NYT:
The House passed legislation on Thursday that would undo a District of Columbia law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections, part of a broader bid by Republicans to amplify false claims by former President Donald J. Trump of… Continue reading
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump has baselessly and publicly cast doubt about the fairness of the 2024 election about once a day, on average, since he announced his candidacy for president, according to an analysis by The New York… Continue reading
Cleveland.com:
Gov. Mike DeWine has taken the rare step of calling a special legislative session, in effect summoning the General Assembly to make sure that President Joe Biden qualifies for the ballot this November.
DeWine announced in a Thursday evening… Continue reading
Release:
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement with the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and city elections officials to resolve allegations that Pawtucket failed to provide Spanish-language assistance for voters in violation of the Voting… Continue reading
New Common Ground Democracy essay on the Supreme Court’s decision yesterday involving South Carolina’s congressional districts. There’s a way to avoid all the difficulties, and disagreements, over the relationship of race to redistricting: it’s to give the decision of what… Continue reading
AP:
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a defamation lawsuit against attorneys who assisted voters with submitting some 2016 ballot complaints, saying the fraud allegations they helped make were broadly protected within the protest process.
The 5-0… Continue reading
The following is a guest post from Travis Crum:
The wait for Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP is finally over. Nearly five months after the parties asked for the case to be resolved, the Court has… Continue reading
Putting to the side the merits of the Court’s decision itself, I think the stakes going forward are lower than might be realized. After the 2010 round of redistricting, racial gerrymandering cases became important during a transitional phase of redistricting… Continue reading
What’s happening here?
NEW: Ousted Milwaukee election chief Claire Woodall, in an agreement to temporarily extend her time with the election commission, can't talk to any elex staff except new chief Paulina Gutierrez; is limited (along w/ city staff) in… Continue reading
WaPo:
Republican activists in at least three states where Donald Trump tried to reverse his defeat in 2020 — nearly all of them under criminal indictment for casting electoral votes for him despite his loss — are poised to reprise… Continue reading