All posts by Dan Tokaji

ABA Unsung Heroes of Democracy Awards

July 9, 2024, 8:47 amelection law bizDan Tokaji

The ABA’s Task Force for American Democracy has this announcement, on 22 individuals and organizations receiving the award this year. They include Bob Bauer, Ben Ginsburg, and Meaghan Wolf. In related news, the ABA Task Force is hosting this … Continue reading

AEI “Ballot Battles” Book Event with Ned Foley

July 9, 2024, 8:41 amelection law bizDan Tokaji

This Monday, July 15 at 10 ET, on the revised and expanded version of Ned’s book, with live and virtual options.

“Immunity Ruling Leaves Judge Facing Tough Calls on Trump’s Election Indictment”

July 9, 2024, 4:41 amelection subversion risk, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

NYT: Judge Chutkan will have to sort through the 45-page indictment, making decisions about which of its many allegations can move forward and which will have to be tossed out. The Supreme Court has held that former presidents are… Continue reading

“Biden Has 100 Million Reasons to Stay In”

July 9, 2024, 4:33 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

Charlie Spies in WSJ Opinion: “Campaign finance rules create an incentive for Mr. Biden to stay in the race through the Democratic National Convention in August. At that point, but not before, Mr. Biden would be able to transfer… Continue reading

“House Democrat joins donor discussion about replacing Biden on ballot”

July 9, 2024, 4:20 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

Washington Post: Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) joined a Zoom call Sunday with more than 100 wealthy Democratic donors for a legal briefing about the process for replacing President Biden on the ballot, according to multiple people who joined the… Continue reading

“How a Last-Ditch Effort to Save Menendez From Prosecution Backfired”

July 9, 2024, 4:16 ambriberyDan Tokaji

NYT reports on the backstory behind the trial, in which closing arguments continue today: Last September, a prominent white-collar defense lawyer met with federal prosecutors in Manhattan in a last-ditch effort to stave off an indictment against his client.… Continue reading

“A Florida Law Has Nearly Killed Campus Voter Registration Drives”

July 8, 2024, 8:31 amvoter registrationDan Tokaji

Inside Higher Ed: “A Florida law that went into effect last July has mostly ended paper-and-pen voter registration on the state’s college campuses, according to students and voter registration organizations. The number of groups registering voters on campuses across… Continue reading

“Here’s how the process to replace Biden would work if he withdraws”

July 8, 2024, 5:32 amballot access, political partiesDan Tokaji

From The Hill, with this on the impact of the pre-convention “virtual roll call,” originally planned in response to the Ohio ballot access problem: Typically, the Democratic presidential candidate is officially selected at the Democratic National Convention, but this… Continue reading

“A billionaire is boosting a major defamation lawsuit against Fox News”

July 8, 2024, 5:05 amelection subversion risk, voting technologyDan Tokaji

WaPo: Smartmatic, the voting technology company enmeshed in complex defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax, has a powerful new financial ally: billionaire tech entrepreneur Reid Hoffman. Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn, has made a multimillion-dollar investment intended in… Continue reading

“Top House Dem super PAC raised $51M in past three months”

July 8, 2024, 4:48 amcampaign finance, political partiesDan Tokaji

Politico: House Majority PAC, the super PAC affiliated with the chamber’s Democratic leadership, and House Majority Forward, an associated nonprofit group, raised a combined $51 million in the second quarter of 2024. That total is more than double what the… Continue reading

#ELB20th: Election Law in the Age of Trump

July 31, 2023, 6:13 am#ELB20thDan Tokaji

A few months ago, Rick and others celebrated the 20th anniversary of this blog with a series of guest posts. Serving as dean of a law school doesn’t usually allow me to keep up with day-to-day developments in the… Continue reading

“US election officials are quitting at an alarming rate”

July 30, 2023, 7:38 amelection administrationDan Tokaji

The Guardian: Over the last four years, at least 40 of North Carolina’s 100 counties have had to replace their election directors due to retirements, resignations and other career moves. Patrick Gannon, a spokesperson for the state Board of … Continue reading

“Republicans dominate in Florida. Abortion and pot could change that.”

July 30, 2023, 6:26 amdirect democracyDan Tokaji

Politico: “National Democrats had all but written off Florida as a lost cause — a former purple state turned solid red by the MAGA movement and Gov. Ron DeSantis. But key party leaders in the state, desperate to turn… Continue reading

“Lawsuit asks Ohio Supreme Court to block abortion rights measure from November ballot”

July 30, 2023, 6:13 amdirect democracyDan Tokaji

Cleveland.com: After an abortion rights amendment qualified to appear on the November ballot in Ohio, a new lawsuit from Republicans asks the Ohio Supreme Court to block the measure. Filed on Friday, the challenge argues that the abortion rights… Continue reading