Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“How many were removed from Ohio’s voter rolls? It’s a mess”

September 25, 2016, 10:01 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Extensive Cincinnati Enquirer report: While nearly every county was happy to discuss what local officials call the “voter purge” process, the records they provided were a morass of half-kept data and confusing spikes in removed voters. And the numbers… Continue reading

“Federal court says Ohio’s system for purging voters violates federal law”

September 23, 2016, 1:28 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cleveland.com: The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Fridaythat Ohio’s reliance on lack of voting activity as a trigger for purging people from the voting rolls violates federal law. In a 2-1 opinion, the appellate court reversed… Continue reading

Off to Austin for Texas Tribune Festival #TTF

September 22, 2016, 9:06 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Looking forward to speaking on a “Voting Rights and Wrongs” panel Saturday.

“4th Circuit judges weigh Virginia voter ID with N.C. case in mind”

September 22, 2016, 9:00 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Daily Press: U.S. Court of Appeals panel wrestled here Thursday over how to treat Virginia’s voter ID law following a circuit decision that nullified a similar law in North Carolina. That decision was made by a different three-judge panel on… Continue reading

“Conservatives File Voter Registration Lawsuits; Liberals Say It’s Blocking Votes”

September 21, 2016, 12:56 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Pam Fessler reports for NPR.

“Kris Kobach, ACLU clash in court over proof of citizenship voting law”

September 21, 2016, 11:55 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Topeka Capital-Journal: Secretary of State Kris Kobach said in court Wednesday an elderly couple challenging Kansas’ proof of citizenship voting law hadn’t demonstrated they are citizens – and therefore eligible to sue. At the same hearing, a Shawnee County District… Continue reading

WI Voters Differ on Views of Voter Fraud v. Voter Suppression, But More See More Suppression than Fraud Prevention from Voter ID

September 21, 2016, 11:28 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Given Wisconsin Republicans’ fanning the voter fraud flames, I would have expected even more lopsided numbers in this new Marquette poll of Wisconsin voters: Respondents were asked how many illegally cast votes by people not legally eligible they expected in… Continue reading

“Softening Voter ID Laws Through Litigation: Is It Enough?”

September 21, 2016, 9:21 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Today the Wisconsin Law Review Forward published this article of mine (also in html format). From the Introduction: Headlines about voter identification laws often place court rulings in a simple win or loss frame. For example, the New… Continue reading

Texas Promises Cert. Petition to #SCOTUS This Week in Voter ID Case

September 20, 2016, 3:06 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

So reports David Saleh Rauf. Presumably this will not be accompanied by any request for emergency relief, meaning we should hear by around January if the Supreme Court would hear the full appeal.

“The Myth of Pervasive Voter Fraud”

September 20, 2016, 11:34 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Andrew Cohen for Brennan: One of the most distressing indications of failure in American journalism today is the release of a poll last week that reveals that nearly half of the country believes that voter fraud occurs “very or somewhat… Continue reading

Court in TX Voter ID Case Grants DOJ Motion on Voter ID Education, Requires Preclearance of Materials

September 20, 2016, 8:52 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The plaintiffs in the Texas voter id litigation have been complaining that Texas has not properly alerted voters that for this election they can vote without one of the narrow forms of ID. The court has now issued this order,… Continue reading

“The Success of the Voter Fraud Myth”

September 19, 2016, 10:13 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT editorial: How does a lie come to be widely taken as the truth? The answer is disturbingly simple: Repeat it over and over again. When faced with facts that contradict the lie, repeat it louder. This, in a nutshell,… Continue reading

Texas May Pass a New Voter ID Law to Get Past “Democrat” Judge

September 19, 2016, 4:08 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

From the KUT report I’ve just linked to: During an appearance on Laura Ingraham’s radio show today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Texas Legislature will try to pass a new voter ID law in the next session. “I was… Continue reading

“Federal Judge Says Texas Election Officials Need to Follow Voter ID Court Order”

September 19, 2016, 4:07 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

KUT: A federal judge sided again today with plaintiffs in the long legal battle over Texas’ voter ID law. This time, the U.S. Department of Justice joined the group of Texas voters challenging the state’s law, arguing Texas election officials… Continue reading