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11/10/08
GA Ballots Thrown Out on Citizenship Grounds

A number of Georgia provisional ballots were discounted after officials were unable to verify the citizenship status of the voters who cast them.  Before the election, a federal judge ordered that individuals be required to cast these provisional ballots when the statewide voter registration database indicated, based on a matching program with the state motor vehicles database and other databases, that they were not yet citizens (see case page here). [Read More]

11/4/08
Ohio voter challenged at polls for multiple reasons

A Columbus, Ohio voter showed up to vote and was told his registration had been challenged.  He was given three possible reasons for the challenge: 1) that a mailing sent to him was returned as undeliverable, 2) that he signed the registration form outside the box on the form or 3) that his address on his Ohio driver's license didn't match the address on his registration form.  Ohio's voter ID law does not require that an Ohio driver's license contain the voter's current address. The vote was able to cast a regular ballot, but only after going home to retrieve a form of identification with his current address.  [Read More]

11/3/08
Florida Challenge Suit Resolved

Florida Dems' suit against the state GOP to protect voters from election day challenges petered out today, after Republican leaders signed sworn affidavits that they had no intention on initiating mass challenges of voters to whom the post office was unable to deliver campaign mailings. [Read More]

11/3/08
Indiana court bars challenges based on foreclosures and evictions

An Indiana court today issued an order barring challenges based on foreclosure and eviction notices.  A Republican official had indicated a possible intention to make voters on foreclosure lists vote provisionally.  See the news story here.  This case is similar to one brought in Michigan last month.  In that case, the two parties agreed not to use foreclosure lists for challenges. [Read More]

10/30/08
FL Dems Sue to Prevent Challenges

Florida Democrats have sued for an injunction preventing Republicans from executing alleged plans to initiate mass challenges against voters at the polls.  The Dems claim that Republicans are going to target voters whose homes have been foreclosed upon and voters from whose addresses mailings have been returned undeliverable.  Moritz is obtaining documents.  [Read Complaint].  See EL@M case page for more information and case documents. [Read More]

Recent Commentary

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8/29/09
No voting at schools means relocation of polling places

Administrators may have finally succeeded in removing Neidig, Quakertown, Richland and Tohickon Valley elementary schools as polling places. The Bucks County Board of Elections is expected to vote at its Tuesday meeting to relocate these polls.

6/6/09
Polling places to change for access for disabled

Probate Judge Mike Davis told the Limestone County Commission Monday that nine polling places would have to be relocated because they do not comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

1/1/09
Hansen bill would clarify voter challenges, add penalty

A local legislator's proposal establishing a more formal process for challenging voters' eligibility has been approved for debate on the House floor.

11/4/08
Lawyers at the Ready for Election Day Disputes

A group called the Election Protection Coalition will be dispatching lawyers today to take calls of voter complaints and go to court to preserve voting access.

10/13/08
Opinion: Will Virginia Polling Places Be Overwhelmed?

Every election cycle around this time, the conspiracy theorists and extremists from both ends of the spectrum start crying foul about frauds and mess-ups to come. True to form, we're already hearing all manner of hysteria from the left about blacks being disenfranchised and from the right about blacks being paid to register to vote.

Current Litigation

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