Category Archives: The Voting Wars

Breaking: Democrats Sue to Extend FL Voter Registration Because of Hurricane

October 9, 2016, 4:46 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

The complaint states that failure to extend in the face of a hurricane violates rights to equal protection and the right to vote, with displaced voters being treated worse than others, as well as a Voting Rights Act claim: Because… Continue reading

WI: Undercover State Troopers Checked If DMV Was Giving Correct Info on Voter ID

October 9, 2016, 4:27 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The state is trying to fend off a new order from Judge Peterson.

“From Voting Rights to Voting Wrongs”

October 8, 2016, 7:11 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Jacques Leslie NYT oped: Even in those states, confusion engendered by the laws lingers, sometimes deterring voting more effectively than the laws themselves. Some voters don’t realize that registration and polling-place ID requirements are two different things, so that even… Continue reading

“Trump suggests illegal immigrants will vote as parties clash over voter access”

October 7, 2016, 4:17 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Important WaPo piece: Donald Trump suggested without evidence Friday that the Obama administration was letting illegal immigrants into the country to vote — part of a series of unsubstantiated complaints by the GOP nominee that the election is “rigged”… Continue reading

“State Democratic Party to SOS: Voter registration deadline is illegal”

October 7, 2016, 11:27 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Jon Ralston: Nevada Democrats have notified the secretary of state that Saturday’s voter registration deadline violates federal law because it falls outside of a mandated 30-day window before the election. If the SOS does not extend the deadline to Tuesday,… Continue reading

“Florida Gov. Rick Scott Under Fire for Voter Registration Decision”

October 7, 2016, 9:39 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NBC News: Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s refusal to extend his state’s deadline for voter registration in response to Hurricane Matthew is leading to fears that perhaps tens of thousands of Floridians could be kept from registering, potentially impacting the presidential… Continue reading

“Scott Walker: DOJ review found ‘concerns’ with how state gave out free voter IDs”

October 7, 2016, 9:33 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wisconsin State Journal: A state Department of Justice spot check of the state’s program for providing free voter IDs found some “concerns” that will be addressed in an upcoming report to a federal judge, Gov. Scott Walker told reporters Friday.

WI: “Absentee ballots at risk of being tossed”

October 7, 2016, 9:04 amabsentee ballots, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Little noticed Scott Walker change leading to disenfranchised voters. Patrick Marley: Thousands of mailed absentee ballots could be thrown out because witnesses for the voters did not provide their full addresses. With only a fraction of absentee ballots mailed… Continue reading

“Trump: Feds Are Letting Immigrants ‘Pour Into The Country’ To Vote”

October 7, 2016, 8:30 amchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

TPM: In a meeting with a border patrol union leader on Friday, Donald Trump claimed that undocumented immigrants with criminal records are being allowed to stay in the country in order to vote in the upcoming presidential election. “I’m… Continue reading

6th Circuit Turns Down En Banc Consideration of OH Provisional/Absentee Balloting Case

October 7, 2016, 8:22 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Back on September 13 I flagged a 2-1 decision of the 6th Circuit mostly rejecting a challenge to Ohio provisional absentee voting rules. (This is the one that featured the strong dissent from Judge Keith). Plaintiffs sought to have the… Continue reading

“Justice Department significantly reducing number of federal observers stationed inside polling places”

October 7, 2016, 8:10 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sari Horwitz for WaPo: The Justice Department is significantly reducing the number of federal observers stationed inside polling places in next month’s election at the same time that voters will face strict new election laws in more than a… Continue reading

Chapin: Lennon’s Law, Hurricane Matthew and the 2016 Election

October 7, 2016, 7:31 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

The following is a guest post from Doug Chapin (and huge thanks to Doug for putting this together so quickly): Over at the Election Academy blog – where I usually get my electiongeek on – I often refer to something… Continue reading

“Scott won’t extend voter registration deadline as Hurricane Matthew threatens state”

October 6, 2016, 8:08 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Politico: The final days of voter registration in Florida often brings out more people who register as Democrats or who, though they register as no-party-affiliation voters, fit the profile of a Democratic voter. In 2012, for instance, more than 86,000… Continue reading

“Donald Trump’s Dangerous Vote Rigging Comments Follow Years of Republican Voter Fraud Hysteria”

October 6, 2016, 12:18 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Talking Points Memo. It begins: Donald Trump may be out of step with the Republican Party’s traditional stance on some issues, like support for international trade, but he’s right in line with Republican hysteria… Continue reading