Monthly Archives: April 2016

“In Baltimore, ex-felons cherish newfound right to vote”

April 22, 2016, 4:24 pmfelon votingRick Hasen

Zack Roth for MSNBC: In February, prodded by a grassroots campaign by Communities United and other voting rights and civil rights groups, Maryland restored voting rights to people with felony convictions as soon as they’re released from prison — re-enfranchising… Continue reading

“Get moving on vetting vice-presidential candidates, report urges”

April 22, 2016, 4:21 pmcampaignsRick Hasen

Dan Balz: The presidential candidates in both parties are still in the throes of their nomination contests, but a new report authored by veterans of past campaigns and conventions offers a clear warning to them all: If you haven’t already… Continue reading

“Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to Felons”

April 22, 2016, 4:15 pmfelon votingRick Hasen

NYT: Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia used his executive power on Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons, circumventing the Republican-run legislature. The action effectively overturns a Civil War-era provision in the state’s Constitution aimed, he… Continue reading

“Republicans Reject Effort to Alter Rules on Allowing New Candidate at Convention”

April 21, 2016, 9:31 pmpolitical parties, primariesRick Hasen

NYT: A Republican National Committee panel on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected an effort to make preliminary changes to the rules governing the party’s convention this summer, batting away a move to make it more difficult for party leaders to draft a… Continue reading

“Groups may take aim at Denver campaign finance, ethics rules”

April 21, 2016, 9:19 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

The Denver Post reports.

“Hillary PAC Spends $1 Million to ‘Correct’ Commenters on Reddit and Facebook”

April 21, 2016, 8:23 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Daily Beast: Citing “lessons learned from online engagement with ‘Bernie Bros,’” a pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC is pledging to spend $1 million to “push back against” users on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and Instagram. Correct the Record’s “Barrier Breakers” project boasts… Continue reading

“Koch-linked group scores legal victory over California AG”

April 21, 2016, 4:25 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Josh Gerstein: A federal judge in Los Angeles has again shut down California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ drive to obtain the donor list for Americans for Prosperity, an influential political group funded by Charles and David Koch. U.S. District Court… Continue reading

“John Kasich says DC residents can’t vote because they vote for Democrats”

April 21, 2016, 1:56 pmvotingRick Hasen

Vox: So when the Post editorial board sat down with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, they asked him about it and he offered a strikingly honest case against voting rights for the District — too many Democrats: ARMAO: But you… Continue reading

“Essay — Softening Voter ID Laws Through Litigation: Is it Enough?”

April 21, 2016, 12:27 pmelection administration, The Voting Wars, voter id, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

I have posted on SSRN a revised version of this piece, now forthcoming in the Wisconsin Law Review Forward. Here is the abstract: Headlines about voter identification laws often place court rulings in a simple win or loss frame.… Continue reading