All posts by Ned Foley

DOJ Task Force to Protect Election Workers

July 29, 2021, 3:39 pmDepartment of Justice, election administrationNed Foley

The Hill reports. Deputy AG Lisa Monaco: “We will promptly and vigorously prosecute offenders to protect the rights of American voters, to punish those who engage in this criminal behavior, and to send the unmistakable message that such conduct… Continue reading

Trump supporters paid for Arizona’s pseudo-audit

July 29, 2021, 11:34 amelection subversion riskNed Foley

CNN reports: “The majority of the money has come from organizations tied to people aligned with former President Donald Trump and his false claims of a stolen election.”

“Georgia Republicans take first step to Fulton elections takeover”

July 29, 2021, 11:27 amelection administration, election subversion riskNed Foley

Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. The article notes that Fulton County is “home to a tenth of all Georgians.” Under Georgia’s new law, “the State Election Board can replace a county’s election board following a performance review/audit/investigation. Then, a temporary… Continue reading

USA Today analyzes potential impact of Brnovich

July 29, 2021, 11:19 amcourt decisions, Supreme Court, Voting Rights ActNed Foley

Behind a paywall. A snippet: “At a time when more than a dozen conservative states have enacted new voting limitations and no evidence of substantial fraud has emerged from the 2020 presidential contest, election law experts say the lower… Continue reading

1/6 Select Committee Still Planning Its Investigation

July 29, 2021, 8:44 amelection subversion riskThe Big LieNed Foley

Politico reports: “Lawmakers on the Jan. 6 select committee describe their probe’s reach as still undefined.” For what it’s worth, I think it’s important to focus on whether–and if so how–the “Stop the Steal” organizers thought they were going… Continue reading

New details on Trump’s efforts to get Acting AG Rosen to assist his election subversion efforts.

July 28, 2021, 4:38 pmDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskJanuary 6, The Big LieNed Foley

Washington Post reports. We know Trump wanted to overturn the result of the election. What we don’t (yet?) know is the full extent of the lengths he went in this effort and whether anything he did crossed the line… Continue reading

More reports on DOJ warnings to states

July 28, 2021, 4:19 pmDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskNed Foley

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A call for pro-democracy journalism

July 28, 2021, 4:11 pmelection subversion riskNed Foley

Margaret Sullivan in The Washington Post, explicitly invoking the work of Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein, calls for Big Media to reframe its approach: “The democracy beat shouldn’t be some kind of specialized innovation, but a widespread rethinking… Continue reading

Trump’s clout in a primary?

July 28, 2021, 3:59 pmprimariesNed Foley

The spotlight moves from Texas to Ohio, as Politico explains.

Arizona “audit” update: GOP go-between quits

July 28, 2021, 1:41 pmelection subversion riskNed Foley

NBC: Arizona’s former Secretary of State, Ken Bennett, is resigning his role in supervising the Cyber Ninjas on behalf of the state senate. Having been shut out of the process, he announced: “I cannot put a rubber stamp on… Continue reading

Georgia may not be done revising its election laws

July 28, 2021, 1:28 pmelection administration, election subversion riskNed Foley

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. The Georgia legislature is thinking of new ways to strip power from the Secretary of State’s office, another apparent rebuke to Brad Raffensperger. To be fair, the whole idea of elected partisans running elections… Continue reading

S1 v2: Senate revisits electoral reform

July 28, 2021, 11:55 amelection administration, political polarization, redistricting, voting, Voting Rights ActNed Foley

Washington Post reports on today’s meeting among Senate Democrats to bring forward new version of S1, the For the People Act, building upon Senator Manchin’s compromise proposal. There’s also the possibility of new provisions aimed at election subversion. But there’s… Continue reading

New DOJ warning on pseudo-audits & voting laws

July 28, 2021, 10:07 amDepartment of Justice, Voting Rights ActNed Foley

The Department of Justice issued two documents today: one on federal laws applicable to the kind of outsourced “audit” that Maricopa County, Arizona has been conducting; the other providing “guidance” on various federal laws potentially applicable to the changes in… Continue reading

Wrangling over info in NC continues

July 28, 2021, 8:05 amcourt decisions, Department of Justice, The Voting WarsNed Foley

Raleigh News & Observer on the latest court ruling in the tug-of-war between federal and state officials, as well as the press, over voting records in North Carolina.