Monthly Archives: August 2012

“Do Voter ID Laws Prevent Fraud, Or Dampen Turnout?”

August 15, 2012, 1:02 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Looks like a great NPR Fresh Air, featuring Nate Persily. A choice quote: Nate Persily: “We don’t know for sure whether that’s going to be true. It’s true if you look at the non-ID population that is over-represented among… Continue reading

“Partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Wrongly Upheld by Court”

August 15, 2012, 12:47 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Ari Berman blogs at The Nation.

Thanks for the Compliment, But…

August 15, 2012, 12:18 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

A blog item at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on today’s Pa. voter id decision links to my earlier post and describes me as “the California-Irvine law prof whose book ‘The Voting Wars‘ is the Bible for voter ID opponents.”… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania judge won’t block voter ID law”

August 15, 2012, 11:35 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

NBC News reports.

Gronke: Early Voting Calendar

August 15, 2012, 11:33 amelection administration, votingRick Hasen

Paul Gronke writes: The 2012 Early Voting Calendar is now available. It displays the opening and closing periods of absentee and early in-person voting for every state and the District of Columbia. This provides a nice visual display of who… Continue reading

“Who Needs ACORN? Meet the woman signing up Democratic voters more efficiently and effectively than the disgraced organization ever did.”

August 15, 2012, 11:31 amcampaigns, voter registration, votingRick Hasen

Fascinating Sasha Issenberg column onSlate about the Voter Participation Center.

“Campaigns spar over Ohio election law”

August 15, 2012, 9:36 amelection administration, military voting, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: “It doesn’t take much to start a political spat in Ohio, where jockeying for every presidential vote is practically blood sport. The latest pits President Barack Obama’s campaign against groups representing military voters, an uncomfortable place for the… Continue reading

CRS Report: “501(c)(4)s and the Gift Tax: Legal Analysis”

August 15, 2012, 9:30 amcampaign finance, tax law and election lawRick Hasen

Following up on this post, you can now read the CRS report at this link.

“Tom DeLay Registers to Lobby on Sex-Trafficking Issues”

August 15, 2012, 9:26 amlegislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

Roll Call reports.

SOS Husted May Adopt Uniform Early Voting Hours in Ohio

August 15, 2012, 9:25 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

Cincinnati Enquirer: “Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, under growing pressure to resolve a contentious dispute over whether counties should have extra evening and weekend voting hours this fall, on Tuesday told The Enquirer he is moving toward a… Continue reading

“Congressman Asks NPR For Documents About Its Use of Lobbyists in Congress”

August 15, 2012, 9:21 amlegislation and legislatures, lobbyingRick Hasen

The Daily Caller reports. (h/t Eric Brown)

Breaking News: Thoughts on the Pennsylvania Voter ID Decision

August 15, 2012, 7:38 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, voting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

In a careful and well-written 70-page opinion, which is almost certainly going to lead to Pennsylvania’s use of its new voter id law in the November elections, state court judge Robert Simpson has rejected a preliminary injunction to bar… Continue reading

“Ryan Meets Casino Mogul and Major G.O.P. Donor”

August 14, 2012, 9:41 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

NYT: “Four days after his announcement as Mitt Romney’s running mate, Representative Paul D. Ryan was not in Florida talking Medicare with elderly voters or in drought-ridden Iowa talking about a farm bill. He traveled to the … Continue reading