“New and Old Tools to Tackle Deepfakes and Election Lies in 2024”
Some of the folks from Protect Democracy have this very helpful analysis at Lawfare.
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Danielle Lang Has a New Voting-Related Substack
“Corruption and the Supreme Court”
Can’t wait to read this new Josh Chafetz draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities). Here is the abstract:
Corruption is everywhere at the Supreme Court. The justices routinely rule on what is—and, more frequently, what… Continue reading
Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN
Here:
RankPaperDownloads1.A Lost Opportunity to Protect Democracy Against Itself: What the Supreme Court Got Wrong in Trump v. AndersonIlya SominGeorge Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law SchoolDate Posted: 29 Aug 2024Last Revised: 17 Sep 20243512.The Stagnation, … Continue reading
October 10 Virtual Event: “2024 Presidential Elections: Implications and Consequences for U.S. Democracy”
Very much looking forward to participating in this virtual event, with Lilliana Mason and Steve Levistky (free registration required).
October 8 Live Event at UCLA Hammer Museum: “The United States Electoral College and Fair Elections”
Very much looking forward to moderating this event:
Hammer Forum
Part of the series Hammer Forum: 2024 Presidential Election
Tuesday Oct 8, 2024 7:30 PM
Hammer Forums are made possible by the Rosenbloom Family.
Co-presented with the Safeguarding Democracy Project… Continue reading
“Pass the Freedom to Vote Act: How Elections Would Look Different This Year and in the Future”
New from CAP.
“Michigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000”
AP:
A community in western Michigan has agreed to a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit by a woman who was turned away from her polling place in 2022 despite registering online to vote, her attorneys said Monday.
Ashleigh Smith made… Continue reading
“Hurricane Helene scrambles mail and early voting plans in North Carolina”
NBC News:
Hurricane Helene has caused significant disruptions for election officials in North Carolina and across the Southeast, scrambling preparations for early and mail voting that have been in the works for months.
In western North Carolina, one of the… Continue reading
“Despite federal court ruling, Arizona has power to ensure counties certify election results”
Votebeat:
A federal judge has blocked an Arizona rule aimed at enforcing timely finalizing of election results, ruling that the state can’t simply exclude a county’s results if local officials there refuse to certify them, and noting the various… Continue reading
“Pennsylvania Republicans Lag Democrats in Early Mail Ballot Requests”
NYT:
In the past two election cycles, Republicans have been far less eager to vote by mail than Democrats — and their candidates have suffered because of it. This year, Republicans made Pennsylvania their target for flipping the trend, pledging … Continue reading
“Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat”
Marshall Cohen and Daniel Dale for CNN.
October 16 Event: “Connecting Research with Policy: Foreign Influence, Disinformation, and Generative AI”
This looks great:
Over the past decade, immense research and policy efforts have focused on understanding digital media’s impact on democracy, particularly around foreign influence campaigns and disinformation. However, the online environment has shifted radically over the last few years… Continue reading
“AI Could Still Wreck the Presidential Election”
Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneir in The Atlantic.