March, 2009
Below are stories from March, 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)
March 1, 2009
- Florida - Florida Sen. Bill Nelson backs letting military vote by e-mail
- Texas - Letters: Two of our readers clash over the voter ID bill percolating in the Texas Legislature
- Washington, D.C. - Hurdles Remain For D.C. Voting Rights Measure
March 2, 2009
- Florida - Loser in Palm Beach mayoral recount to file challenge
- Minnesota - RNC escalates battle to hold Minnesota Senate seat
- Minnesota - Is Coleman v. Franken headed for a re-do?
- Missouri - Early voting bill set for House hearing tomorrow
- Texas - Dewhurst: Voter ID compromise hoped for
- Utah - Identification may become required to vote in Utah
- Minnesota - Coleman rests his case in Minn. election trial
- Mississippi - Appeals court upholds voting-rights conviction
- Alabama - Felons' voting rights back on agenda
- Washington, D.C. - DC Voting Rights Never So Close
March 3, 2009
- Alabama - Legislature considering bills that limit felons’ voting rights
- California - California Secretary of State Investigating "Deck Zero" Voting Machine Error
- California - Supervisors debate electronic voting use
- Florida - Man whose vote disallowed in mayoral run-off sues
- Georgia - Senate: Would-be voters must prove citizenship
- Iowa - Mauro speaks out against effort to abandon electoral college
- Minnesota - Coleman says new election may be needed in Minnesota
- Mississippi - Voter ID bills die in Mississippi Legislature
- Missouri - Missouri House panel considers early voting
- Minnesota - Coleman camp asks that election result be 'set aside'
March 4, 2009
- California - California finds e-voting software had errors, data deletion functions
- Minnesota - An eye-glazingly slow day at the Coleman-Franken election contest trial...
- Minnesota - Coleman wonders if judges can find a winner
- Mississippi - Voter ID bills fail in Legislature, may reappear as initiative
- Pennsylvania - Orie wants to require voters to show ID at the polls
- Texas - Senator wants feds to intervene in Voter ID debate
- Washington, D.C. - D.C. Voting Rights Advocates Scramble to Save House Bill
- Utah - Buttars warns voter-registration bill could invite fraud
- Alabama - Alabama no longer needs voting rights supervision, Gov. Bob Riley says
- Colorado - All-paper vote has its doubters
- Kentucky - Bills offer variety of election reforms
- Oklahoma - Senate awaits voter ID bill
March 5, 2009
- Arizona - New Arizona bill promises dead voters won't be counted
- Arkansas - Senate Panel Sets Sights on Absentee Vote 'Harvesting'
- Arkansas - Panel recommends absentee ballot bill
- Minnesota - Senate recount trial: Franken's team asks for dismissal
- Mississippi - Voter ID bill death baffles legislators
- Mississippi - Fillingane hopes for Voter ID ballot initiative
- New Mexico - Poll finds support for voter ID
- Texas - Suppressing Your Vote in Texas
- Washington, D.C. - Momentum slows for D.C. voting rights
- Georgia - Voters would have to prove citizenship
- New York - NY Still Lagging inVoting Machine Upgrades
March 6, 2009
- Connecticut - Conn. considers no-excuse absentee ballots
- Maryland - MD Bill Would Delay Voting Machine Switch
- Minnesota - Minnesotans split again -- on a new Senate vote
- New York - State finds room for improvement on absentee ballots
- Ohio - 80 percent of provisional ballots counted in Ohio
- South Carolina - Voting bill draws fire over IDs
- Illinois - Oak Park homeless man's ballot fight argued in court
- Minnesota - Franken pushes to toss Coleman's Minn. Senate suit
- Missouri - Justus Voting Bill Making Slow Progress in Session
March 7, 2009
March 8, 2009
- Arizona - Removing dead from Arizona voter rolls to be easier
- National - Defending U.S. voting rights is top priority: Holder
March 9, 2009
- Oklahoma - OK soldiers get more time to vote
- Utah - Bill requiring ID at polls passes Senate
- Washington, D.C. - Hoyer: D.C. Voting Rights Bill Unlikely This Week
- National - Voter Photo ID Issue: is it really about Voter Fraud?
- Minnesota - Absentee ballot pile shrinks in Minn. Senate trial
- National - Court refuses to reconsider state ballot rules
- Texas - Voter ID fights takes new shape at Capitol
- Texas - Senate could take first big vote on bill today
- National - Court refuses to expand minority voting rights
- Illinois - Vote-By-Mail Debate Heads to Illinois House Committee
March 10, 2009
- Florida - Touch-screen voting resurfaces in court
- Minnesota - Voter signatures puzzle in Minnesota Senate trial
- Minnesota - Early-voting bill clears first hurdle in House
- Minnesota - Senate recount trial: On the seventh day, Franken side prepares to rest; here’s where things stand
- Minnesota - Senate recount trial: Day 32
- New York - Schuyler seeks state OK to keep lever voting
- Ohio - Scholars to study Ohio's high use of provisional ballots
- Ohio - Ohio Concerned About Number Of Provisional Ballots
- Texas - Texas lawmakers in showdown over voter ID law
- Texas - State senators grapple over voter ID law
- Texas - Slater: Abbott's absence in voter ID debate is conspicuous
- Washington - Wash. House approves broader felon voting rights
- National - Editorial: Narrowing the Voting Rights Act
- National - Hurdles to Voting Persisted in 2008
- Minnesota - MN-Senate: Will It Ever End?
