Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Stevens says Supreme Court decision on voter ID was correct, but maybe not right”

May 16, 2016, 7:36 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Bob Barnes for WaPo: Stevens, who was joined by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, mentioned a dozen times in the opinion that it was based on “the record” in the case. “I learned a… Continue reading

New Poll Finds Wide Support for Voter ID Laws

May 16, 2016, 5:49 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Quinnipiac poll: Florida voters support 77 – 20 percent, including 60 – 36 percent among Democrats, requiring voters to show photo ID. [Ohio] Voters support 75 – 22 percent requiring voters to show photo ID. Democrats are divided with 50… Continue reading

Justice Stevens Reflects on Indiana Voting Case, Calls It “Unfortunate”

May 15, 2016, 9:10 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Watch him at the 7th Circuit judicial conference with Justice Kagan and Judge Wood. He says that he decided the case correctly on the record, but based on his own internet research on material outside the record he believed the… Continue reading

“Will Missouri Be the Next State with a Voter ID Law?”

May 12, 2016, 2:14 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Frontline reports.

“Report: Voter ID caused some problems, mostly in student areas, on election day”

May 12, 2016, 11:58 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Madison.com: Wisconsin’s new voter ID law caused few problems for most voters, though it had “significant impact” in student-heavy areas, according to a new report. The report from the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin also found confusion among poll… Continue reading

More Softening of WI Voter ID Law in the Face of Lawsuits

May 11, 2016, 6:28 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

AP: People working to obtain state photo identification without the proper underlying documents will be able to vote with a receipt under an emergency rule Gov. Scott Walker signed Wednesday. The rule is designed to blunt a pair of… Continue reading

“Voter Suppression Is the Only Way Donald Trump Can Win”

May 9, 2016, 3:41 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ari Berman writes for The Nation.

“The bogeyman at the ballot box: Voter fraud in Florida is largely a myth”

May 8, 2016, 7:45 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must-read from the Tampa Bay Times.

“A Super-Easy Guide to Voting in a Red State”

May 6, 2016, 5:41 pmelection administration, election law "humor", The Voting WarsRick Hasen

New Yorker: Welcome to your state’s Board of Elections Web site, brought to you by a Republican-controlled legislature! Here you can find useful information pertaining to our new voter-I.D. election law. First and foremost, we’d like to thank our friends… Continue reading

“Okaying North Carolina’s Voter Suppression Law”

May 6, 2016, 10:49 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Gene Nichol for ACS Blog.

“Voter ID Bill That Could Disenfranchise 220,000 Sits On Missouri Governor’s Desk”

May 5, 2016, 1:28 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Alice Ollstein for Think Progress: Republicans in Missouri have been trying to pass a voter ID bill for more than a decade, and they may soon claim victory. This week, a supermajority of lawmakers sent a bill to the desk… Continue reading

“Voter ID laws are reaction to nonexistent problem”

May 5, 2016, 5:10 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Greg Smith in The Tennessean: Von Spakovsky and others are persuading the public, as well as state legislatures and courts, that illegal immigrants, unscrupulous voter registration activists and vote buyers are stealing elections. Claims of voter malfeasance have “justified” tighter… Continue reading

“Real Voter Fraud ;The GOP’s Disenfranchisement Campaign”

May 3, 2016, 8:52 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Commonweal editorial.

“Stricter Rules for Voter IDs Reshape Races”

May 1, 2016, 6:21 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Monday’s must-read just posted at the NY Times: As the general election nears — in which new or strengthened voter ID laws will be in place in Texas and 14 other states for the first time in a presidential election… Continue reading