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Experiences in Voter P rotection Efforts: The View from The Trenches David E. Sullivan

The Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Section of the Boston Bar Association and the Boston Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society Present a Panel Discussion on “ Voter Integrity or Suppression: The Effect of the New Voting Laws in 2012 and Beyond ”

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Experiences in Voter P rotection Efforts: The View from The Trenches David E. Sullivan

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  1. The Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Section of the Boston Bar Association and the Boston Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society Present a Panel Discussion on “Voter Integrity or Suppression: The Effect of the New Voting Laws in 2012 and Beyond” Monday, April 29, 2013 - Boston Bar Association • Panelists: • David Sullivan • Justin Levitt • Charles Stewart • Moderator: • Robert Whitney

  2. Experiences in Voter Protection Efforts: The View from The Trenches • David E. Sullivan

  3. Line outside polling station, Miami, Florida Associated Press

  4. Line outside polling station, Aventura, Florida Daily Kos

  5. Lines outside polling station, West Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach Post

  6. Line outside polling station, Columbus, Ohio @finneganlatimes

  7. Line outside polling station, Cleveland, Ohio @ariberman

  8. Voting Laws, 2012 and BeyondProfessorJustin LevittLoyola Law School – Los Angeles

  9. Restrictions in 2011-2012 • Felony disenfranchisement FL, IA • Voter registration drives FL, TX • Other registration restrictions AL, KS, MI, NH, TN • Same-day registration ME, MN, OH • Broad purges CO, FL, IA, TN, TX • More restrictive ID AL, KS, MS, NH, PA,RI, SC, TN, TX, WI • Early/absentee voting limits CO, FL, GA, OH, TN, WV

  10. Restrictions in 2011-2012 • Felony disenfranchisement FL, IA • Voter registration drives FL, TX • Other registration restrictions AL, KS, MI, NH, TN • Same-day registration ME, MN, OH • Broad purges CO, FL, IA, TN, TX • More restrictive ID AL, KS, MS, NH, PA,RI, SC, TN, TX, WI • Early/absentee voting limits CO, FL, GA, OH, TN, WV             

  11. The Perfect Storm Robert King / Newsmakers

  12. 2000 • Voting technology • Voter information • Recount • Deadlines • Registration problems • Voter purges • Lines • Ballot design • Absentee ballots • Military/overseas ballots • 2012 • Voting technology • Voter information • Deadlines • Registration problems • Voter purges • Lines • Ballot design / length • Absentee ballots • Military/overseas ballots • Voter ID • Resource allocation • Challenges • Provisional ballots • Recount

  13. Voting technology • Voter information • Recount • Deadlines • Registration problems • Voter purges • Lines • Ballot design (butterfly) • Absentee ballots • Military/overseas ballots • 16 different lawsuits after election day, in Florida alone

  14. Law on the books, law on the ground J.D. Pooley / Getty Images

  15. Barriers to Voting in 2012:What the Public Saw Professor Charles Stewart III MIT

  16. Three Surveys • Survey of the Performance of American Elections • 10,200 registered voters on “Election Day” (200/state + DC) • Cooperative Congressional Election Study (CCES) • 54,500 adults nationwide • MIT/Reed College module of the CCES • 2,000 adults nationwide

  17. voter id

  18. Voter ID Is Popular Question: [Do you support requiring] all people to show government issued photo ID when they vote?

  19. Voter ID Is Popular Question: [Do you support requiring] all people to show government issued photo ID when they vote?

  20. Racial Disparities Are Real

  21. Pollworker Discretion Is an Issue

  22. Waiting to vote

  23. Most People Don’t Wait a Long Time

  24. The Problem Is Focused on a Few States

  25. It’s the Same States as 2008

  26. The Four Factors • Race • Early voting • Urban/rural • (South)eastern seaboard

  27. The Four Factors:I: Race

  28. The Four Factors:II & III: Early Voting & Rural/Urban

  29. The Four Factors:IV: (South)eastern Seaboard

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