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Tova Wang has written this report for DEMOS....
Posted in Election Law on June 29, 2010 11:51 AM
Tova Wang blogs....
Posted in Election Law on May 3, 2010 11:24 AM
Thursday's Panel on "Voting Rights Since 2000"
Alexander Keyssar, Debo Adegbile, and Tova Wang will appear on a panel entitled "Voting Rights Since 2000: Have We Made Progress?" this Thursday in NYC. Professor Keyssar will discuss the new edition of his outstanding book, The Right to Vote:...
Posted in Election Law on March 1, 2010 08:22 AM
"Voter Suppression in 2010: It Begins Again"
Tova Wang blogs....
Posted in Election Law on February 3, 2010 02:37 PM
"How Election Day Registration and Early Voting Are Like PB & J"
Tova Wang blogs....
Posted in Election Law on January 11, 2010 10:28 PM
"Is Everyone Else Doing It? Indiana's Voter Identification Law in International Perspective"
Frederic Schaffer and Tova Wang have written this article for the Harvard Law and Policy Review....
Posted in Election Law on December 15, 2009 10:43 AM
"Low Turnout in Virginia: It's Also About Felon Disenfranchisement"
Tova Wang blogs....
Posted in Election Law on November 6, 2009 11:35 AM
"A Right to Vote: Modernizing Voter Registration"
Tova Wang has this post on the Demos blog....
Posted in Election Law on October 1, 2009 03:02 PM
"Demos Announces Two Key Appointments in Democracy Program"
Demos: Brenda Wright moves up; Tova Wang moves in....
Posted in Election Law on July 15, 2009 11:14 AM
Tova Wang on Lessons Learned from the 2008 Election
I'll be posting those lessons tomorrow....
Posted in Election Law on March 18, 2009 10:32 AM
"Voting in 2008: Lessons Learned"
Tova Wang offers this analysis at Common Cause. It concludes: "The truth is, if this election had been much closer, the outcry over the problems enumerated would be huge. If, for example, the presidential election had hinged on Indiana, where...
Posted in Election Law on November 10, 2008 07:31 AM
"Voting Access In 10 Key States"
Tova Wang appeared in this segment of Fresh Air from NPR....
Posted in Election Law on October 10, 2008 08:58 AM
Tova Wang Issues Comment on EAC IG Report
Tova Wang asked me to post the following: While I have many issues with the way in which our work was characterized by the Inspector General in his report on the EAC study on fraud and intimidation, there is one...
Posted in Election Law on March 14, 2008 09:00 AM
"Provisional Ballots May Be the Hanging Chad of '08"
Ned Foley and Tova Wang have written this oped for The Hill....
Posted in Election Law on February 28, 2008 08:34 AM
"After Nevada Caucuses, Charges of Foul Play"
This post appears on one of the Washington Post's political blogs. See also this post at the Alternet blog, featuring quotes from Bob Bauer and Tova Wang on the situation in Nevada....
Posted in Election Law on January 21, 2008 06:40 AM
Tova Wang Responds to Thor Hearne's USA Today OpEd on Crawford
See here. See also Garrett Epps' article in The Nation. Meanwhile, newspapers continue to editorialize on the case, with opinions ranging from the view that the law is hardly onerous to the view that it is a modern day poll...
Posted in Election Law on January 11, 2008 06:02 AM
See here....
Posted in Election Law on August 30, 2007 07:22 PM
Freed of her EAC gag order, Tova Wang has written a Washington Post oped, "A Rigged Report on U.S. Voting?" For those following the controversy, it is good to finally hear Wang's perspective on the issues. She concludes: Even without...
Posted in Election Law on August 29, 2007 09:24 PM
Election Law Journal 6:3 Now Available; Preview of ELJ 6:4
You can find the table of contents for ELJ 6:3 here, and it is linked below. Look for ELJ 6:4 in October, featuring Erik Herron and Lauren Prather on re-enfranchising displaced voters, using lessons from Bosnia; Derek Muller on the...
Posted in Election Law on August 13, 2007 02:57 PM
"Federal Panel on Voter Fraud Scrutinized"
NPR has posted this must-listen audio report on the Tova Wang/voter fraud controversy....
Posted in Election Law on July 31, 2007 02:41 PM
You'll find her speaking Thursday with Brad Friedman on the Peter B. Collins show at 8 pm eastern....
