Category Archives: provisional ballots

Judge Marbley Extends Ohio Provisional Voting/ID Consent Decree

August 5, 2013, 10:51 amprovisional ballots, voter idDan Tokaji

U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley has issued this order extending the consent decree in Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless v. Husted through 2016. The Columbus Dispatch reports here. This lawsuit was originally filed to challenge disparities in the… Continue reading

Right Church, Wrong Pew Order

July 16, 2013, 9:41 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Read it here.

“Federal Judge Makes ‘Right Church, Wrong Pew’ Permanent in Ohio”

July 16, 2013, 8:27 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Doug Chapin blogs.

“Prosecutor wants to review double votes”

April 10, 2013, 7:18 amabsentee ballots, election administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer: “All 55 cases in which a Hamilton County voter voted via an absentee ballot and then voted provisionally must be sent to the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office for review of possible criminal charges, according to a directive… Continue reading

“Controversy Over Provisional Ballots Leads to Litigation, Legislation in Kansas”

April 8, 2013, 7:22 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog.

Pew Data Dispatch on Provisional Ballots in DC

March 12, 2013, 7:48 amelection administration, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

Here.

“Cost of Provisional Ballots, Maricopa County, AZ”

February 26, 2013, 11:55 amelection administration, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

A Pew Data Dispatch.

New Research on Florida Voting by Herron and Smith

January 17, 2013, 1:29 pmabsentee ballots, election administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Important New Research: Michael C. Herron and Daniel A. Smith, “Florida’s 2012 General Election under HB 1355: Early Voting, Provisional Ballots, and Absentee Ballots“ Executive Summary The 2012 General Election was the first major election in Florida… Continue reading

“Include Me Out: Arizona Seeks to Reduce Provisional Ballots by Cleaning Up Permanent Early Voting Lists”

January 15, 2013, 10:38 amelection administration, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog.

Pew Data Dispatch about Provisional Ballots in Maricopa County, AZ

December 20, 2012, 4:06 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Here.

“Improving Provisional Ballot Procedures in Philadelphia”

December 19, 2012, 7:39 amprovisional ballotsRick Hasen

The Philadelphia City Commissioner issued this report. UPDATE: A knowledgeable reader writes: “The Philly story – it’s not ‘the’, it’s ‘a’ commissioner who issued the report. In fact, she is the deposed Chairwoman (deposed by a bipartisan coalition) who was… Continue reading

“Numbers Show Ohio at Unique Risk of Disputed Presidential Votes”

December 17, 2012, 12:09 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must read Ned Foley: Ohio thus currently stands in a different posture than Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Virginia—the other presidential swing states with a somewhat elevated risk of hosting a dispute over the counting of their presidential ballots. Whereas… Continue reading

“One month later, we’re still counting votes. Why?”

December 10, 2012, 8:16 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Jonathan Bernstein: “Andrew Sprung notes that Barack Obama’s lead in Ohio went up yesterday from 100,000 to 166,000 votes. Yes, yesterday. Yes, that’s four weeks after the election. If that movement happened to be in the other direction, it… Continue reading

“Husted illegally tossing provisional ballots, Dems say”

November 29, 2012, 8:15 amelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Columbus Dispatch: “With two Ohio House races hanging in the balance, Democratic lawmakers threatened a lawsuit today over provisional ballots they contend are improperly being thrown out at the direction of GOP Secretary of State Jon Husted.”