Category Archives: The Voting Wars

Today’s Must-Read on True the Vote: “Conservative Operatives Float Plan to Place Retired Military, Police Officers as GOP Poll Watchers on Election Day

April 12, 2020, 1:02 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Just wow from The Intercept: ON ELECTION DAY in November, some polling places could be patrolled by off-duty police officers and veterans, according to a plan hatched by Republican operatives.The idea is a reprisal of once-illegal Election Day “ballot security”… Continue reading

North Carolina Senate Democrats: “Republicans Send Wrong Message on Protecting Elections”

April 12, 2020, 12:21 pmabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

At Medium: As we approach the 2020 Elections, we must also focus on protecting the underpinnings of our democracy by keeping our polling places open and safe and expanding mail-in voting options for all who request it. That should… Continue reading

The Biggest Problem with the Supreme Court’s Opinion in the Wisconsin Voting Case Was Not the Result (Which Was Still Wrong), But the Court’s Sloppiness and Nonchalance About Voting Rights and What That Means for November

April 10, 2020, 12:39 pmSupreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

There has been a ton of commentary on the Supreme Court’s split decision in the Wisconsin voting case, which reversed a district court order allowing absentee ballots received by April 13 whether or not they were postmarked by the April… Continue reading

“Republicans Pursue Limits on Voting by Mail, Despite the Coronavirus”

April 8, 2020, 4:36 pmabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Wisconsin justices block Tony Evers’ order to shut down election, U.S. Supreme Court restricts absentee voting”

April 6, 2020, 9:59 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel recap.

Must-read NYT: “Wisconsin Election Fight Heralds a National Battle Over Virus-Era Voting”

April 6, 2020, 9:54 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Wisconsin voters will face a choice between protecting their health and exercising their civic duty on Tuesday after state Republican leaders, backed up by a conservative majority on the state’s Supreme Court, rebuffed the Democratic governor’s attempt to… Continue reading

From Wisconsin to Georgia to North Carolina to President Trump, some Republicans seem happy with depressed voter turnout due to the pandemic. It makes me worry a lot about November.

April 4, 2020, 11:42 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece for the LAT. It begins: Even in a pandemic, some Republicans are looking to suppress the vote for partisan political advantage. But the biggest power plays may come in November, and they could threaten our… Continue reading

“Trump campaign declares war on Dems over voting rules for November”

April 3, 2020, 8:45 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Politico: President Donald Trump’s political operation is launching a multimillion-dollar legal campaign aimed at blocking Democrats from drastically changing voting rules in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In the past several weeks, the reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee… Continue reading

“Tennessee Removes Anti-Voter Registration Provisions Following Federal Legal Challenge”

April 3, 2020, 8:23 amThe Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

Release.

“Kentucky Republicans quietly tighten voter restrictions as US focuses on Covid-19”

March 21, 2020, 1:03 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sam Levine: As states around the country enacted emergency measures to deal with the outbreak of coronavirus, Kentucky lawmakers quietly tightened and approved a new photo identification requirement that would make it harder to vote.Lawmakers eliminated a “catch-all” provision… Continue reading

“Lawsuit settled, giving Georgia voters time to fix rejected ballots”

March 7, 2020, 11:52 amabsentee ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AJC: Georgia voters must be quickly notified when election officials reject their absentee ballots, allowing them time to correct problems and have their ballots counted, according to a settlement with the Democratic Party announced Saturday. Under the settlement in… Continue reading

“Secretary of State Agrees to Settle Voter ID Lawsuits by Entering Into Consent Decree with North Dakota Tribes”

February 13, 2020, 8:36 amThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

CLC Release: [Click here to read a joint statement on the settlement by North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger, Spirit Lake Nation, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe]In the wake of the district court’s denial of the State’s motion… Continue reading

“South Dakota bars IDs and ‘disenfranchises’ tribal citizens”

February 12, 2020, 2:26 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: South Dakota Democrats called foul on Friday after the Republican-dominated House shot down their efforts to allow Native Americans use their tribal IDs to register to vote.The defeat Thursday evening prompted several Democrats to level accusations of voter suppression.… Continue reading

“Arizona Asks 9th Circuit To Stay Its ‘Ballot Harvesting’ Ban Decision Pending Appeal To Supreme Court”

February 2, 2020, 6:17 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

AZ Law reports. I expect the Supreme Court to get involved in short order.

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