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Topic-by-Topic Coverage (Early Voting)
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News and Analysis
December, 2008
- More on the Ohio Election Summit (12/05/08)
November, 2008
- Alaska Senate race: Begich defeats Stevens and a recount is unlikely (11/19/08)
- Virginia military absentee ballots case update (11/07/08)
- Ohio SoS issues new directive on counting absentee ballots (11/04/08)
October, 2008
- Absentee ballots emerging as a trouble area nationwide (10/31/08)
- Litigation Status Report (10/31/08)
- Indiana court refuses to stay early voting - hearing scheduled for tomorrow (10/29/08)
- Florida election supervisors considering lawsuit over governor's order to extend early voting hours (10/29/08)
- FL Governor extends early voting hours (10/28/08)
- Indiana SCt Declines to Hear Early Voting Case (10/24/08)
- Indiana SCt Hears Early Voting Case (10/24/08)
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits Early Voting Observers (10/17/08)
- Indiana early voting proceeds at satellite sites while Lake County Republicans sue to close the sites (10/16/08)
- New Ohio suit over observers (10/03/08)
- Ohio Supreme Court Releases Opinion in 5-Day Case (10/01/08)
September, 2008
- 5-Day Window Now in 6th Circuit (9/30/08)
- Judge Declines To Rule On 5-Day Window, Allows Party Observers In Polling Places (9/29/08)
- Ohio Supreme Court Backs 5-Day Window (9/29/08)
- Federal Judge Keeps 5-Day Window Open (9/29/08)
- Republicans Ask Federal Judge To Close Five-Day Window (9/26/08)
- Lawsuit to Close Ohio Window Filed (9/12/08)
January, 2008
Commentary
There are no commentary articles on Early Voting that Election Law @ Moritz has written at this time.
News Stories
August, 2009
- Easier, cheaper voting plan proposed (8/05/09)
- How Negron’s aggressive absentee ballot campaign clinched Senate seat before election day (8/05/09)
- Absentee voters to play a key role in Detroit primary (8/03/09)
July, 2009
June, 2009
- Your State Could Be Minnesota (6/22/09)
- New Early Voting Rule Up for Review (6/18/09)
- Wisconsin explores early-voting option for elections (6/16/09)
May, 2009
- Daniels vetoes early voting bill sparked by Lake County dispute (5/12/09)
- Ray Hackett: Let citizens decide issue of early voting (5/09/09)
- Bill to make early voting easier gets Senate OK (5/08/09)
- Dems’ early voting plan stalls in House (5/04/09)
- Early voting window divides S.C. lawmakers (5/03/09)
April, 2009
- University study shows Americans favor early voting, voter ID (4/27/09)
- Defeat this attack on voters (4/26/09)
- House Judiciary Committee Would Curtail Voting (4/25/09)
- Time for election reform (4/24/09)
- Early voting, voter ID proposal may be too big to pass (4/23/09)
- SC bill limits pre-election voting to 3 days (4/21/09)
- County can add early voting locales (4/21/09)
- Maryland legislature approves early voting bill (4/14/09)
- Maine lawmakers consider early voting measures (4/09/09)
- Proposed change to constitution would create early voting period, require photo ID (4/08/09)
March, 2009
- Analysis: GOP ties Mo. early voting to photo ID (3/29/09)
- House Approves Early-Voting Bill, Ban on Chemical in Baby Bottles (3/29/09)
- Early voting totals pass '07 results (3/20/09)
- Proposal allows unlimited early voting satellite offices (3/17/09)
- Editorial: On second thought, early voting sounds good (3/16/09)
- Early Voting Bill Goes To Subcommittee (3/16/09)
- Early voting bill moves on (3/12/09)
- Early voting advances at legislature (3/11/09)
- Early-voting bill clears first hurdle in House (3/10/09)
- Bills offer variety of election reforms (3/04/09)
- Missouri House panel considers early voting (3/03/09)
- Early voting bill set for House hearing tomorrow (3/02/09)
February, 2009
- Dems, GOP debate early voting models (2/24/09)
- Henry Still Seeks Early Voting Expansion (2/21/09)
- Berks election board says early voting would be costly (2/20/09)
- Common Cause advises voting changes (2/17/09)
- Winner in Senate race? It could be early voting (2/16/09)
- Alabama Moves One Step Closer to Early Voting (2/12/09)
- Bringing PA voting into the 21 century (2/12/09)
- Ritchie calls for early voting, fewer recounts (2/11/09)
- Early Voting, Other Minn. Election Law Changes Proposed (2/11/09)
- PA LAwmakers Call for Early Voting (2/10/09)
