Category Archives: voter id

“True The Vote Fudges the Numbers in New Turnout Study”

February 28, 2013, 4:24 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

FairVote: True the Vote, an organization dedicated to eradicating voter fraud through controversial methods, issued a report on February 27 concluding that voter ID laws and other election changes allegedly meant to reduce voter fraud not only did… Continue reading

“Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee: ‘The Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act'”

February 28, 2013, 3:54 pmcampaign finance, Supreme Court, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Anthony Johnstone has posted recent Senate testimony on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This testimony concerns the role of the Supreme Court in reviewing the constitutionality of “laws of democracy,” including campaign finance regulation, election administration, and voting rights enforcement.… Continue reading

“Voter ID laws hang in balance as Supreme Court considers Voting Rights Act”

February 27, 2013, 7:09 amSupreme Court, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Yahoo News reports.

Texas Voter ID Appeal Reaches Supreme Court

February 26, 2013, 7:53 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Here’s the docket.

“Photo ID voting mandate passes in Virginia, heads to governor”

February 20, 2013, 9:27 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP reports. “General Assembly Republicans muscled the most far-reaching of their polling place identification and voter vetting bills to final passage Wednesday with almost party-line House votes on Wednesday over the outcries of Democrats who likened the measures to… Continue reading

“Voter ID law likely to be postponed until after May primary”

February 16, 2013, 12:55 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

News from PA.

“A New Approach to Voter ID Challenges: Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act”

February 13, 2013, 5:00 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Kathleen Stoughton, instrumental in organizing the recent, excellent GW election law symposium, has written this student note for the GW Law Review. Here is the abstract: In response to growing concerns about the integrity of the electoral process, state legislatures… Continue reading

A Quick Reminder on Voter Fraud

February 8, 2013, 7:52 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

With news of possible fraud claims coming out of Hamilton County, Ohio, it is worth remembering that vast majority of the relatively small number of cases involve either election officials committing fraud, or voters, candidates, and others committing absentee ballot… Continue reading

“Supporters, opponents of voter ID repeal speak out at hearing”

February 5, 2013, 9:12 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

News from NH.

“Spurned Bolling backs Democrats in tie voter ID vote”

February 4, 2013, 9:01 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

AP reports from Virginia.

TAP on How Opponents Defeated Minnesota ID Ballot Measure

January 30, 2013, 12:14 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Important TAP piece.

“The biometric solution(s); On voter fraud and illegal immigration, high-tech ID cards could help.”

January 28, 2013, 8:44 pmelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

Bob Pastor has written this LA Times oped.

“Appeals court rules on news media access to polling places”

January 17, 2013, 1:53 pmcampaigns, voter idRick Hasen

Post-Gazette: “Media organizations in Pennsylvania don’t have the right to report from, or take photos and video within, polling places, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday. The 53-page opinion by three judges comes in response to… Continue reading

Voter ID and the Next Wisconsin Supreme Court Election

January 14, 2013, 7:47 pmelection administration, judicial elections, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Two lower court judges, both Democrats, put Wisconsin’s voter id law on hold for the 2012 elections. The state supreme court, mired in other controversies, refused to get involved before the election. But the case will eventually make it back… Continue reading