Monthly Archives: November 2013

Status of the Bauer-Ginsberg Commission

November 12, 2013, 10:33 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Hey what’s up with the Bauer-Ginsberg commission? Jonathan Bernstein raised the point yesterday: “Political junkies might recall that Obama got around to appointing a commission back in May to look into voting problems, but so far, a year after that… Continue reading

“Race or Party?: How Courts Should Think About Republican Efforts to Make it Harder to Vote in North Carolina and Elsewhere”

November 11, 2013, 9:36 pmelection administration, Supreme Court, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have posted this draft on SSRN (127 Harvard Law Review Forum (forthcoming Dec. 2013)). Here is the abstract: North Carolina, Texas, and other states with Republican legislatures have passed a series of laws making it harder for voters to… Continue reading

“So far, so good for mail balloting in Colorado”

November 11, 2013, 8:56 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Denver Post editorial.

“Virginia attorney general race: Herring takes lead, with a recount appearing likely”

November 11, 2013, 8:54 pmelection administration, provisional ballotsRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Back and Forth in Undecided Virginia Attorney General Race”

November 11, 2013, 8:52 pmelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“‘Super PAC’ Gets Early Start on Pushing for a 2016 Clinton Campaign”

November 11, 2013, 8:49 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

NYT reports.

Beyond Civility

November 11, 2013, 7:28 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Interesting concept: On Thursday, Nov. 21, the chairmen of the Republican and Democratic parties in Hamilton County will switch roles and argue for the other’s position on alleged voter fraud as part of the Beyond Civility series of head-to-head… Continue reading

“Pro-Democratic super PACs outspend conservatives”

November 11, 2013, 7:27 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

USA Today: Liberal super PACs have spent $10.8 million on federal races this year —twice as much as conservative super PACs, according to the Center for Responsive Politics’ tally of independent spending in federal races. Much of the money… Continue reading

Goodbye THOMAS, Hello Congress.Gov for Researching Congressional Bills, Etc.

November 11, 2013, 7:16 pmlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Details.

“Making a Federal Case Out of It: How Democrats may win the Virginia attorney general’s race.”

November 11, 2013, 3:04 pmelection administration, provisional ballots, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this Jurisprudence essay for Slate. It begins: The race for Virginia’s attorney general is about as close as it gets in a statewide race: At the moment, about 100 votes separate the two candidates out of… Continue reading

“U.S. elections are still awful. We should fix that.”

November 11, 2013, 12:46 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Jonathan Bernstein blogs.

“Three Strategies (So Far) to Strike Down Strict Voter ID Laws Under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act”

November 11, 2013, 11:40 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jon Sherman lays out the strategies.

Herring Takes Lead in #VAAG Unofficial Count

November 11, 2013, 11:04 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Follow @redistrict and @electproject for more. Meanwhile, here is Adam Serwer on some of the legal issues, and I have a piece coming soon.

Quote of the Day

November 11, 2013, 8:45 amcampaigns, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

“The ideal Republican strategy is not terribly convoluted. Find and nominate the most acceptable conservative. Find the swing states where demographic composition of the electorate has been volatile and where there is room among those demographic groups to grow the… Continue reading