Monthly Archives: January 2018

“Virginia’s Tiebreaker Drawing Is Back On. But It May Not Settle House Race.”

January 3, 2018, 2:02 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Trip Gabriel for the NYT: An earlier drawing was canceled when the Democratic candidate, Shelly Simonds, asked a recount court overseeing the race to reconsider an ambiguous ballot for her opponent, David Yancey, a Republican. The court had already decided… Continue reading

“2018: A Big Year for Voting Rights Restoration?”

January 3, 2018, 1:18 pmVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

Goldfeder and Perez for the NYLJ.

“FEC Commissioners Feud Over PAC Designation”

January 2, 2018, 8:28 pmcampaign finance, federal election commissionRick Hasen

Bloomberg BNA: FEC commissioners are feuding over when a nonprofit group spending to influence elections can be regulated as a political action committee. Democratic Federal Election Commission member Ellen Weintraub said in a statement that a recent court decision mandates… Continue reading

“Alarm at Proposal to Ask About Citizenship Status in Census”

January 2, 2018, 7:34 pmelection administration, redistrictingRick Hasen

Must-read NYT: A request by the Justice Department to ask people about their citizenship status in the 2020 census is stirring a broad backlash from census experts and others who say the move could wreck chances for an accurate count… Continue reading

Doing My First Reddit AMA Over at “Neutral Politics” Today at Noon Eastern

January 2, 2018, 7:50 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Over here. Update: You can read all the questions and answers here.

“‘Fake News’: Wide Reach but Little Impact, Study Suggests”

January 2, 2018, 7:50 amcampaignsRick Hasen

NYT: But now the first hard data on fake-news consumption has arrived. Researchers last week posted an analysis of the browsing histories of thousands of adults during the run-up to the 2016 election — a real-time picture of who viewed… Continue reading

“Want to thank black voters for defeating Roy Moore? Tackle voter suppression”

January 2, 2018, 7:47 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

Mikki Kendall for Post Everything.

“Voter purges: U.S. Supreme Court to decide if Ohio illegally purged voters”

January 2, 2018, 7:44 amelection administration, NVRA (motor voter)Rick Hasen

AP: The case has taken on added importance because the parties have squared off over ballot access across the country. Democrats have accused Republicans of trying to suppress votes from minorities and poorer people who tend to vote for Democrats.… Continue reading

“How far into 2018 before NC knows shape of election districts in gerrymander case?”

January 1, 2018, 1:54 pmredistrictingRick Hasen

News and Observer: At the 9:30 a.m. hearing in Greensboro on Friday, the judges will hear arguments for and against Persily’s proposed election district changes in Cumberland, Guilford, Hoke, Mecklenburg, Wake, Bladen, Sampson and Wayne counties. In his 69-page report… Continue reading

Pence-Kobach Fraudulent Fraud Squad Will Meet Again in January, But That’s News to at Least One Commission Member

January 1, 2018, 9:55 amfraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Topeka Capital-Journal: President Donald Trump’s controversial commission on election integrity should meet again in January after being delayed for months because of eight lawsuits demanding its staff’s time, the group’s de facto leader, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, said… Continue reading