September, 2009
Below are stories from September, 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)
September 1, 2009
- Minnesota - Bye-bye to Minnesota's tradition of September primaries?
- Oregon - Officials Unsure of Impact for New Online Voting Registration
- Wisconsin - Attorney general opposes bill that would allow felons to vote while not incarcerated
September 2, 2009
- New Mexico - New Election Law Could Keep Albuquerque Residents Away From The Polls
- National - Little-Noticed Federal Law Could Push Late Primaries Earlier
- National - A little-noticed provision slipped into a pending Department of Defense spending bill by Chuck Schumer might have the effect of forcing states with September primaries to hold them earlier
September 3, 2009
- Mississippi - Miss. Republicans Pushing For Voter ID
- National - Diebold selling US voting machine unit
September 7, 2009
September 8, 2009
- California - Voting Rights Act no longer justified
- Tennessee - Commission to consider rezoning, Voter Confidence Act
- Utah - Voters need to bring identification to ballot box
September 9, 2009
September 10, 2009
- California - Yamada bill would test-run all-mail elections
- New York - Mike Bloomberg Unveils Plan For Automatic Voter Registration & Weekend Voting
- Ohio - Confusion over absentee ballot law
September 11, 2009
- Mississippi - GOP needs more signatures for voter ID bill
September 13, 2009
September 14, 2009
- California - Bill to Lower Voter Registration Age Heads to Governor
- Wisconsin - State plan to allow former felons voting rights has broader support; state briefs
- National - Justice Department To Monitor Elections In Massachusetts and New York
- National - Justice Dept. review of vote-machines sale sought
- National - Republican Lawmakers Turn Up the Heat on ACORN
September 15, 2009
- Hawaii - Maui judge formalizes ruling that bans electronic voting
- New York - Despite Light Turnout, Some Voting Irregularities
- Utah - Voters complain about demand for identification
- National - Voting-machine company sues to block merger
September 17, 2009
- Indiana - Indiana Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law
- Indiana - Indiana court strikes down tough voter ID law
- Indiana - Battle over voter ID law far from over
- Indiana - Voter ID decision resurrects debate
- Massachusetts - House approves election law change
- Utah - Officials report few problems with voter ID rule
September 18, 2009
- National - Acorn May Cut Voter-Registration Work
September 20, 2009
September 21, 2009
- Georgia - Republican candidate launched website to report voter fraud
- New Jersey - N.J. judge refuses to hear ballot challenge from independent gubernatorial candidate Daggett
- Indiana - After ruling, make voter ID law better
September 22, 2009
- California - DA Probing ACORN Voter Registrations
- California - Immigrant-rights activist to fight voter fraud charges
- Mississippi - Hosemann: Voter ID likely on Miss. ballot in 2011
- National - Proposed law would restore voting rights to felons
September 23, 2009
- Mississippi - Voter ID initiative falls short
- New Jersey - Morris pols know ballot spot is important
- National - ACORN Shutting Down Tax Clinics, Vows to Continue Voter-Registration Efforts
- South Carolina - Voting fraud case ends
September 24, 2009
- Hawaii - Judge rules on electronic voting ban
September 25, 2009
- Florida - Fla. GOP slams Crist-backed felon vote restoration
- Indiana - Indiana voter ID law still stands for November election
- National - Judge considers bid to block merger of voting machine giants
September 26, 2009
- Kentucky - Volunteers seek support for voting rights restoration
- North Carolina - Election boards wonder if military ballots are too costly
September 28, 2009
- California - Runner sues Attorney General over ballot wording
- Mississippi - Signatures may hinder voter ID initiative
- Virginia - Voting Change Allows Students to Register with College Address
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