Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“This is why the Voting Rights Act is on trial in North Carolina”

July 31, 2015, 9:01 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have written this post for The Monkey Cage at WaPo. It begins: In a Winston-Salem, N.C. federal courthouse, closing arguments are taking place this morning in a hotly-contested trial over North Carolina’s restrictive voting law. The U.S.… Continue reading

Revealing @SeanTrende-@Dale_E_Ho Exchange in NC Voting Rights Trial

July 31, 2015, 8:57 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I excerpt it in this post at The Monkey Cage: North Carolina passed its 2013 restrictive voting law just a month afterShelby. So is the change connected to is history of race discrimination? Real Clear Politics’ Sean Trende, testifying as … Continue reading

State Expert in NC Trial: Walking 3 Miles (Each Way) to Vote Not a Big Deal

July 30, 2015, 1:23 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

From the uncorrected transcript of 7/28 from the North Carolina voting trial (my emphasis): BY MS. EARLS Q Thank you, Your Honor. I have just a couple of questions. Dr. Hofeller, in your analysis of the proximity to early … Continue reading

“Outcome of trial on N.C. election law changes will have national effect”

July 30, 2015, 10:51 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Bob Barnes reports for WaPo.

“Federal voting rights trial expected to end today”

July 30, 2015, 7:19 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Winston-Salem Journal (which commendably has been covering every day of the trial): After nearly three weeks, a federal trial on North Carolina’s election law is wrapping up, with closing arguments to begin either late this morning or early afternoon. The… Continue reading

“The Fight for American Voting Rights: Inside Ari Berman’s New Book”

July 29, 2015, 3:41 pmThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Rolling Stone interview.

“State elections director: 31 cases of alleged voter fraud referred to county prosecutors”

July 29, 2015, 1:00 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The latest from the NC voting trial.

“Expert says VIVA made North Carolina’s voting laws ‘mainstream'”

July 28, 2015, 9:03 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Would have loved to see Sean Trende testify and Dale Ho cross-examine him.

“State begins case in NC elections trial”

July 27, 2015, 5:31 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The News and Observer reports.

“Proposed changes to Virginia voter registration stirs fears among GOP”

July 27, 2015, 5:27 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: People registering to vote in Virginia would no longer be required to check boxes to indicate whether they are U.S. citizens or felons whose right to vote has not been restored under changes being considered by the Virginia… Continue reading

“Expert testifies that North Carolina’s election law did not affect turnout in 2014”

July 27, 2015, 11:04 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The latest from the NC voting trial.

“AG’s Office Probing Valley Election Fraud Claims”

July 26, 2015, 8:56 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: The Texas attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into a contested election in the Rio Grande Valley won by a client of Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa two years ago, according to a lawyer for… Continue reading