Category Archives: provisional ballots

“Ohio Primary Raises New Election Worry: Rejected Provisional Ballots”

April 30, 2020, 3:32 pmprovisional ballotsRick Hasen

Steven Rosenfeld: In addition to untold tens of thousands of mail-in ballots being delayed by postal delivery and possibly disqualified, thousands of provisional ballots may also be in play as Ohio’s verification process unfolds after Election Day—where they are the… Continue reading

“In Queens district attorney race, voters want affidavit ballots counted”

July 17, 2019, 5:09 pmprovisional ballots, recountsJustin Levitt

Provisional or affidavit ballots are counted even when there’s not a recount. But there’s a whole lot more attention on them when the recount comes to town.

“All Voting is Local Report Finds Racial, Income and Age Disparities in Provisional Ballots Use in Ohio’s Franklin County”

May 30, 2019, 7:48 amelection administration, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

Release: Franklin County voters are more likely to cast provisional ballots – and have those ballots rejected – than other large counties in Ohio, according to a new analysis of 2018 election data by All Voting is Local released today.… Continue reading

House Oversight Requests Documents re 2018 Georgia Elections

March 6, 2019, 3:07 pmchicanery, provisional ballots, voter registration, voting, Voting Rights Act, voting technologyJustin Levitt

The House Oversight Committee asked Georgia Governor Brian Kemp today for a set of documents related to voters’ difficulties in Georgia in 2018. So far, it’s just a request. And Kemp appears unimpressed.

Breaking: Federal Court, Citing Evidence of Vulnerabilities of Georgia Voter Registration Database, Issues TRO Giving Some Voters Casting Provisional Ballots Chance to Have Vote Counted Before Kemp-Abrams Race Results Certified

November 12, 2018, 8:12 pmprovisional ballotsRick Hasen

You can find the 56 page opinion in Common Cause v. Kemp at this link. From the order: Plaintiff Common Cause Georgia filed this action against the Georgia Secretary of State1 seeking emergency injunctive relief to ensure that provisional ballots… Continue reading

“Kansas’ ballot box has too many locks”

August 30, 2017, 8:29 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Wichita Eagle editorial: Kansas handed out 40,872 provisional ballots and discarded a third of them. Some reasons for throwing them out: The voter moved to another county but didn’t update registration; trying to vote in the wrong jurisdiction; and not… Continue reading

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

“The election might not end on Tuesday night — and that’s okay”

November 4, 2016, 8:49 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ned Foley and Charles Stewart WaPo oped: Moreover, it would be reasonable for a candidate behind by several thousand votes in a state critical to winning the electoral college to think it possible to make up the difference by… Continue reading

Breaking and Big: En Banc 9th Circuit, on 7-4 Vote, Won’t Require AZ to Count Ballots Cast Out of Precinct; Next to #SCOTUS?

November 4, 2016, 5:25 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The other shoe just dropped in Arizona. The Ninth Circuit, en banc, issued this short order declining an injunction pending appeal on the en banc case, and making it clear that when the en banc court considers this matter fully,… Continue reading

Breaking: 9th Circuit Grants En Banc in AZ Case Involving Counting Out-of-Precinct Ballots

November 4, 2016, 9:30 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Order. (Confusingly, there are now two en bancs named Feldman stemming from the same AZ case: this one on out of precinct ballots and the other on “ballot harvesting”). From my coverage yesterday: Same panel as in the… Continue reading

9th Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Rejects Argument AZ Must Count Ballots Cast in the Wrong Precinct

November 3, 2016, 7:14 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Same panel as in the other aspect of the Feldman case, same 2-1 split: this time, whether Arizona’s rule that ballots cast by a voter in the wrong precinct should not count (for those races that the voter was… Continue reading

“Some say it’s time California had statewide rules for provisional ballots”

July 24, 2016, 11:22 amelection administration, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

John Myers reports for LAT.

Bernie Sanders Could Try to Flip SuperDelegates Even if He’s Behind in Elected Delegate Count

March 31, 2016, 7:15 amprimaries, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

Maddow.

“Explaining the Blue Shift in Election Canvassing”

September 2, 2015, 2:06 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

Ned Foley and Charles Stewart APSA paper: We conduct statistical analysis of a phenomenon recently identified by Foley (2013), the rise in the number of votes counted after Election Day (“overtime votes”) and the growing tendency of these votes… Continue reading