Category Archives: voter id

“Ohio SOS Husted at odds with GOP lawmakers over photo ID bill, Kasich on SB5 Continue reading on Examiner.com Ohio SOS Husted at odds with GOP lawmakers over photo ID bill, Kasich on SB5”

June 25, 2011, 8:19 amvoter idRick Hasen

The Examiner reports.

To the Georgia Secretary of State: Please Show Me Evidence that a Voter ID Law Would Stop the Kind of Fraud You Find and Prosecute

June 24, 2011, 7:43 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, voter idRick Hasen

SOS Kemp, in WaPo letter to the editor: “Mr. Dionne argued that photo ID and related election-security laws are not needed because voter fraud ‘is not a major problem.’ As chairman of the Georgia State Election Board, I can… Continue reading

TPM Follow Up on 1984 Grand Jury Report Cited by von Spakvosky

June 24, 2011, 7:45 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, voter idRick Hasen

See here. My posts from last night on what’s in the report, and what it means, are here and here.

Want More Flavor About the Brooklyn Fraud Described in the 1984 Grand Jury Report, the Collusion of Election Officials, and Prosecutions for Impersonation Vote Fraud?

June 23, 2011, 9:20 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, Uncategorized, voter idRick Hasen

Jim Sleeper’s recollections jibe with the grand jury report and the NY Times reporting at the time. Sleeper’s story from the Village Voice in that period notes some impersonation fraud and some convictions: The Brooklyn example is not looking like… Continue reading

NC Governor Vetoes Voter ID Law

June 23, 2011, 7:15 pmvoter idRick Hasen

Another Democratic governor vetoes a voter id law passed by a Republican legislature.

1984 New York Grand Jury Report on Voter Fraud Now Available

June 23, 2011, 6:52 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, voter idRick Hasen

Thanks to the hard work of the UCI Law librarians, and the cooperation of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, I am pleased to provide a link to Kings County grand jury report, In the Matter of Confidential Investigation R84-11.… Continue reading

Quote of the Day

June 22, 2011, 7:27 pmvoter idRick Hasen

“You don’t have to be an election law professor to figure out what is going on here. This is a power grab. It is a transparent effort by Republicans to make it more difficult for Democrats to vote,” —Election Law… Continue reading