Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“Trump campaign files court challenge over early voting in Southern Nevada”

November 8, 2016, 10:50 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

LVRJ: The Donald Trump campaign has filed court papers asking a Clark County district judge to impound ballots at several early voting sites in Southern Nevada because of alleged election violations. I haven’t seen the complaint yet, but here’s what… Continue reading

Racial Disparities in Long Lines at Polling Places Too

November 8, 2016, 8:04 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Emily Badger for NYT’s The UpShot: Early voters, urban voters and minority voters are all more likely to wait and wait and wait. In predominantly minority communities, the lines are about twice as long as in predominantly white ones, Mr.… Continue reading

“The Real Voter Fraud”

November 8, 2016, 7:33 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

David Leonardt NYT column Congress could set minimum standards for each state — requiring automatic voter registration, for example. I realize that most congressional Republicans now have little interest in voting rights. But I’d urge them to consider their party’s… Continue reading

“What Happens If Donald Trump Loses and Won’t Concede?”

November 8, 2016, 7:13 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ari Melber for NBC News.

Federal Court Slams Democrats in PA Trump Voter Intimidation Lawsuit

November 7, 2016, 9:33 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Guardian: Judge Diamond wrote in denying a temporary restraining order: “Neither witness knew of any actual voter intimidation efforts or of any voters who had actually been intimidated. Rather, both were concerned that Mr Trump’s statements ‘might’ or ‘could’… Continue reading

Bonus Quote of the Day: Fraudulent Fraud Squad Edition

November 7, 2016, 8:42 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

We'll have teams everywhere tomorrow. If you are doing something wrong on Election Day we find you we film you and we will make you famous. — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) November 7, 2016

“Fear Is Driving Voting Rights Advocates and Vigilantes to Watch Polling Stations”

November 7, 2016, 8:40 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Millions of Americans will cast their ballots on Tuesday under intense scrutiny both from vigilantes who fear the election will be rigged and from thousands of voting rights advocates who fear the tally will be distorted by intimidation and,… Continue reading

Quote of the Day: Voting Too Easy Edition

November 7, 2016, 8:33 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Early voting is like picking the winner of a baseball game in the 7th inning. Stop this early voting craze. Quit making it so easy to vote. — Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) November 7, 2016

“The Supreme Court Ruled That Voting Restrictions Were a Bygone Problem. Early Voting Results Suggest Otherwise”

November 7, 2016, 3:10 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Emily Bazelon for NYT Magazine.

“A Guide to the Voter Suppression, Intimidation Lawsuits”

November 7, 2016, 3:08 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Fortune magazine.

SCOTUS, Without Asking for Response from Republicans, Rejects Attempt to Revive Trump Voter Intimidation Decree; J. Ginsburg Weighs In {Corrected]

November 7, 2016, 11:47 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Chris Geidner: On Monday afternoon, the Supreme Court denied Democrats’ request to reinstate a trial court order barring the presidential campaigns and others from several activities views by the lower court as voter intimidation tactics. A federal appeals court had… Continue reading

“What an election law expert worries about on election day”

November 7, 2016, 10:39 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece to run in tomorrow’s LA Times. It begins: For those of us who follow elections and election law professionally, election day itself is pretty uneventful—unless of course you work for a campaign. There often are… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court and Voter Suppression”

November 7, 2016, 9:31 amSupreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Andrew Cohen: I wonder what goes through the mind of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts these frantic days as he reads one account after another of voter suppression in the 2016 election. Does he regret his decisive… Continue reading