“‘Purged’ voter’s experience raises questions”
Interesting case study from Va.
Category Archives: provisional ballots
“The High Stakes Virginia Election Recount”
Michael Tomasky writes on #VAAG for The Daily Beast.
“Virginia attorney general race: Herring takes lead, with a recount appearing likely”
“Making a Federal Case Out of It: How Democrats may win the Virginia attorney general’s race.”
I have written this Jurisprudence essay for Slate. It begins:
The race for Virginia’s attorney general is about as close as it gets in a statewide race: At the moment, about 100 votes separate the two candidates out of… Continue reading
#VAAG: Explanation and Clarification from the Virginia State Board of Elections
I received the following email from Donald Palmer, Secretary, Virginia Board of Elections, which I am reprinting here with his permission:
I wanted to provide some explanation and chronology on the instructions to the field on the provisional ballot meeting… Continue reading
“Virginia attorney general race narrows further”
17-vote difference in VA-AG race at the moment, and there’s still controversy over a possible change of rules mid-counting.
“Of Bouncing Balls and ‘A Big Blue Shift'”
Ned Foley post about his very important empirical research on post-election controversies, and the connection to the VAAG controversy:
It is a fortuitous coincidence that the University of Virginia’s Journal of Law & Politics has just published a piece of… Continue reading
Question About DOJ Complaint Against North Carolina
I’m wondering why the DOJ did not raise a constitutional claim in its complaint against both early voting and the wrong precinct provisional balloting issue. There were two important 6th circuit cases just before the 2012 elections coming out of… Continue reading
“New NC law cancels ballots cast in wrong precinct”
AP reports.
I’ll have more to say on North Carolina soon.
Judge Marbley Extends Ohio Provisional Voting/ID Consent Decree
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
“Federal Judge Makes ‘Right Church, Wrong Pew’ Permanent in Ohio”
“Prosecutor wants to review double votes”
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