Category Archives: provisional ballots

“Ron Barber’s request to count 133 votes denied’

November 28, 2014, 3:57 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, recountsRick Hasen

AP: The 133 ballots at the heart of a federal lawsuit in southern Arizona over election results in the hotly contested 2nd Congressional District will not be counted after all. U.S. District Judge Cindy Jorgenson denied a request Thursday… Continue reading

“Barber-McSally vote total likely to trigger recount”

November 11, 2014, 5:20 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, recountsRick Hasen

The Arizona Republic reports.

Provisional Ballot Dispute in AZ Congressional Race

November 10, 2014, 6:11 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Tuscon Weekly: A Pima County Superior Court judge has denied an effort by Republican Martha McSally’s congressional campaign to stop counting a group of ballots in Democratic precincts in her hotly contested race against Democratic incumbent Ron Barber. Superior… Continue reading

“The Vote You Save May Be Your Own”

November 4, 2014, 9:50 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ned Foley and Josh Douglas for NYT Opinion: Millions of Americans will head to the polls today, and many of them will confront some of the most serious obstacles to voting in decades, including strict new photo ID requirements in… Continue reading

“Uncounted Votes The Racially Discriminatory Effects of Provisional Ballots”

October 29, 2014, 1:05 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting Wars, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

New report from the Center for American Progress. From the emailed press release: RELEASE: The Racially Discriminatory Effects of Provisional Ballots Washington, D.C. — One week ahead of the 2014 midterm elections, much has been made of the new, more… Continue reading

“Rules for Provisional Ballots All Over the Map”

October 9, 2014, 2:46 amprovisional ballotsJustin Levitt

Pam Fessler tries to make sense of the provisional ballot landscape for NPR.

Breaking News: SCOTUS issues NC order, restrictions back in effect

October 8, 2014, 4:19 pmelection law and constitutional law, provisional ballots, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter registrationJustin Levitt

Sure, just after Rick leaves. Late Wednesday, the Supreme Court stayed the 4th Circuit’s earlier opinion blocking North Carolina’s rollback of same-day registration and its decision to no longer count ballots cast out-of-precinct. Free of the double negatives: the full… Continue reading

65 Ways to Improve Our Democracy

June 24, 2014, 2:21 pmballot access, campaigns, citizen commissions, election administration, Fixing Election Administration, legislation and legislatures, political parties, political polarization, primaries, provisional ballots, recounts, redistricting, The Voting Warsbipartisan commission, early voting, election reform, national primary day, recountsHeather Gerken

Today the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform rolled out its recommendations and report today on strengthening American democracy. Academics are usually on the outside looking in for such processes, but I was lucky enough to serve as one… Continue reading

“REPORT: Thousands Disenfranchised by Inconsistent Handling of Provisional Ballots”

December 18, 2013, 7:29 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

FELN Press Release: A national review of provisional ballot counting rules, contained in a report released today by the Fair Elections Legal Network, underscores that a minority of states continue to reject votes cast for important higher offices when… Continue reading