Posted in Election Law on July 25, 2007 01:43 PM
Tova Wang is Now Free to Talk About Her Work on Voter Fraud for the EAC
You can find the letter written by the EAC's general counsel here. I for one will be very interested to hear what she has to say about the process which led to the EAC's suppression of the draft report and...
Posted in Election Law on July 12, 2007 10:04 AM
"After Three Months, What Can Tova Wang Tell Congress?"
This post appears at VoteTrust USA....
Posted in Election Law on July 9, 2007 07:05 AM
Hebert Finds Troubling Von Spakovsky Emails in EAC Released Documents
Gerry's been going through the EAC document dump, and found some troubling things related to FEC commissioner Hans von Spakovksy. Here's an excerpt from Gerry's post: I will continue to review the EAC documents to see if they shed any...
Posted in Election Law on July 4, 2007 07:43 AM
"Frontloading the Primaries: African Americans No Longer Marginalized "
Tova Wang has written this report for the Century Foundation....
Posted in Election Law on June 29, 2007 09:04 AM
EAC Finally Responds to Tova Wang's Request to Lift Gag Order
You can find the EAC's letter here and Wang's lawyer's response here. Upon reading the EAC letter, I have to agree with Wang's lawyer that this is an inadequate and confusing response that does not clarify Wang's rights. I would...
Posted in Election Law on June 23, 2007 08:48 AM
"Bush to Nominate Gracia Hillman To Serve Full, Four-Year Term on EAC"
BNA Money and Politics Report offers this report. ($) Perhaps the Senate Rules Committee will use the opportunity to question Hillman about the Tova Wang gag order and the ongoing investigation at the EAC over its handling of the voter...
Posted in Election Law on June 13, 2007 05:58 AM
Have You Ordered Your "Free Tova and Job" T-Shirt Yet?
No, seriously. I understand that the designer, Joseph Hall (this guy, not this guy (though the latter's recipes look more enticing to me)), is not making any profit on these sales. The shirt description: "Express your desire to Free Tova...
Posted in Election Law on May 23, 2007 01:22 PM
Here is a follow up letter from Wang's attorney. Is Commissioner Rodriguez the only one who cares or has the courage at the EAC to take on this issue? Wang at least deserves a considered response....
Posted in Election Law on May 22, 2007 06:58 PM
See this agenda....
Posted in Election Law on May 3, 2007 02:02 PM
Send Rep. Lofgren a "Free Tova Wang" T-Shirt
Following up on this post, Rep. Lofgren, Chair of the House Administration's Subcommittee on Elections, has issued this statement: I'm troubled by a recent letter from Tova Wang, an independent researcher hired by the EAC, which claims the EAC issued...
Posted in Election Law on May 2, 2007 08:01 AM
Should We Send EAC Commissioner Rodriguez a "Free Tova Wang" T-Shirt?
Following up on this post, new EAC Commissioner Rosemary Rodriguez has issued this statement. A snippet: "I cannot bind the Commission, as one member, but I believe that the EAC should immediately respond to Ms. Wang's request. I further believe...
Posted in Election Law on April 27, 2007 08:45 AM
Tova Wang on the EAC Gag Order
I have just received this press release via email: Contact James Joseph, Arnold & Porter -- (202) 942-5355, james_joseph@aporter.com Tova Andrea Wang, Co-Author of the Voter Fraud and Voter Intimidation Report for the Election Assistance Commission, Calls for an End...
Posted in Election Law on April 26, 2007 08:46 AM
" The Presidential Primary System's Democracy Problem"
Tova Wang has written this report for the Century Foundation. From the press release: As states clamber to move up the dates of their presidential primaries, politicians and political parties are scrambling to rethink their campaign strategies. Much of the...
Posted in Election Law on March 14, 2007 03:15 PM
"Vote Fraud and the U.S. Attorneys Purge"
Tova Wang has this post on the Century Foundation's "Taking Note" blog....
Posted in Election Law on March 13, 2007 03:38 PM
The following announcement arrived via email: Please join the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Common Cause, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, and the Century Foundation for the first comprehensive review of problems that plagued voters in the 2006...
Posted in Election Law on February 6, 2007 09:22 AM
More on FL-13, and a Role for the EAC?
When I saw this headline on the Sarasota Herald Tribune web page, I thought it must have been about the FL-13 race. Over on the election law listserv, Doug Johnson, responding to my commentary calling for the House to investigate...
