Ballot Selfies Still Illegal in New York
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in Silverberg v. Board of Elections of the State of New York, refused to enjoin New York’s prohibition of ballot selfies, finding (internal citations omitted): Plaintiffs’ important First Amendment rights must be reconciled with the cherished right to vote….
Kobach Lacks Authority to Create Two-Tier Registration System
The latest in the saga of litigation regarding Kansas’ proof of citizenship requirement for registering to vote was issued today by a Kansas state court in Brown v. Kobach. The court found that Secretary of State Kris Kobach lacked the authority to establish a two-tier voter registration system, in response…
9th Circuit Rules Ballot Harvesting Allowed in Arizona This Election
The latest in Arizona v. Feldman, the fast moving case regarding Arizona’s absentee ballot harvesting law: today, the en banc Ninth Circuit ruled that the law prohibiting absentee ballot harvesting is not in effect for this election. The case will continue after the election, and the state could appeal to the Supreme Court for…
16 Election Issues to Watch
electiononlineWeekly posted a list of sixteen key issues to watch regarding the election: Although millions of voters have already cast their ballots either through early voting, absentee voting or vote-by-mail, millions more will head to the polls on November 8 and cast their ballot for the 45th president of…
Weirdest Polling Places in America
For a bit of Friday fun, here are some examples of the odd places Americans will be casting votes next Tuesday: A years-long, cross-country look at the barbershops and dentists’ offices and pool halls where Americans vote. The range of locations, says Donnell, is testament to the diversity of…
Police Raid 2 Offices of FieldWorks in Pennsylvania
Police have raided two offices of FieldWorks in Pennsylvania, searching for evidence of fraudulent voter registration forms: Days after searching the Delaware County office of a Democratic grassroots organization for evidence of voter-registration fraud, state police on Thursday raided a second office – this one in Philadelphia. Agents executed…
83 Mail Ballots Sent to One Address in California
Either through fraud or a “system error,” 83 mail ballots were sent to a two-bedroom apartment with a single inhabitant in California: Jerry Mosna was gardening outside his San Pedro, Calif., home Saturday when he noticed something odd: Two stacks of 2016 ballots on his mailbox. The 83 ballots,…
Ballot Selfies Still Prohibited in California and Michigan
Despite recent legal challenges, ballot selfies are still prohibited in California and Michigan. The ballot selfie ban in California will be revoked on January 1 but will remain in effect next Tuesday: A federal judge has denied the ACLU’s request for California voters to be allowed to take…
TX SOS – Vote Fraud Happens and Can Effect Election Outcomes
Texas Secretary of State Carlos Cascos gave an interview on election issues, where he noted that fraud happens, it is difficult to know to what extent as we can only tell the instances in which it is caught, and that it occurs in many different forms: We don’t know….
DOJ to Monitor Polls in NC
The Department of Justice is sending election monitors to polls in four North Carolina counties on election day. DOJ monitors at the polls are not unusual, but local election officials have been given no indication of why these counties were chosen or what the monitors will be looking for: …