N.Y. Times deep dive into the Georgia criminal investigation includes this on the alternate electors dimension of the probe: ‘In a legal filing, the electors’ lawyers likened their clients’ actions to those of electors in Hawaii during the 1960 presidential… Continue reading

Interesting WaPo profile on Kinzinger’s transition from Kevin McCarthy’s (and Mike Pompeo’s) buddy to his current role in attempting to protect democracy from Trump and election denialism. What especially caught my eye was this Kinzinger quote at the end: ‘“Trump… Continue reading

POLITICO story on the difference that specific electoral rules can make in protecting democracies from the risk of authoritarian extremism. In this case, the focus is on Washington’s “top two” primary system, which the state shares with California. ELB readers… Continue reading

The Hill reports: ‘We’re hoping that Leader [Chuck] Schumer will bring it to the floor in September. We have bipartisan support. We think we have enough support to pass this bill,” Cardin told [CNN]. “We’ve already talked to… Continue reading

In an opinion essay for The Hill, the former mayor and presidential candidate argues that the Democratic Party should reform its calendar of presidential primaries. He argues for putting first states that will be battlegrounds in November and have more… Continue reading

Joint statement from nation’s leading civil rights organizations. An excerpt: “…The provisions in the bill are intended to address any ambiguity in the ECA. We look forward to Congress carefully reviewing and strengthening the current proposal to ensure that… Continue reading

AP reports on the “constitutional sheriffs” movement, which maintains that “a sheriff’s power in a county is greater than that of any other official.” To debunk the movement, the article quotes Steve McAllister, whose career includes serving as dean… Continue reading

AP summary, and retelling, of the evidence presented at the hearings, starting with Trump’s desperate distortion of the truth over ginger mints in Georgia, and ending with a comparison to “Bonfire of the Vanities.”

Ilya Somin in the Volokh Conspiracy. Linking to the joint post that appeared earlier on ELB, as well as other commentaries, Ilya writes that the “bipartisan proposal would be a big step forward on” securing “the three… Continue reading

Yuval Levin of AEI for the National Review. Here’s a couple of paragraphs: “This is a very good set of reforms. The bulk of them are directed to avoiding a repeat of the sorts of problems we saw in… Continue reading

For those of us who’ve attended NASED meetings, and who know Kevin Kennedy (former director of elections for Wisconsin), this AP story and Kevin’s quote was especially jarring: ‘Security increased at meetings of government officials after the Sept. 11, 2001,… Continue reading

Nick Corasaniti of the N.Y. Times on the pending controversy, and litigation, in Pennsylvania. Remember, there’s a hearing schedule for July 28, and so we should know more after that.

Tweet-thread. Part way through, this specific tweet: “As I was drafting this thread, I see @Nedfoleyhas made similar points on @ElectionLawBlog.”

Alan Feuer and Michael Schmidt of the N.Y. Times capture the main takeaway of the hearings so far, including last night’s: ‘“Every American must consider this,” Ms. Cheney said. “Can a president who is willing to make the choices Donald… Continue reading