- Texas - Abbott, U.S. Justice Department not expected at Senate debate on voter ID
- Texas - Democrats decry voter ID bill ahead of hearing today
- Mississippi - Senate tries, fails to revive voter ID
- Illinois - Judge keeps homeless man off Oak Park ballot
- National - US Supreme Court holds to narrow interpretation of the Voting Rights Act
March 11, 2009
- Minnesota - Early voting advances at legislature
- Minnesota - End near? Franken to rest in Minn. Senate case
- Virginia - Ballot Machine Malfunctions, Fairfax Race Left in Limbo
- Texas - Texas Senate sharply debates voter ID bill
- Ohio - 4 election concerns targeted for reform
March 12, 2009
- Illinois - Bill to Allow Voting Online Advances in Legislature
- Ohio - Public getting chance to try redistricting Ohio
- Texas - Voter-ID debate soon shifting to the state House
- National - Absentee ballot woes not unique to Minnesota, survey finds
- Texas - Texas Senate committee approves voter ID bill, will face tougher test in House
- Minnesota - Early voting bill moves on
- Ohio - Officials discuss how to improve Ohio's elections
March 13, 2009
- Arkansas - Voter ID Bill Dies in Committee
- Minnesota - Minnesota Senate recount: Sudden sprint to finish line
March 14, 2009
- Oklahoma - Voter ID bill will decrease turnout, speaker says
- Vermont - Vt. weighs letting 17-year-olds vote
March 15, 2009
- Florida - Florida urged to change rights-restoration rules for felons
- Minnesota - Recount drama moves into judges' chambers
March 16, 2009
- Kansas - Voter ID requirement up for consideration in Legislature
- Mississippi - Senator asks court to rule on voter ID initiative
- New Jersey - Public Advocate Pushes for Schools to Register Voters
- West Virginia - Early Voting Bill Goes To Subcommittee
- Washington, D.C. - Constitutional Precedent for D.C. Voting Rights: Congress Granted Them Before
- Texas - Voter ID bill might be delayed
- Minnesota - Editorial: On second thought, early voting sounds good
- Mississippi - Felons voting: Fear-mongering on voter ID
- Texas - Voter ID measure set to head to House
- Texas - Victory on voter ID may cost GOP Latino support
March 17, 2009
- California - Bowen sponsors elections bill
- California - Electronic Voting Flaw Eyed by California
- Colorado - Balink predicts chaos if Election Day drop-offs allowed
- Iowa - Bill requires early counting of absentee ballots
- Minnesota - Absentee ballot system could see overhaul
- Montana - Election officials push bill to allow counties to go to all mail-in ballots
- South Carolina - Additional Precincts could Shorten Lines at Election Time
- Texas - Voter ID legislation clears major Senate hurdle
- West Virginia - Proposal allows unlimited early voting satellite offices
- Washington, D.C. - Gunning for D.C.'s Voting Rights
- National - EDITORIAL: Still Broken
- Texas - Democrats question need for voter ID; senators conceding approval
- Washington, D.C. - Senate Approves D.C. Voting Rights Bill; House to Take Action Next Week
- North Carolina - Rep. Watt disputes ruling on minority voting rights
- Tennessee - Low turnout means costly election votes
March 18, 2009
- Florida - Gov. Crist Announces Progress of Civil Rights Resoration Cases
- National - NAACP Legal Defense Fund Files Brief in Landmark Voting Rights Supreme Court Case
- National - Voting Reform Advocates Fight For Spotlight
- National, California - Diebold admits voting machine flaw
- Rhode Island - State challenges ballot access suit
- Minnesota - If Franken wins, he wants Coleman to pay court costs, some lawyers’ fees
- Texas - Rep. Hopson co-authors 2 bills on voter ID
March 19, 2009
- Florida - Post office delivery of Palm Beach mayoral runoff absentee ballots debated in court
- Minnesota - Senate recount trial: Coleman side opposes two voters in the ‘Nauen 61’ group
- Ohio - Commission: Ohio's former AG violated election law
- Texas - Voter ID bill stirs strong emotions in Lubbock
- Georgia, Texas - Perdue joins Texas in voting rights case
March 20, 2009
- Washington, D.C. - Conyers suggests probe of ACORN
- Georgia - Editorial: Voting rights protection still needed in Georgia
- California - Voting-machine company settles suit with state
- Texas - Early voting totals pass '07 results
March 24, 2009
- Minnesota - A Winner in Minnesota or More Election Fatigue?
- Ohio, National - Cleveland State University research helps find problems in election machines
- National - Most electronic voting isn't secure, CIA expert says
March 25, 2009
- Oklahoma - House committee passes voter ID legislation
March 26, 2009
March 27, 2009
March 29, 2009
- Maryland - House Approves Early-Voting Bill, Ban on Chemical in Baby Bottles
- Missouri - Analysis: GOP ties Mo. early voting to photo ID
- South Carolina - Voter ID: Tear down the walls that inhibit participation
March 30, 2009
- Indiana - Voter ID bill sparks Local Controversy
- Texas - Fort Bend County, Justice Department May Be Close To Voting Rights-related Settlement
- National - Why Don’t Southern States Want Rid of DOJ Scrutiny on Election Day?
- Washington, D.C. - THE INFLUENCE GAME: NRA clout shapes policy agenda
March 31, 2009
- California - Calif. bans voting machine with software error
- Colorado - Bipartisan bill aimed at fraud on petitions
- Florida - Lake Park faces federal lawsuit over voting discrimination
- Georgia - Judge Carlton Vines On Trial
- Illinois - Alorton protests county's plan requiring voters to prove their legal address
- Tennessee - Bill would require photo ID to vote in Tenn.
- Texas - Editorial: Voter ID’s middle ground
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