Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Voting Rights in the Age of Trump”

November 19, 2016, 9:51 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Ari Berman NYT oped: Mr. Trump’s Justice Department will also present a severe threat to voting rights. It could choose not to vigorously enforce the Voting Rights Act, instead pressing states to take more aggressive action to combat alleged… Continue reading

“North Carolina Republicans Battle to Save Governor, Trailing by Whisker”

November 18, 2016, 5:52 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NYT: Democrats and Republicans in this fiercely contested political battleground have regularly resorted to creative legal maneuvers and election-law changes in their efforts to wring every last vote from the state’s nearly seven million voters. But even by that standard,… Continue reading

“NC voting complications expected to delay outcome of races”

November 18, 2016, 7:39 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

News and Observer: Uncertainty over how many as-yet uncounted votes will be added to the results of last week’s election is not likely to be resolved by Friday’s deadline, delaying the outcome of close races for governor and other offices.… Continue reading

“Both in court and under Trump, Texas Voter ID law faces uncertain future”

November 18, 2016, 7:29 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

The Texas Tribune reports.

“Issa seeks to challenge ballots in close race”

November 16, 2016, 4:19 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

San Diego Union-Tribune: Rep. Darrell Issa said in a fundraising appeal Wednesday that he is mounting an effort to challenge the legality of some ballots still being counted in his tight re-election race . Issa said that he leads Democrat… Continue reading

“Bladen County votes scrutinized”; Implications for NCGOV?

November 16, 2016, 7:53 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

News and Observer: A protest has been filed in Bladen County alleging that a handful of people may have improperly submitted hundreds of absentee ballots, while also getting paid for get-out-the-vote efforts by a community group funded by the N.C.… Continue reading

WI: “At least 590 provisional ballots cast last week because voters lacked valid ID”

November 15, 2016, 7:55 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Wisconsin State Journal.

“Donald Trump’s shocking upset emboldens Texas GOP” Including on Voter ID

November 14, 2016, 3:56 pmSupreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: One example? Voter ID. Texas lawmakers are under a court order to fix the state’s tough voter ID law when they meet again in January in Austin. The likelihood that the fix is “not going to be overturned… Continue reading

“UW researchers to study voter ID effect”

November 14, 2016, 3:00 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

“Shifting Stance of Trump’s DOJ May Impact Voting Rights Litigation”

November 14, 2016, 1:57 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

NLJ reports.

Rep. Issa, Clinging to Narrow Lead as Ballots are Counted, Says Democrats Will Force Counting of Ballots from “Illegal, Unregistered Voters”

November 14, 2016, 11:51 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, provisional ballots, recounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

At the time of this writing, Rep. Darrell Issa leads challenger Doug Applegate for California’s 49th congressional district by about 3,700 votes. But there are still an unknown number of provisional and other ballots left to be counted. On Friday… Continue reading

“Durham defends handling of 90K ballots in NC governor’s race”

November 14, 2016, 11:38 amrecounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The News and Observer reports.

“It’s in the mail, or is it? Broward voters lament vote-by-mail shortfalls”

November 14, 2016, 11:12 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Sun Sentinel: Fuming Broward voters — Republicans and Democrats alike — are complaining that they were shut out of the high-stakes presidential election. They say their mail-in ballots never arrived.

“Could NC lawmakers choose the next governor?”

November 14, 2016, 10:58 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

WRAL: It may be an outside possibility, but the ghosts of a contested election for school superintendent in 2004 could haunt this year’s gubernatorial race, allowing the Republican-led legislature to settle the contest between Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democrat… Continue reading