Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Debating in Georgia, Democrats Make Their Case on Voting Rights”

November 21, 2019, 7:14 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT reports. During the debate Sen. Cory Booker stated: “Right here in this great state of Georgia it was the voter suppression, particularly of African-American communities, that prevented us from having a Gov. Stacey Abrams right now. “ Politifact:… Continue reading

“Lawsuit could purge 234,000 names from Wisconsin voter rolls”

November 13, 2019, 1:00 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: More than 234,000 voters in Wisconsin would be made unable to cast their ballot unless they register again before the next election under a lawsuit filed Wednesday that liberals fear could dampen turnout among Democrats in the 2020 presidential… Continue reading

Democrats File Another Lawsuit, This One Challenging Michigan Voting Rules

November 12, 2019, 8:12 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1194398735868080130 Complaint.

“Democrats challenge election laws in battleground states”

November 11, 2019, 2:56 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Reid Wilson in The Hill.

“Is America a democracy? If so, why does it deny millions the vote?”

November 7, 2019, 12:50 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Extensive piece in The Guardian (which in a coup just hired Sam Levine from HuffPost).

Democrats File Lawsuits in North Carolina, Texas, and Michigan Fighting Restrictive Voting Rules

October 30, 2019, 8:30 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Marc Elias and Co. have been busy. Democrats file lawsuit to restore last Saturday early voting in North Carolina Texas Democratic Party challenges mobile voting ban in lawsuit Suit opposes signature check of Michigan absentee ballots

“Did racially motivated voter suppression thwart Stacey Abrams?”

October 30, 2019, 7:45 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo Fact Checker: “Racially motivated patterns of voter suppression are responsible for Stacey Abrams not being governor of Georgia right now.”— South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D), in remarks in Bow, N.H., Oct. 25, 2019It has become an article… Continue reading

“Republicans escalate their strategy of voter suppression”

October 28, 2019, 8:49 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo editorial.

Today’s Must-Read from Michael Wines: “The Student Vote Is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It.”

October 24, 2019, 7:25 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT: The story at Austin Community College is but one example of a political drama playing out nationwide: After decades of treating elections as an afterthought, college students have begun voting in force.Their turnout in the… Continue reading

Breaking: Just Days After Rejecting Tennessee’s Motion to Dismiss, Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against State’s Strict Rules for Conducting Voter Registration Drives

September 12, 2019, 7:44 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

This is a big deal, and no surprise given the earlier ruling (except that it came very quickly after the rejection of the motion to dismiss). The real question is whether the Sixth Circuit, which is becoming increasingly conservative,… Continue reading

Quote of the Day

September 9, 2019, 8:20 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

“Restricting voter registration drives in order to try to preserve election commission resources is like poisoning the soil in order to have an easier harvest.” —Federal district court judge Aleta Trauger, in order denying Tennessee’s motion to dismiss lawsuit over… Continue reading

“The Voting Wars Come to Campus; Students face a growing maze of voting restrictions. Can they find their way through in time for 2020?”

August 26, 2019, 11:07 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Daniel Block for Washington Monthly.

“Democrats, citing GOP-imposed voting restrictions, aim to flip secretary of state offices in five states”

August 22, 2019, 8:19 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

WaPo: The Democratic Association of Secretaries of State is launching an initiative to try to wrest control of those offices from Republicans, who the group claims have used their power to make it harder for certain demographics to vote.Buoyed… Continue reading

“Georgia voters challenge legality of new election system”

August 20, 2019, 11:07 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: Georgia voters who want hand-marked paper ballots are challenging the new election system state officials are rushing to implement in time for next year’s presidential primaries, saying the new touchscreen machines remain vulnerable and their results unverifiable, even though… Continue reading