“How Trump’s CIA Pick Funneled Congressional Campaign Funds To Himself And His Wife”
Zach Everson, from Forbes ($), picks up where he left off.
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Please Stop Wishcasting the Supreme Court into a Decisive Election Role
Justin here. There’s a tsunami of election litigation cascading through the legal system right now. It’s producing a lot of public anxiety, in part because it’s designed to produce a lot of public anxiety.
But none of the current litigation… Continue reading
Impressive new vote.gov redesign
On today’s anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, the Vice President name-checked vote.gov. And it looks like the site recently got a facelift that’s a giant improvement over its effectively 8-bit predecessor (which wasn’t all that… Continue reading
The Michigan Trump/RNC complaint is a mess
Justin here. Here’s the complaint for the RNC/Trump Michigan lawsuit Dan flagged earlier today. It’s a mess.
I think this may be the second lawsuit that the 2024 Trump campaign has filed directly as a plaintiff, behind the Nevada … Continue reading
“Voice assistants and AI chatbots still can’t say who won the 2020 election”
“Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States”
The State Democracy Research Initiative and the Elections Research Center at U. Wisconsin are hosting an all-star panel on July 11: Miriam Seifter facilitating a conversation with Pam Karlan, Derek Muller, Gowri Ramachandran, and Rylee Sommers-Flanagan… Continue reading
“Streaming: the best films about elections”
The Guardian with a list for your summer evenings.
“If Everyone Voted, Would Biden Benefit? Not Anymore.”
Nate Cohn at The Upshot with evidence supporting the dynamic I’d mentioned a few days ago: incremental restrictions on voting may be disproportionately impacting Trump supporters.
“Partisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as presidential election looms”
I can co-sign the AP’s lede:
Pennsylvania is seeing lots of action targeting gaps in its vote-by-mail laws. The problem is that it’s in the courtroom and not the legislature.
And no, I’m not suggesting that’s a problem of… Continue reading
“Documents detail Republican push to force hand counts in Arizona election”
A Guardian report about the press for hand counts, the product of election denialism that led to criminal charges when supervisors refused to certify results.
I’m old enough to remember when it was the hand counting that was causing … Continue reading
Carter Center pilot observation project in Missoula, Montana, primary
The Carter Center has a long history of profoundly deep expertise fielding strictly nonpartisan election observation missions across the globe. They were on the ground in the US to observe Georgia’s 2022 risk-limiting audit.
And now they’re out with… Continue reading
“Despite gains, Native Americans still face voting barriers”
An update from Voice of America that still points to an awfully long way to go.
“Illinois Republicans grapple with mail voting amid mixed signals from Trump — ‘We have to adapt'”
WBEZ has the story about trying to motivate voters in the face of very mixed messaging.
Related, I recently learned about the origin story for the VRA’s 1970 guarantee of uniform protections for absentee balloting in presidential races: none other… Continue reading