All posts by Derek Muller

“Democrats File First Wisconsin 2021 Redistricting Lawsuit”

August 13, 2021, 10:39 amredistrictingDerek Muller

Wisconsin Public Radio: Democrats filed the first Wisconsin lawsuit related to the 2021 redistricting process on Friday, arguing a federal court should step in to draw the state’s next set of political maps because state lawmakers and Gov. Tony… Continue reading

“Experts: False claims on voting machines obscure real flaws”

August 13, 2021, 10:33 amelection administrationDerek Muller

Kate Brumback for the Associated Press: The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of former President Donald Trump claimed victory was stolen from him. While the theories were unproven — and… Continue reading

“Nearly a dozen new state laws shift power over elections to partisan entities”

August 13, 2021, 10:32 amelection administration, legislation and legislaturesDerek Muller

ABC News. I think there’s an important part missing in the headline: “shift power over elections from partisan entities to partisan entities.” (At least in most cases.) A law shifting power from the (partisan) Secretary of State to the… Continue reading

“New intel reports indicate fresh efforts by Russia to interfere in 2022 election”

August 13, 2021, 5:19 amcampaignsDerek Muller

CNN: The Biden administration is receiving regular intelligence reports indicating Russian efforts to interfere in US elections are evolving and ongoing, current and former officials say, and in fact, never stopped, despite President Joe Biden’s warnings to Russian President… Continue reading

“Pelosi says the House will raise the maximum annual pay rate for Capitol Hill aides”

August 13, 2021, 5:18 amlegislation and legislaturesDerek Muller

New York Times: Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that the House would raise the maximum annual pay rate for Capitol Hill aides, in a long-awaited move intended to help recruit and retain congressional staffers.In a letter to lawmakers,… Continue reading

“No evidence that national conservative group Heritage Action lobbied for Iowa election law, ethics board says”

August 13, 2021, 5:17 amlegislation and legislaturesDerek Muller

Following up on a May report, details at the Des Moines Register: An Iowa ethics board has found no evidence that a national conservative organization illegally lobbied for an election law that cut the amount of time residents have to… Continue reading

“Colorado voting officials feud over alleged security breach”

August 12, 2021, 2:17 pmelection administrationDerek Muller

Follow up on this story, Patty Nieberg at the Associated Press: What began as an investigation into how election equipment passwords from a rural Colorado county got posted on a right wing blog has turned into a feud… Continue reading

“Cuomo Has $18 Million in Campaign Cash. What Can He Do With It?”

August 12, 2021, 1:39 pmcampaign finance, campaignsDerek Muller

New York Times: Even after his resignation takes effect in less than two weeks, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will still control the largest pot of campaign cash in New York politics, an $18 million war chest amassed in apparent… Continue reading

Same judge on same day denies motions to dismiss in Dominion, Devin Nunes defamation lawsuits

August 12, 2021, 1:38 pmcampaignsDerek Muller

Jacqueline Thomsen at the National Law Journal has more on Dominion v. Powell and Nunes v. Washington Post. For more, the Wall Street Journal on Dominion and Law360 on Nunes. From Dominion (with some citations removed): Powell contends… Continue reading

“Dems plot last-ditch voting rights push as midterm clock ticks”

August 12, 2021, 5:39 amlegislation and legislatures, Voting Rights ActDerek Muller

Politico: Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are preparing to take one more big swing at voting rights. They may end up hitting their base with a huge letdown.The House will return to Washington later this month to vote on… Continue reading

Details on the RNC’s future election litigation strategy

August 12, 2021, 5:38 amelection administration, political parties, The Voting WarsDerek Muller

Breitbart (ed.: not often linked on the pages of ELB?) interviews Justin Riemer, chief counsel at the Republican National Committee: The Republican Party has built a “permanent” structure to battle the left nationwide on election integrity over the last eight… Continue reading

“‘We are in harm’s way’: Election officials fear for their personal safety amid torrent of false claims about voting”

August 12, 2021, 5:34 amelection administrationDerek Muller

Washington Post: In preparation for a vote on local tax assessments last week in Houghton County, Mich., county clerk Jennifer Kelly took extraordinary precautions, asking election staff in this remote northern Michigan community to record the serial numbers of… Continue reading

“Former U.S. attorney in Atlanta says Trump wanted to fire him for not backing election fraud claims”

August 11, 2021, 2:47 pmDepartment of JusticeDerek Muller

Kate Benner at the New York Times: Byung J. Pak, a former U.S. attorney in Atlanta, told congressional investigators on Wednesday that his abrupt resignation in January had been prompted by Justice Department officials’ warning that President Donald J.… Continue reading

“Giuliani told agents it was okay to ‘throw a fake’ during political campaign”

August 11, 2021, 2:45 pmcampaignsDerek Muller

Washington Post: Rudolph W. Giuliani’s promise of a “big surprise” to help Donald Trump’s election in October 2016 led to Democratic accusations the FBI was feeding him secrets about an investigation of Hillary Clinton.But a newly obtained transcript shows… Continue reading