- Hosemann plugs early voting in Miss. (2/09/09)
- Virginia Senate Approves Early Voting Bill (2/09/09)
- W.Va. clerks wary of early voting bill (2/09/09)
- Exemption removed from voter ID bill (2/05/09)
- Voter ID bill hangs on in House (2/05/09)
- Ramsey County official promotes election law changes to St. Paul City Council (2/04/09)
- Senate panel approves vote-by-mail (2/03/09)
- Labor fights Denver election reform (2/02/09)
January, 2009
- Flexibilty sought for early voting (1/30/09)
- Early option for polls gets Gov. Henry’s vote (1/29/09)
- Md. lawmakers warned to limit early-voting options (1/28/09)
- Early voting bill faces hurdles (1/28/09)
- Measure would curtail ND early voting (1/26/09)
- Measure would curtail ND early voting (1/26/09)
- Delegates Toss Early Voting, Redistricting Bills (1/20/09)
- Delegates Toss Early Voting, Redistricting Bills (1/19/09)
December, 2008
- Opinion: Voter ID, early voting intertwined as partisan initiatives (12/31/08)
- Possible Changes In Virginia's Future Voting Process (12/28/08)
- Lawmakers propose early voting, other changes (12/27/08)
- Lawmakers discuss voter ID, early voting proposals (12/19/08)
- Ohio House shrinks early voting period (12/16/08)
- Miss. lawmakers use break to study bills (12/15/08)
- Some Lawmakers Want To Allow Early Voting (12/14/08)
- Early voting begins for District 17 runoff between Bell, Huffman (12/08/08)
- Michigan House approves bill to allow early voting (12/04/08)
- Michigan House approves bill to allow early voting (12/04/08)
- Senate GOP pushes election changes (12/03/08)
November, 2008
- Dems want early voting, other changes (11/12/08)
- Ohio election officials consider expanding early voting system (11/12/08)
- Push to expand voter rolls, early balloting (11/07/08)
- Carnahan urges early voting for Missourians (11/07/08)
- Officials: Early voting could improve e-voting (11/07/08)
- SC Senator proposes early voting legislation (11/07/08)
- Election gives early voting initiatives a boost (11/06/08)
- Changes sought to early voting process (11/06/08)
- Early voting a big winner (11/05/08)
- Hundreds endure long line at early voting center (11/03/08)
- Md. electorate to decide if polls can open before Election Day (11/02/08)
- Voting hours at Vets won't be extended (11/01/08)
October, 2008
- Early Voters Breaking Records (10/30/08)
- Lake County extends early voting hours (10/28/08)
- Early voting surges in state, taxing clerks' offices (10/28/08)
- A divided Lake elections board extends clock on early voting (10/28/08)
- Editorial: Early voting exposes weaknesses in system (10/26/08)
- Some early voters complain about poll workers (10/25/08)
- Justices send early voting suit to appeals court (10/25/08)
- Georgia, Tenn. cope with early voting glitches (10/24/08)
- Early voting glitches in 2 counties in Ga., Tenn. (10/24/08)
- Long lines, glitches reported during early voting (10/24/08)
- On day five, long lines and wet weather at some early voting sites (10/24/08)
- Early Voters in Fla. Find Long Lines, a Bit of Muddle (10/24/08)
- Indiana judge allows early voting to go on (10/23/08)
- Opinion: Hundreds line up to vote early here (10/23/08)
- GOP appeals early voting centers (10/23/08)
- GOP to appeal judge's ruling on Lake County early voting sites (10/22/08)
- Judge: Lake County early voting sites to stay open (10/22/08)
- Voter rolls drop 1.6 million names (10/21/08)
- Judge tours early voting sites, anticipates ruling today (10/21/08)
- Early Voting Court Battle Goes to Indiana Supreme Court (10/17/08)
- Special judge appointed in early voting case (10/16/08)
- Judge opens early voting sites in Lake County (10/15/08)
- Judge orders early voting locations to open (10/14/08)
- Judge to rule on Lake Co. voting centers (10/13/08)
- Republican Lawmakers Oppose Amendment on Early Voting (10/10/08)
- Judge puts early voting in 3 Ind. cities on hold (10/08/08)
- Federal judge will decide Lake County voting sites (10/08/08)
- Judge orders opening of early voting sites despite hearing (10/07/08)
- Early voting hits snafu, as voting machines down today in Beaufort (10/06/08)
- Early voting changes urged (10/04/08)
- Editorial: No reason for Michigan to limit absentee voting (10/04/08)
- Op-Ed: Boon for voter fraud, bust for democracy (10/03/08)
- The Voting Has Begun (10/02/08)
- Voting early by absentee ballot convenient, but it has a price (10/02/08)
