Monthly Archives: October 2014

Krugman on the Voting Wars

October 24, 2014, 9:54 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT column: And now you understand why there’s so much furor on the right over the alleged but actually almost nonexistent problem of voter fraud, and so much support for voter ID laws that make it hard for the… Continue reading

“Supreme Court Becomes Night Court in October of Oddities”

October 24, 2014, 8:50 amSupreme CourtRick Hasen

Great Greg Stohr piece.

“UPDATED 10-24: Two involved in Stanford fake voter guide scandal are fellows at right-wing think tank”

October 24, 2014, 8:39 amcampaignsRick Hasen

See the Cowgirl Blog.

“Groups Challenging FEC Dismissal of Crossroads GPS Complaint File Reply Brief”

October 24, 2014, 8:31 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

See here.

“Ballot dispute in Georgia heads to courts — and could be a factor in state’s close Senate race”

October 24, 2014, 8:10 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

The Premise of Jim Geraghty’s Question About Voter Fraud is Wrong

October 24, 2014, 8:00 amelection administration, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

He asks: “Isn’t there some happy medium between Democrats’ and liberal journalists’ insistence that there’s no such thing as voter fraud, ever, and the claim that Democrats’ election victories are stolen?” There are very few people on the left… Continue reading

Moyers Has Ifill and Berman on Vote Suppression

October 24, 2014, 7:55 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Here.

Expect a Long Night of Counting in Illinois

October 24, 2014, 7:54 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Illinois AG opinion prohibiting the counting of any absentee ballots before the close of polls on election day. I hear this may be in contrast to prior practice. With lots of absentees to be counted, it may be a long… Continue reading

“Election supervisors are reminded to ‘expect the unexpected'”

October 24, 2014, 7:53 amelection administrationRick Hasen

We’ll always have Florida.

“Justifying a Revised Voting Rights Act: The Guarantee Clause and the Problem of Minority Rule”

October 24, 2014, 7:44 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Jack Chin has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Boston University Law Review). Here is the abstract: In Shelby County v. Holder, the Supreme Court invalidated Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which required certain jurisdictions with… Continue reading

“Still Fighting to Register Voters in Georgia”

October 24, 2014, 7:40 amelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter registrationRick Hasen

David Firestone writes for the NYT ed blog.

“Election to Cost Nearly $4 Billion, CRP Projects, Topping Previous Midterms”

October 24, 2014, 7:39 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Open Secrets: Almost $4 billion will be spent for this year’s midterm election, the Center for Responsive Politics is projecting. That figure makes this year’s election by far the most expensive midterm ever. The candidates and parties alone will… Continue reading

“How to Waste Money and Annoy Voters”

October 24, 2014, 7:35 amcampaignsRick Hasen

Frank Wilkinson for Bloomberg View.

When I Saw the NRO Headline Criticizing FEC Commissioner Ann Ravel for Touring the Country and Talking Campaign Finance…

October 24, 2014, 7:33 amcampaign finance, chicanery, federal election commissionRick Hasen

…I knew von Spakovsky would be behind it. The idea that having an FEC commissioner going around the country talking about the work for the FEC from the commissioner’s own perspective is some kind of electioneering is ludicrous.