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Virginia State Board of Elections votes to scrap WINVote

Election Law Society · April 15, 2015 ·

By Staff Writer:

After reported irregularity with voting machines during the recent 2014 general election, the Virginia State Board of Elections voted to replace the potentially faulty WINVote devices. See a more detailed outline of the decision at: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cspg/electionacademy/2015/04/remarkable_virginia_it_agency.php

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Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law goes through the wringer

Election Law Society · October 14, 2014 ·

By Sarah Wiley

Like many other states, Wisconsin has recently enacted a voter ID law. After winning both the state legislature and the governor’s office in 2010 (a wave year for Republicans), the Wisconsin GOP quickly acted to restrict voting. Governor Scott Walker quickly signed the bill, claiming it was about the integrity of our electoral process, saying “to me, something as important as a vote is important … whether its one case, 100 cases or 100,000 cases.” [Read more…] about Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law goes through the wringer

Behind the Scenes View of Florida’s Congressional Redistricting

Election Law Society · October 9, 2014 ·

By Christine Wilson

Dr. Susan A. MacManus is a Distinguished Professor at the University of South Florida in the Government and International Affairs Department. MacManus also serves as the political analyst for WFLA News Channel 8, the Tampa NBC affiliate and is a featured columnist on sayfiereview.com. I am honored to have been able to ask her a few questions about congressional redistricting in Florida.

In 2010, Florida voters, through an initiative, amended Florida’s Constitution to specify criteria for congressional redistricting. Judge Terry P. Lewis, a Florida judge in Leon County, recently ruled that District 5 and District 10 violated the constitutional provision on congressional redistricting and ordered the Florida Legislature to draw a new congressional map in compliance with Florida’s Constitution.

Chad Taylor Not In Kansas (Senate Race) Anymore? Not So Fast, Says SOS

Election Law Society · September 12, 2014 ·

By Staff Writer

As November 4^th draws near, most U.S. Senate campaigns are preparing for the home stretch: honing Election Day operations plans, recruiting poll watchers, and beginning get-out-the-vote activities early and absentee ballots start to appear in voters’ mailboxes. In Kansas, however, the Democratic Party has been forced to contend with a Senate candidate who is actively attempting to drop out of the race perilously close to the finish line, as well as the legal consequences that have ensued as a result.

State of Texas v. Women: is Texas violating the 19th Amendment?

Election Law Society · September 10, 2014 ·

By Dru Tigner

What do Greg Abbott, Wendy Davis, State Senator Letitia Van De Putte, Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright, and U.S. District Court Judge Sandra Watts all have in common? They all apparently have high potential for committing voting fraud– at lest according to the State of Texas. All five of these prominent Texas leaders were hassled by the new Texas Voter ID Law this past November.

It has been a concern for those opposed to the Voter ID Law that it will make it difficult for individuals to obtain appropriate identification, and thus poor, elderly, and minority voters will be disenfranchised because they lack appropriate identification. However, it seems that one distinct group that also may be affected are people whose photo ID’s don’t match the name that is recorded in the voter rolls.