Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“How Much of a Difference Did New Voting Restrictions Make in Yesterday’s Close Races?”

November 9, 2014, 11:19 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wendy Weiser writes for the Brennan Center. Once again, I’m skeptical. Consider the analysis of North Carolina: In the North Carolina Senate race, state house speaker Thom Tillis beat Senator Kay Hagen by a margin of 1.7 percent, or… Continue reading

“Federal appeals court rejects citizenship proof rule for Kansas voters”

November 8, 2014, 6:50 amelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, Elections Clause, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The KC Star reports.

Another Story Likely Overclaiming on Effects of Voter ID Laws Etc.

November 7, 2014, 8:07 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Intercept: “the evidence is piling up that systematic voter suppression, including voter ID laws and dubious vote-fraud prevention software, played a significant part in keeping people from casting ballots, as well.” Not convincing.

“Federal Form for Voting is Ruled Valid”

November 7, 2014, 7:50 pmelection administration, Elections Clause, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Eric Eckholm reports for the NY Times. My earlier coverage of today’s 10th Circuit ruling in Kobach v. EAC is here.

“Media Wrap-Up: How Voters Fared With New Restrictions”

November 7, 2014, 3:34 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Brennan Center.

Breaking: 10th Circuit, in Major Voting Case, Rejects Kansas and Arizona Citizenship Proof Requirement

November 7, 2014, 2:18 pmelection administration, Election Assistance Commission, Elections Clause, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

You can read the unanimous 10th Circuit opinion in Kobach v. U.S. EAC, reversing the lower court, at this link. Kansas and Arizona tried to force the federal government to require those who register to vote using a simple federal… Continue reading

Two on the Possible Effects of Voting Restrictions on Midterms

November 6, 2014, 12:27 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ari Berman in the Nation and Naomi Shavin in TNR. I would be very cautious about saying voting restrictions had any determinative effect on election outcomes—we have a hard enough time figuring out how much they affect voter turnout.

“Stumbling Blocks”

November 6, 2014, 10:17 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Economist on the latest in the voting wars.

“Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Partially Upholds Challenge to Louisiana’s Administration of National Voter Registration Act”

November 6, 2014, 9:53 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Press release: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Scott, et al. v. Schedler, et al., issued a ruling partially upholding a district court’s ruling after trial that Louisiana violated the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by failing to… Continue reading

“Company acknowledges Bexar ballot glitch that omitted Greg Abbott’s name”

November 5, 2014, 4:19 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voting technologyRick Hasen

So True the Vote was right after all, not a photoshop: The company that supplies Bexar County with iVotronic ballot machines acknowledged Wednesday that a glitch caused an electronic ballot to display the wrong name for the Republican candidate… Continue reading

“Georgia’s Voting Wars”

November 5, 2014, 10:32 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jamelle Bouie writes for Slate.

Fascinating NYT Oped on Getting a Concealed Weapons Permit for Voting in Texas

November 5, 2014, 7:33 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Harel Shapira: Over the past few months my colleagues Katherine Jensen, Ken-Hou Lin and I have been trying to examine whether voter ID laws are good or bad for democracy by collecting data on concealed handgun license applications. While… Continue reading

“Secretary of State: We are proving that Florida knows how to run elections”

November 5, 2014, 7:20 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Miami Herald reports.

“NC Supreme Court Recount Could Be Legal Focal Point”

November 5, 2014, 7:11 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ned Foley: “From an election law perspective, the biggest potential development I’ve seen early Wednesday morning after Election Night is not in U.S. Senate races, or even gubernatorial ones, but rather the fight for a seat on North Carolinia’s… Continue reading