- Ohio Voters Head to the Polls (10/01/08)
- Ohio's Wayne Co. had no ballots for early voting (10/01/08)
September, 2008
- Minds made up, millions voting early (9/30/08)
- Editorial: Skip the line -- vote early or absentee (9/30/08)
- Early Voting: Another Reason Why It Matters (9/30/08)
- Battleground Ohio Starts Presidential Voting (9/30/08)
- Mixed Reviews, Litigation Mark the Start of Absentee Registration and Early Voting Period (9/30/08)
- As Early Voting Begins, GOP Keeps Up the Attack (9/30/08)
- Federal Judge Tells Ohio County To Follow Secretary Brunner's Directive On Same Day Voter Registration, Absentee Balloting (9/29/08)
- Split Ohio Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Brunner On 'Same Day' Registration Directive (9/29/08)
- Federal Judge Allows Party Observers In Polling Places, Declines To Rule On Same Day Voting (9/29/08)
- Early voting in Ohio begins Tuesday (9/28/08)
- Ohio Republican Party Asks Federal Judge To Block Same Day Voter Registration, Balloting (9/26/08)
- Op-Ed: Buckeye State or Banana Republic? (9/26/08)
- Another day, another elections lawsuit (9/26/08)
- Some voters aren't waiting until election day to cast ballots (9/25/08)
- Two justices step aside in early voting case (9/25/08)
- ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Over Five-Day Voting Window (9/25/08)
- ACLU sues on side of Ohio early voting window (9/25/08)
- Ohio’s Battle Over Early Voting (9/25/08)
- GOP members say no to early vote satellites (9/24/08)
- Forget Election Day - Early Voting for President Has Started (9/23/08)
- Katie Couric's Notebook: Early Voting (9/22/08)
- Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to be open every day for early voting (9/22/08)
- Early voting starts today in some states (9/21/08)
- Ohio GOP, Dems spar over early voting window (9/19/08)
- County OKs paper ballots for early voting (9/18/08)
- Editorial: Election time is changing (9/16/08)
- Ohio GOP sues to block early voting (9/13/08)
- Editorial: Early voting center would encourage young voters (9/12/08)
- Ohio GOP sues to block early voting (9/12/08)
- Ohio GOP sues to block early voting (9/12/08)
- Letter to the Editor: Grand County voters urged to apply for mail-in ballots (9/10/08)
- 40% expected to cast early ballot in Hawaii's primary election (9/09/08)
- Campaigns Adjust Their Pace to Meet Short Season (9/09/08)
- Early voting trends (9/08/08)
- Less than quarter of those who voted did so at polls (9/04/08)
- Cuyahoga County voters to receive mail ballot applications (9/04/08)
- Change in law allows voting 45 days out (9/04/08)
- Early voting changing the face of elections (9/02/08)
August, 2008
- Nonmail sending of ballots no big hit (8/31/08)
- Early Voting on Hold in Some Florida Counties (8/18/08)
- Mail-ins up, but early voting down in today's primary (8/11/08)
- Ballot woes: Mistakes adding up for early voters (8/11/08)
- Early voting reduces crowds but increases election costs; turnout unaffected (8/10/08)
- Exercising the right to vote will cost them (8/10/08)
- Editorial: New paper ballots make early voting even wiser (8/10/08)
- Editorial: Advance voting is a good thing (8/08/08)
- Early voting turnout unlikely to match '06 numbers (8/07/08)
- Voter Registration Scam (8/05/08)
- Few cast ballots in early voting (8/05/08)
- New Hanover expands early voting to cut Election Day lines (8/05/08)
- Advance voting in primary tops county's record (8/03/08)
- Apathy Typical in Early Voting (8/01/08)
- Runoff and primary advance voting draws similar turnout (8/01/08)
July, 2008
- Advanced voting to be offered at county fair (7/31/08)
- Commissioners continue to study UA voting site (7/31/08)
- Early voting is reshaping '08 campaigns (7/31/08)
- Early voting numbers down (7/31/08)
- Dayton's early voting times called unfair for day shift workers (7/30/08)
- Early Voting Totals Disappoint (7/30/08)
- Early voting turnout heavy for primary (7/28/08)
- More voters expected to cast ballots early (7/28/08)
- Early Voting Brings Low Turnout (7/28/08)
Litigation
Active Cases
There are no active cases on Early Voting that Election Law @ Moritz is covering at this time.
Archived Cases
- Curley v. Lake County Board of Elections (Indiana)
- Ohio Republican Party et al v. Brunner (Ohio)
- State ex rel. Stokes v. Brunner (Ohio)
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