Category Archives: The Voting Wars

Quote of the Day: “Do We Want These Slow Learners Voting?”

October 27, 2015, 12:08 pmThe Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

“So it takes an entire semester to learn how to register to vote. Really?…..Do we want these slow learners voting? Or is this a stealth course paid for by taxpayers to train left-wing ‘community organizers’ like the League of Women… Continue reading

Kevin Kennedy Responds to Criticism of WI GAB as Senate Considers Bill to Dismantle It

October 27, 2015, 11:32 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Read his supplemental testimony.

“Carl P. Leubsdorf: Laws seek to curb voting”

October 26, 2015, 7:34 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dallas Morning News column.

“Justice Department Threatened To Sue Alabama For Failure To Comply With Voting Law Prior To DMV Closures”

October 24, 2015, 11:33 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM: The U.S. Department of Justice threatened to sue the state of Alabama in a September letter with a warning to the state attorney general, Luther Strange (pictured), that Alabama failed to comply with a two-decades-old voter registration law. The… Continue reading

Federal Judge in NC Will Let Voter ID Claim Go to Trial in January

October 23, 2015, 1:19 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Motion to dismiss denied.

“Which States Could Adopt Automatic Voter Registration Next?”

October 22, 2015, 8:32 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Governing reports.

“Off the campaign trail, Scott Walker is changing the way Wisconsin holds elections”

October 22, 2015, 12:32 pmcampaign finance, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Weigel.

“No, the Voting Rights Act is not in danger”

October 22, 2015, 9:05 amThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Robert Driscoll: So the good news is that the VRA is alive and well, covers the entire country, and protects everyone — regardless of race — from actual discriminatory voting procedures and practices. The bad news is that the… Continue reading

“Ben Carson, GOP presidential candidate, dismisses idea anti-voter fraud measures racist”

October 22, 2015, 7:41 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Topeka Capital-Journal.

“Constitution Check: Are driver’s licenses the answer to voter ID laws?”

October 22, 2015, 7:35 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Lyle Denniston writes at Constitution Daily.

“Kansas May Be The Toughest Place to Vote in America”

October 21, 2015, 4:36 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

John Hockenberry talks to Kansas SOS (and fraudulent fraud squad huckster) Kris Kobach on The Takeaway. Kobach admits that most noncitizens are registering (or voting) not because they want to commit fraud but because someone else has (mistakenly) told… Continue reading

“Blue States Make Voting Easier, As Red States Add Restrictions”

October 20, 2015, 7:35 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Alex Altman and Maya Rhodan report for TIME.

“Transparency Advocates At Odds With Wisconsin GOP Over Election Law Changes”

October 20, 2015, 4:06 pmcampaign finance, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wisconsin Public Radio: Watchdog groups say Republican bills to dismantle Wisconsin’s elections agency and rewrite state campaign finance laws will lead to corruption and scandal in government. In addition to ending Wisconsin’s nonpartisan Government Accountability Board, the bill up… Continue reading

“When it comes to election law, red America and blue America are not at all alike”

October 20, 2015, 7:53 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this oped for the LA Times. A snippet: It is easy to praise Democrats for taking the high road, but let’s not lose sight of partisan motivations on both sides: Conservatives and liberals alike believe that making… Continue reading