January, 2009
Below are stories from January, 2009 related to election law developments from across the country. The links below will open in a new window and will direct you to sites that are not affiliated with Election Law @ Moritz or the Moritz College of Law. They are subject to change, and some may expire or require registration as time passes. (See Archives | Recent Headlines)
January 1, 2009
January 4, 2009
January 6, 2009
- Minnesota - With lawsuit looming, Senate won't seat Franken
January 7, 2009
- Minnesota - Coleman goes to court over Senate recount
January 8, 2009
- Minnesota - U.S. Senate recount: What’s next?
- Minnesota - Ballot reforms unlikely to help voters who think outside the oval
- Minnesota - Recount notebook: Musings on Franken-Coleman maneuvers, Supreme Court 'leanings,' and more
January 9, 2009
- Minnesota - Dear voter: You've been rejected. Letters sent after ballots vetoed by campaigns
- Minnesota - Poll on recount: Coleman should concede
- Minnesota - Ballots that campaigns bumped could cost voters $1000s to get counted
January 11, 2009
January 12, 2009
- Minnesota - Coleman is casting wider net for votes
- Minnesota - Kiffmeyer slams U.S. Senate recount
- Minnesota - Franken campaign asks for certificate to take seat
- Minnesota - As judges named, Minn. Senate legal fight grows
- Minnesota - As judges named, Minn. Senate legal fight grows
- Minnesota - As judges named, Minn. Senate legal fight grows
January 13, 2009
- Minnesota - Tripartisan trio to rule on Franken/Coleman election contest
- Minnesota - GOP lawyers group denies any improper role in Coleman recount battle
January 14, 2009
- Minnesota - Franken expands legal effort to get seated in Senate
- Minnesota - Coleman camp devises 5-stage challenge to Franken's numbers
January 15, 2009
- Minnesota - Judges panel may schedule lawsuit
- Minnesota - Frustrated voters turn to courts
January 16, 2009
- Minnesota - Would-be senators spar over trial details
- Mississippi - Voter ID bill likely to die in House
- Mississippi - House Proposes Voter ID, Early Voting Bill; Hosemann Objects
- Nebraska - 2nd Neb. bill targets Election Day registration
- Minnesota - Media Asks For Access In Coleman-Franken Recount Trial
January 17, 2009
- Alabama - Absentee ballots drive Sulligent mayor challenge
- Florida - Hillsborough Finds Uncounted Ballots
January 19, 2009
- Minnesota - In Minnesota, Another Bid for a Recount
- Minnesota - Coleman camp wants one more look at rejected absentee votes
- Virginia - Delegates Toss Early Voting, Redistricting Bills
January 20, 2009
- Florida - High court wants to hear more about Sarasota election case
- Georgia - Voting precincts may be combined
- Minnesota - Voters ballots rejected
- Minnesota - Letter warns Minneapolis election judges they could be pulled into Coleman lawsuit proceedings
- Minnesota - Senate recount: Franken ratchets up legal fight
- Minnesota - Franken says Minn. law lets him join US Senate now
- Minnesota - Voters ballots rejected
- Montana - Rep. wants better IDs for voter registration
- Montana - Montana Legislation to Support Post-Election Audits of Voting Machines
- Virginia - Delegates Toss Early Voting, Redistricting Bills
- Minnesota - In Minnesota, Another Bid for a Recount
January 21, 2009
- Indiana - County to tell state that vote centers worked well
- Minnesota - Senate recount: Franken ratchets up legal fight
- Minnesota - Minn. election officials suggest improvements
- Minnesota - Lawyers duel over Coleman lawsuit in U.S. Senate recount
- Virginia - Gov. Kaine Announces Legislation to Expand Absentee Voting
January 22, 2009
- Minnesota - Franken's request to dismiss Coleman suit is denied
- Texas - Texas judge rejects lawsuit questioning President Obama’s citizenship
- Virginia - Republicans are prepared to contest special election over 22 uncounted votes.
- Washington - Felon voting rights bill introduced today
- Minnesota - Were Votes Counted Twice? Maybe
- California - Vote-by-mail balloting becomes more popular
- Minnesota - Norm Coleman Gets a Job
- Minnesota - Senate recount: Coleman seeks expanded ballot reexamination
- Minnesota - Senate recount: Franken, Coleman make pre-trial cases
January 23, 2009
- Colorado - Bill to require photo ID when voting fails
- Minnesota - Franken's request to dismiss Coleman suit is denied
January 25, 2009
- Colorado - How Much Does Your Vote Cost? $36.57
January 26, 2009
- Minnesota - Senate recount trial: Copies of ballots don't cut it
- Minnesota - GOP legislators want photo IDs for voting in Minnesota
- Mississippi - Fillingane petition seeks referendum on voter ID
- New Jersey - Three N.J. counties plan to test paper-ballot units
- North Dakota - Measure would curtail ND early voting
- Texas - Eye on Austin: Voter ID bill causes big rift
- Virginia - Va. Senate Passes No-Excuse Absentee Voting
- Virginia - Va. Senate Passes No-Excuse Absentee Voting
- Minnesota - Franken Has the Lead, but Coleman Has His Day in Court
- North Dakota - Measure would curtail ND early voting
January 27, 2009
- Minnesota - Markings on ballot copies upset Minn. Senate case
- Virginia - Senate votes to loosen absentee balloting laws
- Virginia - Disputed Election Resolved
- Washington, D.C. - Cheh eyes same-day sign-up to vote
January 28, 2009
- Maryland - Md. lawmakers warned to limit early-voting options
- Maryland - Legislator pushes election day voter registration
- Michigan - Permanent list of absentee voters may be required
- Minnesota - Senate recount trial: Rejected voters have their day
- Minnesota - Coleman lawyers probe reasons for rejecting ballots
- Mississippi - State official pushing voter ID
- Mississippi - Early voting bill faces hurdles
- Montana - Panel rejects voter registration bill
- Utah - Bill would make Utah voter ID laws stricter
January 29, 2009
- Florida - Redistricting amendment could be headed to 2010 ballot
- Maryland - Legislator pushes election day voter registration
- Minnesota - Novel snafu: Coleman witness initialed ballot application with a mouse
- Minnesota - Senate Recount Trial Continues
- Oklahoma - Early option for polls gets Gov. Henry’s vote
- Pennsylvania - Fix sought for PA voter registration system
- Virginia - Voting Bill Could Impact Student Voters
January 30, 2009
- Minnesota - Senate trial focuses on absentee processing
- Minnesota - Senate recount trial: Valid ballots were rejected, expert says
- Florida - Florida Supreme Court OKs ballot questions to alter method for redistricting
- Maryland - Flexibilty sought for early voting
January 31, 2009
- Alabama - Lawmakers like Web votes for troops
- Alabama - Lawmakers like Web votes for troops
- Colorado - New Colorado voter rule could boost registration
- Colorado - New Colorado voter rule could boost registration
- Minnesota - Making sense of the Coleman-Franken recount trial
- Pennsylvania - Northampton wins $1.7 million voting machine judgment
- Washington - Wash. considers online voting for overseas voters
- Washington - Wash. considers online voting for overseas voters
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Commentary
Arizona: Voter Registration and the Road Ahead
Justin Levitt
June arrived with two election law cases at the Supreme Court. One is still pending: a highly anticipated decision on section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The other, more frequently overlooked, was decided yesterday. And there are some quirks of the opinion that seem to depart from the swiftly congealing conventional wisdom that the states might actually have "won," and now need only run out the clock.
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