Category Archives: voter id

One Way to Get the Last Word: Don’t Post Comments You Don’t Like

April 5, 2012, 9:54 amThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

I’ve been having a debate on the evidence supporting voter identification laws with Michael Thielen. First he wrote at Big Government and then at the blog of the Republican National Lawyers Association criticizing the released sneak preview chapter from… Continue reading

“Voter ID laws spark heated debate before U.S. election”

April 5, 2012, 7:57 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Reuters reports.

“The Lone Star Way: Why Texas’ Legal War with the Federal Government Could Be the Biggest One Yet”

April 5, 2012, 7:52 amSupreme Court, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

This article in Time discusses the Texas challenge to the Voting Rights Act in its voter i.d. case.

Coca-Cola, Pepsi Drop ALEC Membership After Public Pressure

April 5, 2012, 7:30 amThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Important Peter Overby story. ALEC has been instrumental in pushing tough new state voter id laws.

“Voter ID amendment is now up to Minnesota’s voters”

April 4, 2012, 8:43 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The Star Tribune reports.

“The ‘Voter Fraud’ Fraud”

April 4, 2012, 5:10 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Ari Berman blogs at The Nation.

“Other states offer clues on how voter ID would work in Minnesota”

April 4, 2012, 7:38 amelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

Minnesota Public Radio reports.

“State Constitutions: A New Battleground in Voting Rights”

April 3, 2012, 1:04 pmelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

Josh Douglas has written this oped for Jurist.

“Voter ID deal clears the way to fall ballot “

April 3, 2012, 8:43 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The latest from Minnesota.

“Editorial: It’s pitch perfect that Voter ID measure tossed as a fraud”

April 2, 2012, 1:37 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Strong editorial from the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

“Texas Tries To Keep Voter ID Debate Secret”

April 2, 2012, 9:26 amvoter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

TPM reports.

Missouri Legislature May Try to Fix Voter ID Proposal and Get It Before Voters This Fall

March 30, 2012, 1:00 pmThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

See here.

“Swift action needed to save same-day registration”

March 30, 2012, 12:58 pmThe Voting Wars, voter id, voter registrationRick Hasen

Mark Ritchie: “The Minnesota Legislature is poised to vote on a proposed Constitutional amendment that would replace same-day voter registration with a new election system called provisional voting. Not only would this new system cost local governments tens of… Continue reading

“Voter ID challenges may be headed to Supreme Court”

March 29, 2012, 3:03 pmelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: “Two legal challenges to Wisconsin photo identification requirement for voters seem to be headed for the state’s highest court. On Wednesday, two separate appeals courts sent challenges to the law on to the state Supreme Court, which… Continue reading