What Does the Workplace Democracy and Fairness Act (WDFA) Do? The Workplace Democracy and Fairness Act would set clear guidelines for union organizing elections. The legislation would: … Read more
Hans von Spakovsky comments on voting rights and the Constitution. … Read more
Hans von Spakovsky discusses voter ID laws on CSPAN's Washington Journal. … Read more
Hans von Spakovsky discusses voter ID laws. … Read more
Abstract: The National Popular Vote (NPV) plan is the latest in a long line of schemes designed to replace the Electoral College. Imbued with the ideals of this nation’s Founders, the Electoral College has proved itself to be… Read more
Hans von Spakovsky discusses campaign finance reform and elections. … Read more
Last weekend, both the New York Times and the Washington Post ran commentaries claiming that voter fraud is a myth. “There is almost no voting fraud in America,” pronounced the Post’s October 9 editorial. Apparently the liberal commentariat spurns reading readily available case studies on election fraud, and well-researched books… Read more
Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights United States Senate September 8, 2011 Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. In the… Read more
Time and again, Eric Holder’s Justice Department and its Civil Rights Division has shown how highly partisan it is. From its dismissal of the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case, to its harassment of jurisdictions with voter ID laws, the Division has proven that its far-left liberal ideology determines… Read more
Abstract: Citizens Without Proof, a report on voter identification requirements produced by the Brennan Center at New York University’s School of Law, is both dubious in its methodology and results and suspect in its sweeping conclusions. By eschewing many of the traditional scientific methods… Read more
This month, several individuals detained as "enemy combatants" will make their appeals for freedom to the highest court in the land. Perhaps now, more than any other time in recent memory, the eyes of the world are intensely focused… Read more
No metaphor in American letters has had a more profound influence on law and policy than Thomas Jefferson's "wall of separation between church and state." Today, this figure of speech is accepted by many Americans as a pithy description of the constitutionally prescribed church-state arrangement, and it has become the… Read more
The mode of appointment of the Chief Magistrate of the United States is almost the only part of the system . . . which has escaped without severe censure. .… Read more
Abstract: Voter fraud may be a part of America’s history, but it does not have to be a part of America’s future. Six states—Georgia, Indiana, Texas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Kansas—have recently adopted laws requiring voters to produce a photograph identification card (voter… Read more
Thank you for the invitation to testify before the Subcommittee on the subject of felons and the rights of states to prevent convicted criminals from voting. I am Hans A. von Spakovsky, a Senior Legal Fellow and Manager of the Civil Justice Reform… Read more
On December 6, national elections will be held in Bolivia. If President Evo Morales (Bolivia's version of Venezuela's populist authoritarian President Hugo Chavez) and his MAS party prevail, Morales's campaign to destroy constitutional democracy in Bolivia will be nearly complete. Rising to the presidency in 2005 as the… Read more
Abstract: The MOVE Act, like previous voting rights laws, was supposed to help military members exercise their right to vote. The MOVE Act, however, cannot succeed in delivering on its promise until it is fully implemented and enforced. President Obama has a clear opportunity… Read more
Abstract: In its Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder (NAMUDNO) decision, the Supreme Court of the United States cast grave doubt on the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act’s Section 5, which requires certain jurisdictions to submit all changes in voting-related… Read more
Abstract: Trading the security, integrity, and shared experience of the in-person election process for all-mail elections is a bad idea for a number of reasons. An examination of voter fraud cases over the past two decades reveals that ballots requested and… Read more
An Opportunity in Iran Iran's elections last Friday and their dramatic aftermath provided the Obama Administration a unique opportunity to put into action key elements of the government's public diplomacy strategy. Unfortunately, as President Obama has carefully positioned himself on the fence between the alleged winner, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the candidate… Read more
On March 15, citizens of El Salvador elected -- for the first time in the nation's history -- a president hailing from the political left. The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) candidate, television journalist Mauricio Funes, defeated the ruling National Republican Alliance's (ARENA) candidate, Rodrigo Avila, by a slender… Read more
A new National Labor Relations Board regulation that expedites elections for union representation will likely lead to...… Read more
In a historic first, Josefina Vazquez Mota was chosen on Sunday to be the presidential candidate for Mexico’s National...… Read more
In last week’s Republican primary debate, a Jacksonville, Florida, resident asked the candidates what role their...… Read more
Be sure to listen to our Heritage Libertad Radio Show. Click here to listen in Spanish. Click here to listen in...… Read more
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BREAKING NEWS—Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Jon Huntsman will not be on the Virginia GOP...… Read more
A very big development in the ballot access lawsuit filed in federal court in Virginia by Texas Governor Rick Perry and...… Read more
Last night's nail-biter in Iowa marked the beginning of election year 2012. And with Americans heading to the polls --...… Read more
Voters in Iowa will caucus today to select their choice for the 2012 presidential nominees. As the rest of the nation...… Read more
Think that you ought to be required to show photo identification before being able to vote? If so, count yourself among...… Read more
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Senior Legal Fellow / Manager, Civil Justice Reform Initiative