Monthly Archives: October 2018

“Backlash over North Dakota voter ID law could rally Native Americans”

October 30, 2018, 10:11 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

CPI: Leaders of the state’s tribes are pouring resources into making sure residents obtain addresses in some way and offering free updated tribal identification that would meet the requirements, available up through Election Day. Nonprofits are raising hundreds of thousands … Continue reading

“How Democrats Can Reverse Years of Voter Suppression. It doesn’t require packing the Supreme Court.”

October 30, 2018, 7:25 amSupreme Court, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: Faced with the latest flurry of hardball Republican tactics on voting issues this election cycle, Democrats are grappling with the reality of an opposition that now seems determined to cement long-term … Continue reading

“Elections in America: Concerns Over Security, Divisions Over Expanding Access to Voting”

October 30, 2018, 7:07 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Pew Research Center: With a week to go before Election Day, Americans are confident their local election authorities are up to the essential tasks of making sure that elections are run smoothly and that votes are counted accurately. Nearly nine-in-ten… Continue reading

“DOJ Asks SCOTUS To Delay Next Week’s Census Citizenship Trial”

October 29, 2018, 3:28 pmDepartment of JusticeRick Hasen

TPM: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to delay a trial scheduled to start next week in New York over its move to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The request comes after the Supreme Court… Continue reading

Breaking: Tennessee State Court Issues Order Requiring Shelby County to Implement Procedures to Allow Voters to Correct Deficient or Incomplete Voter Registrations

October 29, 2018, 8:16 amelection administrationRick Hasen

See this order.

“What If Everyone Voted?”

October 29, 2018, 7:39 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT’s The Upshot explores.

“Ahead Of The 2018 Election, Texas AG Ramps Up Voter Fraud Prosecutions”

October 29, 2018, 7:30 amThe Voting WarsRick Hasen

NPR: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charging a record number of people with committing voter fraud, an effort his critics decry as an intimidation campaign designed to discourage minority voters from casting ballots. In 2018 alone, Paxton’s… Continue reading

Supreme Court Won’t Take Pa Gerrymandering Case, Arguing State Supreme Court Didn’t Have Power to Draw New Districts

October 29, 2018, 7:24 amredistricting, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

SCOTUS declines this a.m. to hear Pennsylvania Republicans’ appeal of state court ruling ordering new congressional map. https://t.co/6txxfNrGvz #fairmaps 1/ pic.twitter.com/Nd8gOAZKZx — Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) October 29, 2018 I expect this issue to be back before the Supreme Court… Continue reading

“N.H. Supreme Court Says SB3 Can Stay In Place, Reversing Lower Court Order”

October 29, 2018, 7:21 amresidencyRick Hasen

NHPR: In a hearing on Thursday, Brown shot down that request and attempted to address any lingering questions the state had about his initial order, but — in a unanimous ruling issued at 5 p.m. Friday — the New… Continue reading

“Cyber Interference in Elections and Federal Agency Action”

October 29, 2018, 7:18 amvoting technologyRick Hasen

Derek Muller at the HLR Blog.

“To Fix Congress, Make It Bigger. Much Bigger.”

October 29, 2018, 7:14 amlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

Lee Drutman for Washington Monthly.

“Think you’ll know who won on Election Night? Not so fast …”

October 29, 2018, 7:13 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo reports.

“Democratic super PACs and other outside groups are poised to outspend their Republican counterparts by a wide margin, erasing an advantage Republicans planned on having.”

October 28, 2018, 12:43 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: For the final two weeks of the election, Democratic campaigns and outside groups are on track to substantially outspend Republicans, strategists on both sides say. Democrats are set to spend $143 million on television advertising in House races, compared… Continue reading

“Lack of proof aside, Kris Kobach can’t stop talking about voter fraud in Kansas governor’s race”

October 28, 2018, 12:21 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: He’s brushed aside the state’s woeful financial straits. He’s dismissed concerns that driving in parades with a machine-gun replica mounted on his Jeep might come off as offensive. Instead, in an audacious performance that mimics President Trump more than… Continue reading