Monthly Archives: September 2012

“Ohio Lawsuit Seeking Purge of Voter Rolls”

September 11, 2012, 4:54 pmelection administration, NVRA (motor voter), The Voting WarsRick Hasen

What would we all do without Election Law @ Moritz? Ohio Lawsuit Seeking Purge of Voter Rolls Sep. 11 (8:39 AM) – Election Law @ Moritz is now tracking Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Husted. Plaintiffs Judicial Watch, Inc. and… Continue reading

Read Ohio and Military Groups’ 6th Circuit Briefs in Ohio Early Voting Case

September 11, 2012, 4:47 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, votingRick Hasen

Brief of Husted and DeWine Brief of Intervenor Military Groups

“Gridlocked Congress Already Eying Early Getaway”

September 11, 2012, 4:30 pmlegislation and legislatures, political polarizationRick Hasen

AP: “Efforts in Congress to provide emergency drought aid to hard-hit farmers and overhaul crop subsidy programs appear to be falling victim to Washington gridlock.”

“Where the big donors come from (and where they don’t), in one chart”

September 11, 2012, 4:26 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“Ryan Asks Wisconsin to Vote for Him, Twice”

September 11, 2012, 4:16 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

WSJ Washington Wire: “Wisconsin voters are about to hear a lot on TV about why they should vote –twice — for Rep. Paul Ryan. Just as the Romney-Ryan presidential campaign is starting ads this week in the Badger State,… Continue reading

“Ohio’s elections chief appoints 2 to county board”

September 11, 2012, 4:14 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Will the Courts Decide Another Presidential Election?

September 11, 2012, 4:11 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

To the Point: Will the Courts Decide Another Presidential Election? (1:44PM) Remember Bush versus Gore? That was the Florida case that gave George W. Bush the presidency — on a split decision by the US Supreme Court. Republican fears… Continue reading

Levitt, Heidelbaugh Talk About the Latest Election Law Controversies on Airtalk

September 11, 2012, 4:09 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting Wars, voter id, votingRick Hasen

Listen.

Super PAC Slugfest, er, “Oxford Style Debate”

September 11, 2012, 4:01 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Press release: “Tomorrow night Legal Center President Trevor Potter and Jonathan Soros of the Roosevelt Institute will take on David Keating of the Center for Competitive Politics and Jacob Sullum of Reason Magazine at the Intelligence Squared debate, ‘Two Cheers… Continue reading

Video of My Presentation of “The Voting Wars” at the Brennan Center

September 11, 2012, 3:59 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Watch here and here.

“Obama Campaign Says It Beat Romney in Fund-Raising for August”

September 11, 2012, 1:15 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“New Iowa voter rules face scrutiny”

September 11, 2012, 1:10 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: “While Polk County Judge Mary Pat Gunderson considers legal arguments over whether to allow Schultz to move forward with the emergency rules he established, the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee is meeting today to consider what action it… Continue reading

“Voter ID Problem Solved For Jim Cramer’s Dad”

September 11, 2012, 1:07 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

If only all 750,000 people potentially lacking voter ID in PA had a tweeting talk show host as a child.

7th Circuit Panel, with Judge Posner Partially Dissenting, Upholds Illinois Campaign Disclosure Law

September 11, 2012, 1:05 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

You can read the 69-page opinion and the partial dissent at this link. The majority opinion cites a broad array of materials in supports of its position that the law serves the state’s informational interest. It discusses not only leading… Continue reading