Category Archives: voter id

“The GOP’s Self-Inflicted Wounds? Could Republican-sponsored voter ID laws actually disenfranchise Republicans?”

July 25, 2012, 7:58 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Emily Bazelon: “But there is data floating around that suggests that both the 759,000 and the 185,000 numbers may be significantly inflated. I got access to it only by promising not to say where it comes from, but the… Continue reading

Vote Buying in Eastern Kentucky

July 25, 2012, 2:27 pmcampaigns, chicanery, election administration, The Voting Wars, vote buying, voter idRick Hasen

Pretty brazen activities, and unusual from what I’ve seen in that the vote buyers were paying for in person, rather than absentee votes: “When it comes to vote buying, it’s an everyday thing. … It’s pretty much like jaywalking,” admits… Continue reading

Democrats Fundraising Off Voting Wars in PA Voter ID Suit

July 25, 2012, 2:03 pmDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Christian Adams reports. One of the main claims I make regarding voter i.d. in The Voting Wars is that the battle over voter i.d. is as much (if not more) about motiviating the base and raising funds by both… Continue reading

” Pennsylvania Voter Law Is ‘Harassment,’ Lawyer Says”

July 25, 2012, 11:39 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Bloomberg reports.

“Pennsylvania voter ID case opens in state court”

July 25, 2012, 11:29 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Confessing a lie”

July 25, 2012, 9:18 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Dick Polman: “A funny thing has happened on the way to the voter-ID trial. The white people’s party has now officially confessed that its core rationale for the new Pennsylvania law was a crock.”

“Lamar Smith Overlooks Texas Voter ID Expert’s Work For Karl Rove”

July 25, 2012, 9:12 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

TPM reports.

“Déjà Vu in Texas Voter-ID Fight”

July 25, 2012, 8:56 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

The Root: ” If you’re a strong believer in maintaining the status quo, the outbreak of voter-identification laws across the nation just might make sense. If you’re a student of American politics and history, on the other hand, you… Continue reading

Harold Myerson Suggets Romney Presidency Could Be Illegitimate Thanks to New Voter ID Laws

July 25, 2012, 8:45 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Harold Meyerson WaPo oped: “And what should Democrats do if Romney comes to power on the strength of racially suppressed votes? Such an outcome and such a presidency, I’d hope they contend, would be illegitimate — a betrayal of our… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Goes to Court”

July 24, 2012, 9:03 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Ari Berman reports for The Nation.

Pitts: DOJ’s Letter to Pa. on Voter ID Law Was Unusual

July 24, 2012, 9:02 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Mike Pitts, a former DOJ attorney who worked on voting rights issues, and now a professor at Indiana, sent the following interesting post to the election law listserv, which I reprint below by permission: There are a couple of… Continue reading

“Ahead Of Voter ID Trial, Pennsylvania Admits There’s No In-Person Voter Fraud”

July 24, 2012, 8:38 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

TPM: “The state signed a stipulation agreement with lawyers for the plaintiffs which acknowledges there ‘have been no investigations or prosecutions of in-person voter fraud in Pennsylvania; and the parties do not have direct personal knowledge of any such… Continue reading