Monthly Archives: September 2012

“Presidential Race May Hinge on Third Party Candidates”

September 15, 2012, 5:22 pmthird parties, votingRick Hasen

Bloomberg reports: “Virgil Goode, an anti-immigration southerner, and Gary Johnson, a pro-marijuana southwesterner, have little in common, save one thing: They both are seeking to shake up the American presidential race as third-party candidates. While they have no chance… Continue reading

“Project Vote Appeals Texas Voter Registration Case to U.S. Supreme Court”

September 15, 2012, 5:19 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

The following press release arrived via email: Project Vote Appeals Texas Voter Registration Case to U.S. Supreme Court Voting rights group asks justices to rule on the freedom of voter registration efforts Washington, DC – Today, with little over three… Continue reading

Witness Testimony from Recent Senate Judiciary Commitee Hearing on Citizens United and on Voting Rights Act

September 15, 2012, 5:15 pmcampaign finance, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Anthony Johnstone Michael Carvin Elisabeth MacNamara

“U.S. Justice Department approves Mississippi’s legislative redistricting plan”

September 15, 2012, 5:14 pmDepartment of Justice, redistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

See here.

“Iowa Judge Bars Plan to Purge Noncitizens From Voter Roll”

September 15, 2012, 5:13 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

Bloomberg: “Iowa’s secretary of state was temporarily barred from issuing new rules on purging noncitizens from voter registration rolls by a judge who said the process was likely to create confusion for legitimate voters.” More from the… Continue reading

“Protecting the Vote: Suppression, Fraud and the Future of Voter ID Laws”

September 15, 2012, 5:06 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Watch the video of this Harvard event featuring Jennie Bowser Senior Fellow, National Conference of State Legislatures John Fund Senior Editor, The American Spectator Alex Keyssar Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy, HKS Tova Wang Senior… Continue reading

“Absence of FEC From Case Complicates Court Argument Over FEC Disclosure Rules”

September 15, 2012, 5:01 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: “Lawyers for both sides in a dispute over Federal Election Commission disclosure rules were peppered with probing questions by a three-judge panel during an oral argument Sept. 14 in the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. (Van… Continue reading

“In-Person Voter Fraud: Not Really a Matter of Opinion”

September 15, 2012, 4:59 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

Kevin Drum on the recent NYT story on voter fraud and the responses to the NYT Public Editor.

Details on “The Voting Wars” at Stanford Law, October 1

September 15, 2012, 4:26 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

See here.

“Are Top Two Backers Seeking to Crush Dissent in California?”

September 15, 2012, 4:21 pmballot access, election administration, third partiesRick Hasen

This item appears at FairVote. See also this related amicus brief.

” Absentee Ballot Numbers: Is It Just a Calendar Thing?”

September 15, 2012, 4:19 pmabsentee ballots, votingRick Hasen

A ChapinBlog.

“Decade-Old E-Voting ‘Wars’ Continue into Presidential Election”

September 15, 2012, 4:18 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voting technologyRick Hasen

This item in the Wall Street Journal begins: A decade after Dana Debeauvoir helped change Travis County, Texas to an all-electronic voting system she still expects to be falsely accused of fixing the coming election, just as she had… Continue reading

Link to Live Webcast of UCI Election Law Symposium

September 13, 2012, 9:10 pmpedagogyRick Hasen

You’ll be able to watch a webcast of Foxes, Henhouses, and Commissions: Assessing the Nonpartisan Model in Election Administration, Redistricting, and Campaign Finance beginning at 9 am Pacific at this link. This same link will have an archived version… Continue reading

“Fossil Fuel Ads Dominate TV in Campaign”

September 13, 2012, 9:07 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: With nearly two months before Election Day on Nov. 6, estimated spending on television ads promoting coal and more oil and gas drilling or criticizing clean energy has exceeded $153 million this year, according to an analysis by… Continue reading