Category Archives: The Voting Wars

“After a Fraught Election, Questions Over the Impact of a Balky Voting Process”

November 12, 2016, 1:43 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Michael Wines for the NYT: Some scholars and election analysts questioned this week whether a better run and less politically influenced voting process might have changed the outcome in some close races and made the presidential contest even closer. The… Continue reading

“Voter Suppression Laws Cost Americans Their Voices at the Polls”

November 11, 2016, 1:49 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Liz Kennedy for CAP.

“Court challenges likely for photo ID, campaign contribution amendments approved by Missouri voters”

November 11, 2016, 1:28 pmcampaigns, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

“Effect of voting laws seen, but not enough to sway outcome”

November 11, 2016, 10:39 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: Fourteen states had new voting or registration restrictions in place for the 2016 presidential election, raising concerns that minority voters in particular would have a harder time accessing the ballot box. Voting experts believe the laws had some effect… Continue reading

Bert Rein, Lawyer for Shelby County, Says Maybe #SCOTUS Decision Good Because It Deterred “Some Illegals” from Voting

November 10, 2016, 2:02 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Wow: Both Kang and Hasen said whether the Shelby decision tipped the election is less important than whether it unnecessarily disenfranchised any number of voters, even if it was less than a substantial amount. We put the same question to… Continue reading

Democrats Blame “Voter Suppression” for Clinton Loss at Their Peril

November 10, 2016, 9:26 ampolitical parties, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Let me start by getting a few important points out of the way, so it is clear what I’m saying. Yes, Republican legislatures have passed a series of laws making it harder to register and vote. It is not just… Continue reading

“The GOP’s Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016”

November 9, 2016, 11:57 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must-read Ari Berman: How many people were turned away from the polls? How many others didn’t bother to show up in the first place? These are questions we need to take far more seriously. In 2014, a study by Rice… Continue reading

Did Restrictive Voter ID Laws and Other Voting Laws Matter to the Election Outcome?

November 9, 2016, 9:48 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I am getting this question a lot this morning. Let me begin by saying it is the wrong question to ask (for reasons I explain below). But here’s what we know if we were trying to answer this question: If… Continue reading

Don’t Count on Congress or the Supreme Court to Fix Our Problems with Voting Rights: Things Will Get Worse

November 9, 2016, 12:15 amelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I’ll have much more to say on this soon. But I just wanted to note this point, as I’ve made earlier, that control of the political branches means control of the Supreme Court. And a conservative Supreme Court will be… Continue reading

Is The Election Close Enough for Clinton to Hold Off on Conceding?

November 8, 2016, 11:21 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Without access to all the data, it is hard to judge the Clinton campaign’s call. Recall that John Kerry waited until the next morning to concede to George W. Bush in 2004, until the Ohio result was clear. The additional… Continue reading

“Nevada Early Voting: Analysis of Issues”

November 8, 2016, 6:37 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ned Foley blogs.

“This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away.”

November 8, 2016, 3:48 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ari Berman dispatch from Wisconsin.

“Donald’s Trumped Up Nevada Lawsuit Is a Fitting End to a Hateful Campaign”

November 8, 2016, 1:57 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate, analyzing the legal claims about early voting, delving into Nevada’s statutes. It begins: Donald Trump’s campaign filed a complaint on Tuesday alleging that election officials in Nevada broke the law by allowing… Continue reading