Analysis & Commentary
Selected Press and Commentary on Caperton v. Massey
Stories covering the West Virginia case.
– 08/05/08
Restrictions on Community-Based Voter Registration Drives
A summary of state statutory restrictions on voter registration drives.
– 08/04/08
Court Fees As Revenue?
Money grabbing imperils justice when state legislatures view the courts as another revenue stream.
Authored by: Rebekah Diller
– 07/30/08
ACLU Sues Alabama on Ballot Access
NY Times article highlights the newly filed ACLU lawsuit against Alabama election officals for disenfranchisement of people who have been labeled to committed a crime of “moral turpitude.”
Authored by: Adam Nossiter, NY Times
– 07/22/08
Disenfranchisement in the News
A listing of recent news articles and commentary about felony disenfranchisement.
– 07/22/08
Ballot Library
From the “Ballot Design Study,” core findings, recommendations as well as ballots from four counties illustrating past design flaws that may have affected elections.
– 07/20/08
Ballot Library—Hamilton County
Election officials presented voters with the following ballot in Illinois’ Hamilton county in November 2002 for the midterm election, an optical scan ballot that displayed three columns of candidates and offices on a single page.
– 07/20/08
Ballot Library—Kewaunee County
In Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, voters were presented with a ballot that divided the Governor’s race into two columns.
– 07/20/08
Ballot Library—LA County
LA County voters received a ballot with title and formatting issues in 1976 for the general election.
– 07/20/08
Ballot Library—Sarasota County
In 2006, election officials presented the following screen to voters in Sarasota County, Florida. Screen two contained two contests.
– 07/20/08