Category Archives: The Voting Wars
Bonus Quote of the Day: Or, Why I Don’t Expect an Elias-Ginsberg Commission
Text of Hillary Clinton Voting Speech
Here:
Well today, with the damage to the Voting Rights Act so severe, the need for action is even more urgent.
First, Congress should move quickly to pass legislation to repair that damage and restore the full protections that… Continue reading
“Clinton Rips GOP On Voting Rights While Calling For Universal Voter Registration”
Automatic Universal Voter Registration, Especially of 18-Year-Olds, is a GREAT Idea
Here’s what I wrote about the idea in 2008 (expanded on in my 2012 book, The Voting Wars):
The solution is to take the job of voter registration for federal elections out of the hands of third parties… Continue reading
“Hillary leans hard into the battle over voting”
Greg Sargent:
“There’s a good policy reason why Clinton might support universal voting, but there’s also a good political reason,” Rick Hasen, a voting law expert, tells me. “These are issues that motivate the Democratic base. Talking about Republicans… Continue reading
“Hillary Clinton Pushes for Universal Voter Registration”
“Poll: 8-in-10 back voter ID”
The Washington Examiner reports on a Rasmussen poll, which also appears to have polled on the one person, one vote issue in Evenwel. I have not seen the full results or crosstabs of the poll, however, which are only… Continue reading
Watch Hillary Clinton’s Voting Rights Speech
“Brownback May Empower Kris Kobach To Prosecute ‘Voter Fraud’ Cases Himself”
“Clinton to call for at least 20 days of early voting nationwide”
“Ahead of 2016, Voting Wars Continue, But Momentum on Registration Reform”
Via email [and posted here]:
With the 2016 race already under way, the voting wars continue in the states, but with a significant drop-off in new restrictions in 2015, according to a new analysis by the Brennan Center for… Continue reading
“News attention to voter fraud in the 2008 and 2012 US elections”
Brian J Fogarty, Jessica Curtis, Patricia Frances Gouzien, David C Kimball, and Eric C Vorst in Research & Politics:
The nature and frequency of voter fraud figure prominently in many ongoing policy debates about election laws in the United… Continue reading
“Democrats Challenge Voter Restrictions in Battleground States”
Important Maggie Haberman/Amy Chozick NYT reporting:
For or Mrs. Clinton, such speeches can do much to reinforce her liberal credentials while reassuring black voters who supported Mr. Obama that she is on their side.
In the same way, even if… Continue reading