Category Archives: The Voting Wars

WI: “What game is Schimel playing?”

April 29, 2017, 3:03 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel editorial page blog: Just what game is Republican state Attorney General Brad Schimel playing? His office released a memo Monday saying an investigation into allegations of voter fraud by Democrats talking on a video about bringing in people… Continue reading

Federal Court Denies Extension of Consent Decree in Longrunning Ohio Election Litigation

April 29, 2017, 12:10 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

See this order in the NEOCH case.

On 2-1 Vote NC Judges Put Republican Changes to NC Election Board on Hold

April 28, 2017, 2:32 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Next hearing May 10. But this freezes the status quo.

Eric Holder Rails Against Voter Suppression at NAN Convention: ‘Voter Fraud Wasn’t an Issue Until People of Color Started Casting Ballots’”

April 27, 2017, 9:28 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Root reports.

“Why This Woman Who Cast An Illegal Vote For Donald Trump Is Getting A Pass For Voter Fraud”

April 27, 2017, 5:58 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sam Levine for HuffPost.

“Recent rulings that Texas’ voting laws discriminate put pressure on the state, but the road ahead is long”

April 26, 2017, 8:56 pmredistricting, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Dallas Morning News reports.

“The Complicated Partisan Effects of State Election Laws”

April 26, 2017, 8:55 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Burden, Canon, Mayer, and Moynihan in Political Research Quarterly: Conventional political wisdom holds that policies that make voting easier will increase turnout and ultimately benefit Democratic candidates. We challenge this assumption, questioning the ability of party strategists to predict which… Continue reading

“NC Republicans override gov’s veto in latest partisan clash”

April 25, 2017, 7:27 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: Republican lawmakers have voted to override new Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that reduces his authority over state elections, the latest partisan clash in North Carolina over laws that chip away at executive branch power. The… Continue reading

“Wisconsin DOJ: James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas tape did not show election law violations”

April 25, 2017, 1:39 pmchicanery, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Covert videos of Democratic activists released in the run-up to last year’s presidential election showed no violations of Wisconsin laws, a review by the attorney general’s office found. The blunt conclusion is at odds with how Republican… Continue reading

“Montgomery election board to review registration practices”

April 24, 2017, 7:52 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: Montgomery election officials said Monday they will review registration procedures in response to allegations from a conservative watchdog group that the county’s rolls are packed with ineligible voters. Judicial Watch said in a letter earlier this month there was… Continue reading

“Now we finally know how bad voter fraud is in North Carolina”

April 24, 2017, 7:33 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Charlotte Observer editorial: At last, we know how badly photo voter ID is needed in North Carolina. For years, Republicans in North Carolina have alleged that in-person fraudulent voting is widespread while Democrats have said it is non-existent. But no… Continue reading

Supreme Court Does Nothing Today in North Carolina Voting Case

April 24, 2017, 7:01 amSupreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

No word on the cert petition, the motion to dismiss the cert petition by NC’s governor and AG, and the motion to intervene from the NC legislature. It will probably be relisted for a third time for the next conference,… Continue reading

Quote of the Day: Donald Trump Voter Fraud Edition

April 21, 2017, 6:12 pmabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

“OK and if anything happens you have my power of attorney and you be sure to vote for Donald Trump for me’.” —-Woman’s instructions to her daughter in North Carolina to vote her absentee ballot for Trump if she… Continue reading

“There’s also a partisan split in when people vote.”

April 20, 2017, 10:04 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: Those two examples aside, it’s worth considering Wasserman’s assessment more broadly. Are Georgia and Florida simply outliers? Is it the case more broadly that early voting tends to favor the Democrat in a race more heavily? Looking at last… Continue reading