cause Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Indiana Voter Purge Program Based on Kobach-Led Cross-Check Program

June 8, 2018, 2:54 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

From the court’s decision preliminarily enjoining Indiana’s purge system as violating the NVRA: Regarding the likelihood of success on the merits, the Court determines that Common Cause has a high likelihood of success on the merits of its claim that… Continue reading

“Amendment would put voter ID in NC constitution”

June 7, 2018, 1:47 pmThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

WRAL: House Speaker Tim Moore and other House Republicans a filed a proposed constitutional amendment Thursday afternoon to ensconce a voter ID rule in the state constitution. The bill would ask voters to decide this November whether to add this… Continue reading

“Appeals court yet to rule on Wisconsin voter ID and other election laws after 16 months”

May 31, 2018, 9:00 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: More than a year after hearing arguments, a federal appeals court has yet to rule on a host of Wisconsin voting laws, including aspects of the state’s voter ID statute. The long delay has left some scratching their… Continue reading

“Voter ID lawsuit: Civil rights group, ISU student to sue Iowa secretary of state”

May 30, 2018, 8:15 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Des Moines Register: A civil rights organization and an Iowa State University student is suing Iowa’s secretary of state over a voter ID law they say infringes on Iowans’ ability to fairly cast a ballot. The League of United Latin… Continue reading

“Exhaustive investigation reveals little evidence of possible voter fraud in NH”

May 30, 2018, 7:37 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WMUR: An exhaustive review by state election officials, including a first-time comparison of voter information shared with 27 other states, has turned up virtually no evidence of possible voter fraud in New Hampshire, those officials said Tuesday….The key results were:… Continue reading

“Third Annual State of Voting Rights”—July 12

May 30, 2018, 7:32 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

This looks good: When: Thursday, July 12, 2018 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Where: Room to be announced Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1330 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20036 And via webinar Registration: This event is free and open to… Continue reading

Federal Court Rejects DNC Voting Rights Act Challenge to Arizona Rules About Counting Ballots Cast in Wrong Precinct, Prohibiting Most Collection of Absentee Ballots

May 9, 2018, 7:28 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

You can find the 83-page opinion at this link. Near the end of the opinion, the court rejects treating race as party proxy argument: Based on the totality of the circumstances, Plaintiffs have not shown that the legislature enacted H.B.… Continue reading

“Russia Tried to Undermine Confidence in Voting Systems, Senators Say”

May 9, 2018, 7:17 amchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Russia was preparing to undermine confidence in the United States’ voting process when its hackers surveilled around 20 state election systems in the run-up to the 2016 elections, the Senate Intelligence Committee concluded in a brief report released on … Continue reading