“Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.”
ProPublica with a summary of the legislative backlash to direct democracy.
All posts by Justin Levitt
“Trump’s flurry of pardons include some to campaign contributors”
An ABC analysis:
Of Trump’s 60 pardons or commutations unrelated to Jan. 6, about one in five of them have gone to those who have some sort of financial or political connection to him. Here is a list of… Continue reading
“Cuomo Loses Another $675,000 Over Suspected Super PAC Coordination”
The NYT reports on the NYC campaign finance board’s decision, which turns on “redboxing” – the practice of campaigns issuing public documents that sure look like very-thinly-veiled instructions to SuperPAC allies, in an attempt to skirt local prohibitions on… Continue reading
“Ruling lets Cochise County throw out local election result over mail-ballot mistake”
Votebeat with a report on a ruling from Cochise County, Arizona, allowing a new election when 11,000 inactive voters were – improperly — not sent ballots for a May 2023 all-mail election decided by 750 votes.
“Watchdog links Florida Dem to more potential House rules violations”
From Politico:
A congressional watchdog office has found reason to believe that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick requested community project funding, also known as earmarks, on behalf of a for-profit entity — a potential violation of House rules.
The findings of… Continue reading
“’Calm anger’: After 17 years, Shasta elections official suddenly fired”
Further turmoil in Shasta County, which has been a hotbed of conspiracy theory over the past few years.
“Proposed budget would kill independent elections commission”
The Blade reports on a proposed Ohio state budget to eliminate the bipartisan commission enforcing state campaign finance law, which would leave the secretary of state’s office with statewide enforcement authority and the ability to break ties on county enforcement… Continue reading
The Timing of Multiple-Round Elections
In his most recent Substack, Rob Richie offers some (exceedingly respectful) pushback on my post here about this New Bedford decision to hold a primary on October 7 before a general election November 4. He makes “the case for… Continue reading
“Man who blamed exposure to far-right content gets 3 years for threatening election officials”
The AP reports on a 3-year sentence for Teak Brockbank’s appalling threats to kill Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs over their handling of the elections (and similarly appalling threats against state judges… Continue reading
“Alabama may pause redistricting efforts until 2030 to avoid federal oversight”
That’s the headline of a States Newsroom piece about a Wednesday filing in Alabama’s congressional redistricting litigation. But I can’t understand why it’s warranted.
It’s true that after a three-judge court’s 571-page opinion (not a typo) a few weeks ago… Continue reading
“Trump’s 2024 win may boost the popular vote movement”
That’s the lead analysis of this morning’s WaPo Early Brief.
But see, e.g., this piece from the Daily Signal: “Maine Poised to Become First State to Withdraw From Popular Vote Compact”
Important laches election case from the Georgia Supreme Court
In Dean v. Georgia, the state Supreme Court rejected a (bold) claim by a losing candidate in the Georgia Labor Commissioner primary that all other candidates in both Democratic and Republican primaries lacked the proper qualifications.
The dismissal was… Continue reading
Reporters keep buying the claim that DOGE is looking for voter fraud, at face value and without further questions
Buried in this NYT profile of Elon Musk’s latest PR offensive is the following paragraph:
It is unclear how many of Mr. Musk’s most prominent deputies will stay ensconced in their new government roles. Antonio Gracias, the billionaire investor, has… Continue reading
Cuts at Census Bureau have an impact
Hansi Lo Wang, over at Bluesky, with a thread that starts:
NEW: Census Bureau lost over 1,000 employees through early retirement and voluntary separation offers in recent months and plans to cut some statistical work, acting Director Ron Jarmin… Continue reading