Monthly Archives: October 2018

Missouri: “Voter ID ruling has election authorities worried about confusion at polls”

October 14, 2018, 9:31 amelection administration, voter idRick Hasen

Missourian: As the Nov. 6 general election approaches, a new shake-up regarding voter identification laws has election authorities across Missouri — including in Boone County — on their toes. Cole County Judge Richard Callahan on Tuesday blocked provisions of the… Continue reading

“Hawley vs. McCaskill: A sideshow battle of billionaire donors”

October 13, 2018, 1:29 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

The St. Louis-Post Dispatch reports.

“4 Women Indicted in North Texas Voter Fraud Ring”

October 12, 2018, 3:23 pmchicaneryRick Hasen

NBC DFW: Four women who are accused of targeting elderly voters in 2016 were indicted on 30 felony counts of voter fraud and arrested following an investigation by the office of the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The defendants were… Continue reading

“Federal Court Ruling in Georgia Shows Judges Have a Role to Play in Election Security”

October 12, 2018, 1:08 pmUncategorizedRichard Pildes

At the Lawfare blog, Jessica Marsden has a report on the recent decision of the federal district court in Georgia concerning whether insufficiently secure voting machines, which are prone to hacking, might violate the constitutional right to vote. Here… Continue reading

“Adelson drops tens of millions more to save the GOP Congress”

October 12, 2018, 6:54 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is pumping tens of millions of dollars more into Republican Party coffers in an 11th-hour push to save their congressional majorities, according to two senior Republicans familiar with the donation. The contributions were… Continue reading

“Arkansas Supreme Court upholds revised voter ID law”

October 12, 2018, 6:50 amThe Voting Wars, voter idRick Hasen

AP: Arkansas’ highest court on Thursday upheld a voter ID law that is nearly identical to a restriction struck down by the court four years ago. The 5-2 decision from the Arkansas Supreme Court means the law, which requires voters… Continue reading

“What Stands in the Way of Native American Voters?”

October 12, 2018, 6:48 amVoting Rights ActRick Hasen

CPI: Between 2008 and 2016, Sioux County averaged a voter turnout rate of 39.5 percent, the lowest among North Dakota’s 53 counties, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis of data from the North Dakota secretary of state’s office.… Continue reading

“Georgia’s held-up voter registrations reinforce black Americans’ fears about voting rights”

October 12, 2018, 6:44 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Fix reports.

“Complaints of Voter Suppression Loom Over Georgia Governor’s Race”

October 11, 2018, 8:35 pmThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: The office of Brian Kemp, Georgia’s secretary of state and the Republican nominee for governor in November’s election, has stalled more than 53,000 voter applications, according to a recent report from The Associated Press. The list includes a disproportionately… Continue reading

“Campaign for congressional candidate Mike Siegel disputes account of worker’s arrest”

October 11, 2018, 8:33 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Texas Tribune: A campaign staffer for Mike Siegel, the Democrat challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, was arrested Wednesday while delivering a letter to the Waller County Courthouse, the Waller County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Thursday. According to a news release… Continue reading

“Civil Rights Groups Sue Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp to Cease Discriminatory ‘No Match, No Vote’ Registration Protocol”

October 11, 2018, 4:20 pmNVRA (motor voter), Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

Release via email: Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its partners filed a major lawsuit against Secretary of State Brian Kemp over the state of Georgia’s discriminatory and unlawful “exact match” voter suppression scheme. The suit… Continue reading

“Port Chester voting referendum passes, cumulative voting here to stay”

October 11, 2018, 2:46 pmalternative voting systemsRick Hasen

Gannett: Cumulative voting will be the village’s permanent electoral system after a majority of residents voted in favor of the referendum Wednesday. The final vote tally was 746 in favor and 429 against it. Cumulative voting, which has been in… Continue reading

“Ross Admits Bannon Put Him In Touch With Kobach To Talk Census Citizenship Question”

October 11, 2018, 2:43 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

TPM: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross admitted Thursday in ongoing litigation that then-White House adviser Steve Bannon called him in the spring of 2017 to put him in touch with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to discuss adding a… Continue reading