Week of November 4, 2012
News Wire
The latest election law headlines taken from media outlets across the country during the week of November 4, 2012.
- National - Supreme Court to review key section of Voting Rights Act (Washington Post)
- Florida - Court hearing set for noon today on West demand for recount (Palm Beach Post)
- Arizona - Phoenix-area voters frustrated by long lines, provisional ballots (Arizona Republic)
- National - Five ways to make long elections lines shorter (Washington Post)
- Florida - West Lawsuit Court Date Delayed (CBS News)
- Ohio - Cuyahoga County's provisional ballot use up from 2008 (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Minnesota - Minnesota voter ID law fails at the polls (Politico)
- Pennsylvania - Lehigh Valley elections weren't without controversy (Allentown Morning Call)
- Florida - Allen West seeks recount but he isn't in recount margin (Miami Herald)
- National - Spending by independent groups had little election impact, analysis finds (Washington Post)
- New Jersey - ACLU's request to allow last-minute N.J. voting change stuck down by judge (The Star-Ledger)
- Florida - With hundreds still waiting to vote, nearly 70 percent of precincts remained open (Miami Herald)
- Pennsylvania - Some Pennsylvanians snubbed by not-in-effect I.D. law (Washington Times)
- Colorado - Thousands of Colorado mail ballots rejected for signature issues (Denver Post)
- New Jersey, Pennsylvania - ‘Massive Confusion’ in Pennsylvania, New Jersey a ‘Hot Bed’ of Problems (Roll Call)
- Pennsylvania, Florida - Voting problems reported in several states (Washington Post)
- Texas - Polling problems in Galveston will keep voting open later (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio - Poll problems cropping up in spots around US (Boston Herald)
- Ohio - More than half of registered voters in Cuyahoga County have voted (Washington Post)
- Michigan - Metro Detroit voting updates: High spirits despite long lines (Detroit Free Press)
- Pennsylvania - More Provisional Ballots Will Be Supplied if Needed in Philly (NBC Philly)
- Pennsylvania - Fear of ballot shortage in Pennsylvania (Washington Post)
- Florida - Power outage causes voting hiccup in Hillsborough (Tampa Tribune)
- Ohio - Voting equipment down at several locations in Cuyahoga County; elections chief says all votes will be counted (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- National - Voter fraud, poll problems and voting machine errors probed across U.S. (Newsday)
- Pennsylvania - Ballot shortages and ID law in Pennsylvania (Washington Post)
- New Jersey - N.J. Extends Email Voting to Friday, Other States Hurry to Fix Polling Problems (ABC News)
- National, Virginia, New Jersey - Reports of election irregularities surface across U.S. (Washington Times)
- National, Pennsylvania, Florida - Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in US election (Reuters)
- National - Long lines, new laws confront some voters (USA Today)
- National - Suspect Voter Fraud? Romney's Campaign Has an App for That (Bloomberg Businessweek)
- Pennsylvania - Machine turns vote for Obama into one for Romney (MSNBC)
- Florida - Hundreds of Florida voters told election is Wednesday (Washington Post)
- Pennsylvania - Confusion at polls with Voter ID (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Ohio - True the Vote observers barred from Franklin County polling places (Columbus Dispatch)
- Ohio - In Case of a Recount, a Long Wait for Ohio (The New York Times)
- Florida - Chart: Early voting down; absentee ballots up (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
- National - Seven Swing State Election Irregularities (ABC News )
- Nevada - Nevada Secretary of State addresses voting machine concerns (KTNV-TV)
- Pennsylvania - European team may monitor Pa. polls, creating a stir (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Virginia - Provisional ballots will delay Va.'s final vote tally (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
- National - Voting-related giveaways clash with federal law (Politico)
- Florida - Florida’s early voting comes to a controversial end (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
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Commentary
Commentary on the latest developments in election law during the week of November 4, 2012.
- Stebenne - Why Obama Won Ohio -- and the Election
- Foley - "By the way, we have to fix that"
- Foley - Thinking about Some Possible Ohio Numbers
- - Discouraging Election Contests
- Tokaji - Ohio 2012: What to Watch for
- Foley - New Dispute over Ohio's Provisional Voting Procedures
Information & Analysis
Information and analysis on the latest developments in election law during the week of November 4, 2012.
- Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Alabama Voting Rights Act Case
- NEOCH Plaintiffs' File Reply in Ohio Provisional Ballot Case
- Summary of Ohio provisional ballot case hearing
- Miami-Dade County Will Not Announce Results Until at Least Tomorrow
- Reports of long lines in Florida
- Reports of Broward County, FL Precincts Running Out of Ballots--Might Have Deterred Some Voters
- Long lines in Florida
- Record Absentee Voting in Ohio
- Rejected Absentee Ballots in Colorado
- State Files Response in Ohio Provisional Ballot Cases
- Update: ACLU of New Jersey statement on denial of emergency petition to extend ballot access
- Update: New Jersey ballot access petition
- Galveston Poll Hours Extended
- Update: New Jersey emergency ballot access petition
- Pennsylvania provisional ballot shortages?
- Provisional Ballot Problems in Ohio?
- NJ petition seeks extended ballot access
- New Jersey Extends Absentee Voting Through Friday
- NJ Directive Extends Voting Deadline
- Student Voting Issues
- Litigating Ohio's Election
- Florida Robo-calls Re Wrong Election Day Stopped
- Temporary Restraining Order Denied in Ohio Case
- Voter ID Confusion
- Delays in Military Ballots
- Ohio Tabulating Software Lawsuit
- Election morning in Ohio
- Two lawsuits challenging Ohio voting machines
- Settlement of Yesterday's Florida Early Voting Lawsuit
- Scheduling Order in NEOCH/SEIU Case
- Post-Election Calendar for Swing States
- This Morning's Ohio Provisional Ballot Counting Motions
- Lawsuit Extends Early Voting in Florida
- Emergency Filing in NEOCH Case
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