New report from Issie Laposwsky for the Knight Foundation, which is funding some indispensable research on changes in journalism, politics and democracy.
In New Political Science from Ron Hayduk and Anthony Pahnke. Abstract:
While there has been an increase in rhetoric and efforts to block expanding voting rights to noncitizens around the United States, there is a relative lack of academic research… Continue reading
I can co-sign the AP’s lede:
Pennsylvania is seeing lots of action targeting gaps in its vote-by-mail laws. The problem is that it’s in the courtroom and not the legislature.
And no, I’m not suggesting that’s a problem of… Continue reading
A Guardian report about the press for hand counts, the product of election denialism that led to criminal charges when supervisors refused to certify results.
I’m old enough to remember when it was the hand counting that was causing … Continue reading
The Carter Center has a long history of profoundly deep expertise fielding strictly nonpartisan election observation missions across the globe. They were on the ground in the US to observe Georgia’s 2022 risk-limiting audit.
And now they’re out with… Continue reading
An excerpt from the WaPo piece about the law-and-order candidate:
Trump has steadily escalated his glorification of Jan. 6 defendants, often known in the MAGA movement as “J6ers,” describing them as hostages and patriots who have been mistreated. After his… Continue reading
Axios with a service for the 158,000 voters on Ohio’s list maintenance roster, reminding them about the link to check (and update, if necessary) their registration.