Dionne and Rapoport: “What if America held an election and everyone came? Universal voting would be a step in that direction.”
E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport in the Chicago Sun-Times.
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“Defending a Free and Fair Election”
Robert Kuttner for TAP.
“When a Trailblazing Suffragist and a Crusading Prosecutor Teamed Up to Expose an Election Conspiracy”
Sasha Issenberg for Smithsonian Magazine.
“Trump Urges Police Officers to Watch for Voter Fraud”
NY Times:
Former President Donald J. Trump urged the board of the nation’s largest police union on Friday to “watch for voter fraud” across the country, an appeal that, if followed through on, could run afoul of multiple state laws… Continue reading
“WA GOP sues King County Elections over commissioner of public lands primary results”
Seattle Times:
The state Republican Party filed a lawsuit challenging King County’s use of an online tool to allow voters to fix their challenged ballots, mostly with signature issues.
The complaint is the latest development in a monthlong saga to… Continue reading
Walter Olson on the Electoral College
Sept. 12 Webinar at U Minn: “The Threats to the 2024 Elections”
Looking forward to participating in this conversation at the Humphrey School (free registration required):
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Can the United States continue to conduct free and fair elections? Richard Hasen, the Gary T. Schwartz Endowed Chair in Law and Director of the… Continue reading
“National Religious Broadcasters Association Files Johnson Amendment Challenge”
Release:
The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) association—a nonpartisan, international association of Christian communicators whose member organizations represent hundreds of millions of listeners, viewers, and readers—has joined with First Baptist Church Waskom (Waskom, Texas), Intercessors for America (Purcellville, Va.), and… Continue reading
“Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election” (Link to Court’s Letter)
AP:
A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential… Continue reading
Courts Order RFK Jr. Off the Ballot in Michigan and North Carolina
Michigan
North Carolina
There may be further appeals.
“Sec of State LaRose says it’s easy to vote in Ohio, but critics say he’s making it more difficult”
Ohio Capital Journal:
Secretary of State Frank LaRose is fond of saying that “it’s easy to vote and hard to cheat” in Ohio elections. But his recent — and not-so-recent — conduct seems to contradict both halves of that formulation,… Continue reading
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abandons plan to seek votes in uncompetitive states”
WaPo:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate who recently endorsed Donald Trump, called on his supporters Thursday to vote for the Republican nominee no matter where they live, reversing instructions he gave two weeks ago when… Continue reading
En Banc Sixth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Federal Campaign Finance Rules Limiting Coordinated Spending Between Candidates and Parties, with Strong Hint SCOTUS Will Strike the Limits Down
I have been waiting for this issue to get back to the Supreme Court for a while, and this is just the vehicle that could get it there. I don’t expect the Court, if it considers the issue, to uphold… Continue reading
“Evidence in January 6 case against Trump could be released before election under new schedule”
CNN:
Judge Tanya Chutkan has set a schedule in the federal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump that will allow prosecutors to release never-before-seen evidence, such as grand jury transcripts, ahead of the presidential election.
The deadline for… Continue reading