Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“The turnout gap between whites and racial minorities is larger than you think — and hard to change”

September 25, 2018, 7:31 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Bernard Fraga for the Monkey Cage: But Democrats confront a major challenge: People of color vote at a substantially lower rate than whites. In my new book, “The Turnout Gap: Race, Ethnicity, and Political Inequality in a Diversifying America… Continue reading

What’s Behind the DOJ Request for Voting Documents in North Carolina?

September 13, 2018, 3:55 pmchicanery, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: According to two now-retired senior North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement (BOE) officials — Gary Bartlett, its former executive director, who served for 20 years in that post, and Marshall Tutor, his top investigator —… Continue reading

NYT Reviews of Carol Anderson and Allan Lichtman Books on the Voting Wars

September 12, 2018, 9:00 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Anderson review. Lichtman review.

“GOP redistricting group names executive director”

September 11, 2018, 11:15 amredistricting, The Voting WarsJustin Levitt

Here come the field generals for the 2021 redistricting wars.

“Judicial Intervention as Judicial Restraint”

September 10, 2018, 1:52 pmelection law and constitutional law, political parties, redistricting, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsJustin Levitt

Guy-Uriel Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer have a new piece forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review, on partisan gerrymandering and justiciability: This paper examines the Court’s decision in Gil v. Whitford. It advances two claims. First, it provides a comprehensive account… Continue reading

“The Republican Approach to Voter Fraud: Lie”

September 9, 2018, 11:12 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Carol Anderson NYT oped.

“North Carolina doesn’t have to turn over voting records to ICE until January”

September 7, 2018, 7:21 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

News and Observer reports.

“Justice Dept. Demands Millions of North Carolina Voter Records, Confounding Elections Officials”

September 6, 2018, 7:41 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: Federal prosecutors have issued sweeping subpoenas demanding that millions of North Carolina voter records be turned over to immigration authorities by Sept. 25. With just two months to go before the midterms, the subpoenas threatened to sow chaos in… Continue reading

Is Trump’s DOJ Making North Carolina His New Front in the Voting Wars? Subpoenas Sent to Get Voting Records Throughout State

September 4, 2018, 8:29 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

A few weeks back, the DOJ brought charges in North Carolina against 19 people the government said were non-citizens voting in the election. The NYT reported: The Justice Department said the violations were uncovered by a newly created federal task… Continue reading

“Stolen Elections, Voting Dogs And Other Fantastic Fables From The GOP Voter Fraud Mythology”

August 16, 2018, 2:13 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Rick Perlstein and Livia Gershon deep dive for TPM.

“Voting Rights Advocates Used to Have an Ally in the Government. That’s Changing.”

August 13, 2018, 9:41 amThe Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT: In the national battle over voting rights, the fighting is done in court, state by state, over rules that can seem arcane but have the potential to sway the outcome of elections. The Justice Department’s… Continue reading

Today’s Must Read: Kansas Ballot Counting Issues Echo Florida 2000

August 12, 2018, 2:45 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

KC Star: Local officials spread across Kansas’ 105 counties will exercise an incredible amount of power this week when they determine whether thousands of ballots should count in the closest primary race for governor in Kansas history. The roughly 9,000… Continue reading

Breaking: Documents from Presidential Voter “Fraud” Commission (Featuring Leading Members of Fraudulent Fraud Squad) Released by Maine SOS Dunlap, Who Sued for Them

August 3, 2018, 12:08 pmfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Dig in, folks. Update: Here is the letter Secretary Dunlap released in connection with the posting of the documents.

ELB Podcast, Season 2: Episode 1. Dale Ho: From the Trenches of the Voting Wars

August 2, 2018, 8:48 pmELB Podcast, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

After a long hiatus, the ELB Podcast is back in time for the midterm election season with a great first guest! What is the state of voting rights in America? What did the ACLU’s lawsuit against Kris Kobach over the… Continue reading