New York made a few election law changes in 2019
Greenberg Traurig, in The National Law Review, have you covered on some of the basics.
All posts by Justin Levitt
Primary voting begins today …
… in the Oscars race.
It’s an alternative
voting system for nominations (and in a few categories, for the final
result):
In the nominations voting, the
marking and tabulation of all ballots shall be according to the preferential,
weighted average,… Continue reading
“Voting Rights Restoration Backlog Leaves Iowans with Felony Convictions Waiting”
Iowa Public Radio previews an issue with increased urgency given the February 3 primaries.
Unaffiliated voters and the California primaries
Jessica
Levinson forecasts coming confusion in California, a heavily
absentee-voting state where voters have now been trained on a “top two” state primary
(in which voters can vote on all candidates, no matter their party registration). But
the top… Continue reading
“Conservatives seek immediate purge of voters in Wisconsin”
The latest on this saga is a motion seeking to hold the members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission in contempt for failing to remove 200,000 voter registrations pending an appeal of a state trial court’s order. More here.
“‘Alabama Counts’: How one Republican state bucks national trends and boosts Census awareness”
Alabama is right on the brink of losing a congressional seat – under most projections, it’s the state that would get the 436th seat if that were a thing. (And that’s if the Census count is actually accurate.)
And… Continue reading
“Census 2020 Tests Social-Media Giants’ Ability to Combat Disinformation”
The Wall St. Journal highlights the social media fight against disinformation ahead of the 2020 census.
“Americans wary of 2020 census; more than $1 trillion hangs in balance”
The Washington Times on census response.
“Cyber attacks and electronic voting errors threaten 2020 outcome, experts warn”
The Guardian reports.
Cybersecurity is exceedingly important. And now your reminder that at least in the
past, we have been more prone
to hacking than the voting systems.
“Election Security at the Chip Level”
Semiconductor
Engineering reports on some of the challenges confronting manufacturers of
secure accessible voting systems, and some of the industry efforts to meet
those challenges.
That’s right, Semiconductor Engineering. You’re welcome.
“Under Trump, voter turnout surges in Virginia’s off-year elections”
The WaPo headline is absolutely
accurate.
And the “surge” they’re describing reached 48 percent
turnout in 2017, and 43 percent in 2019 – far more than most off-year
elections, and still less than a majority of the eligible electorate.
The Year in Recall Elections
Apropos for the holiday season, the Recall Elections Blog summarizes some of the “returns and exchanges” of 2019.
“Commission on Appellate Court Appointments in Spotlight as Redistricting Fight Nears”
In Arizona, the commission on appellate court appointments is also the screening body for applicants to the state’s independent redistricting commission. And with tomorrow’s deadline on applications to the commission, KJZZ has a story on some of the upstream impact… Continue reading
“Virginia was home to the first gerrymander. It should also be the home of its solution.”
Sam Wang urges the new unilateral Democratic majority in Virginia to follow through on redistricting reform.