Posted in Election Law on December 11, 2006 08:53 AM
EAC Issues Report on Voter Fraud: An Important First Step
The long-awaited report is here. On the last page of the pdf you will find links to four appendices, including a 197-page appendix of cases involving possible voter fraud. As I read the report, it finds not only no systematic...
Posted in Election Law on December 8, 2006 09:38 AM
Was the 2006 Election A Success from the Perspective of Election Administration?
I think the answer to that question is no. We have lowered our standards for election administration so much in this country that averting a national meltdown is equated with success. But just imagine for a moment if control of...
Posted in Election Law on November 14, 2006 09:49 AM
"Will Next Month's Elections Be Free and Fair?"
Public Radio's "To the Point" featured this discussion with Andrew Gumbel, Tom Wilkey, Tova Wang, and John Fund....
Posted in Election Law on October 28, 2006 10:55 PM
More News and Commentary on Purcell and Voter ID Disputes
Steve Huefner has written Purcell's Implications on Pre-Election Litigation. Tova Wang has written Voter Confusion. Bob Bauer has written Count the Votes: But Don't Close the Courts or Get Rid of the Lawyers. Robbin Stewart responds to this Wall Street...
Posted in Election Law on October 25, 2006 08:39 AM
Wang on Improving Voter Participation
Tova Wang of The Century Foundation has written this issue brief on "Improving Voter Participation." Among its recommendations are that:-Voters should be allowed to register up until and on Election Day. -Election Day should be a national holiday. -As long...
Posted in Election Law on July 7, 2006 08:34 AM
"Conservative Republicans Now Lead Effort to Defeat House Bill Limiting Donations"
The Wall Street Journal offers this report (subscription required) on opposition by some Republicans to legislation that would restrict 527s. According to the WSJ: "In the 2006 campaign so far, it is right-leaning 527s that are most active. The Club...
Posted in Election Law on July 3, 2006 09:17 PM
My Thoughts on the Carter-Baker Election Reform Report
Today the Commission on Federal Election Reform headed by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker issued its final report and recommendations on election reform. As a matter of disclosure, I served as an academic advisor...
Posted in Election Law on September 19, 2005 08:54 AM
Tova Wang offers this commentary in Mother Jones, with the subhead: "Laws requiring voters to present very specific forms of ID are becoming the voting rights barrier of the 21st Century."...
Posted in Election Law on August 30, 2005 07:07 AM
See this press release. Thanks to Tova Wang for the pointer. Although the press release states: "This is not a Democratic or Republican issue," the Democratic senator uses examples only of Republican conflicts of interest. A mention of Kevin Shelley's...
Posted in Election Law on January 10, 2005 12:32 PM
Tova Wang has posted More Trials and Tribulations for Ohio on the Century Foundation's "News and Commentary" page....
Posted in Election Law on January 3, 2005 09:12 AM
Tova Wang's Report on Missouri HAVA Issues
You can find it here....
Posted in Election Law on October 28, 2004 07:16 AM
Tova Wang (Century Foundation) has posted Eyes on the Buckeyes, the first in a series of papers on HAVA issues in the battleground states....
Posted in Election Law on October 26, 2004 04:00 PM
Election Law Conference Announcement
"ELECTION LAW, VOTING RIGHTS, AND THE 2004 ELECTION" Friday, October 22, 2004 at the University of Miami 1:00 PM TO 6:00 PM CLE credit available (5.5 hours). SCHEDULE 1:15-2:45 p.m. "VOTER (DIS)ENFRANCHISEMENT: ISSUES FOR THE 2004 ELECTION" Doug Chapin, Director,...
Posted in Election Law on October 17, 2004 01:03 PM
New Report by Century Fund on Voting Reform
Tova Andrea Wang of the Century Fund has written African Americans, Voting Machines, and Spoiled Ballots: A Challenge to Election Reform. Here is the abstract: In the wake of the 2000 presidential election debacle, Congress passed the Help America Vote...
Posted in Election Law on September 15, 2004 07:55 AM
Tova Wang on voting reform and elections issues
Wang, of the Century Foundation, has written some interesting articles that you can find here, here, here, and here (the last one is a co-authored report, "The Help America Vote Act: Impact and Potential for New York")....
Posted in Election Law on November 19, 2003 09:45 AM