Category Archives: voter id

“A comprehensive investigation of voter impersonation finds 31 credible incidents out of one billion ballots cast”

August 6, 2014, 8:15 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Justin Levitt for WonkBlog: I’ve been tracking allegations of fraud for years now, including the fraud ID laws are designed to stop. In 2008, when the Supreme Court weighed in on voter ID, I looked at every single allegation… Continue reading

“Wisconsin asks court to OK voter ID for 2014 election”

August 5, 2014, 12:35 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein: The State of Wisconsin is asking a federal appeals court to allow Wisconsin’s voter identification law to be enforced during this fall’s general election. In a filing Tuesday with the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, lawyers… Continue reading

“Va. attorney general warns voter ID definition may be unconstitutional”

August 5, 2014, 12:01 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Times Dispatch reports.

Factfinding and “Fact”finding

August 1, 2014, 2:04 pmvoter idJustin Levitt

Yesterday, in his discussion of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s voter ID cases, Rick mentioned that the one example of voter fraud cited by the court was not only inapposite, but also not in evidence before the lower court. He then… Continue reading

“Wisconsin Supreme Court’s voter ID ruling creates confusion, possibility of fraud”

August 1, 2014, 11:11 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP: A court-ordered change to Wisconsin’s photo identification law that’s designed to cut down on voter fraud is creating confusion and may even open the door to the very type of behavior Republican lawmakers were trying to prevent. Policy… Continue reading

“GOP chairman: Party competing for black votes”

July 31, 2014, 7:53 pmThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

AP: Priebus, in an interview with CNN’s Michaela Pereira and Fox News’ Kelly Wright following his prepared remarks, defended his party’s push for state laws requiring voters produce identification before casting a ballot. Opponents charge the laws, which have… Continue reading

“Hypocrisy on Wisconsin Supreme Court: Why voter ID decision is wrong”

July 31, 2014, 7:34 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Josh Douglas oped in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Irony Dept: Only Evidence of Voter Fraud Cited by WI Supreme Court Involves Scott Walker Supporter Committing Fraud ID Law Would Not Prevent

July 31, 2014, 9:37 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

In both of today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court voter id cases (the NAACP case and the LWV case), the court majority includes an identical footnote to rebut the argument that there’s no good evidence of in person, impersonation voter… Continue reading

WI Supreme Court Rewrites State Voter ID Law to Prevent It from Being an Unconstitutional Poll Tax

July 31, 2014, 9:29 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

In today’s 4-3 Wisconsin Supreme Court voter id case (the NAACP case, not the LWV case), the Wisconsin Supreme Court splits along party lines in upholding the voter id law against a challenge that it violates the… Continue reading

Breaking: Divided WI Supreme Court Upholds Voter ID Law; Federal Ban Still in Effect

July 31, 2014, 6:20 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Following up on this post, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, on a 4-3 vote (and 5-2 vote in the second case [corrected]), has rejected two challenges to the state’s voter id law. The federal ban on the law under the… Continue reading

Wisconsin Supreme Court Set to Issue Voter ID Ruling, Other Major Rulings, Thursday Morning–Could Moot Federal Case

July 30, 2014, 8:36 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Three bolts of legal lightning — affecting union bargaining, election law and same-sex couples — will finally come down Thursday morning in what promises to be a historic day for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Set for… Continue reading

“Joe Biden: Voter ID laws ‘an attempt to repress minority voting”

July 24, 2014, 8:51 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

CBS News reports.

“Black voter turnout exceed white voter turnout, even in states with strict ID laws, pundit claims”

July 20, 2014, 8:03 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

PunditFact says “true:” Riley said “black voter turnout in 2012 exceeded the rate of white voter turnout, even in the states with the strictest voter ID laws,” despite the Democrats claiming the voter ID laws suppress the black vote. While… Continue reading