All posts by Dan Tokaji

“With Russian meddling in mind, California invests $134 million to safeguard election systems”

July 10, 2018, 9:04 amvoting technologyDan Tokaji

Sacramento Bee: With increased attention to cybersecurity lately, California is making a sizable investment in its election infrastructure. This year’s state budget provides $134 million for counties to modernize voting systems. It also provides $3 million for the creation… Continue reading

“Environmental group files lawsuit to block California’s split-the-state measure from November ballot”

July 10, 2018, 6:47 amdirect democracyDan Tokaji

LAT reports on a case filed yesterday in the California Supreme Court to block Prop. 9, which would divide California into three states.

President Trump Picks Kavanaugh

July 9, 2018, 6:06 pmSupreme CourtDan Tokaji

More to come!

Derek Muller’s “The Democracy Ratchet”

July 9, 2018, 4:41 pmelection law and constitutional law, voting, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Available on SSRN. From the abstract: Litigants seeking to lift burdens on the right to vote and judges adjudicating these claims have an unremarkable problem—what is the benchmark for measuring the nature of these burdens? Legal theories abound for… Continue reading

“Ohio restarts voter purge process with changes to help prevent unnecessary cancellations”

July 9, 2018, 10:50 amvoter registrationDan Tokaji

Cleveland.com reports on directives (2018-19, 2018-20, 2018-21 and 2018-22) that Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted issued today. They restart Ohio’s supplemental process for removing voters from the rolls, upheld by the Supreme Court in Husted… Continue reading

If You Follow Election Law Blog on Twitter . . .

July 9, 2018, 8:21 amelection law bizDan Tokaji

I’ll post updates on my Twitter account (@Title52law) while Rick is out this week. And don’t worry, I almost never use it for anything else.

SCOTUS Decision Day Roundup

July 9, 2018, 8:17 amSupreme CourtDan Tokaji

President Trump is scheduled to announce his nominee in prime time tonight, with Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Raymond Kethledge, and Thomas Hardiman the four reported finalists. Coverage and analysis from 538, NYT, Politico, RCP, WSJ… Continue reading

Trey Grayson on Automatic Voter Registration

July 9, 2018, 8:07 amvoter registrationDan Tokaji

The former Kentucky Secretary of State (2004-11) and NASS president (2009-10), a Republican, offers his thoughts: “We can all agree that outdated voter rolls are a problem that must be addressed to safeguard the integrity of our elections. Automated… Continue reading

Tokaji on Abbott v. Perez: Bad Reading Invites Discriminatory Redistricting

July 9, 2018, 7:49 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

My thoughts on the Take Care Blog.

“The Supreme Court vs. Democracy”

July 9, 2018, 7:27 amSupreme CourtDan Tokaji

Ezra Klein at Vox: [T]he Supreme Court’s conservative bloc doesn’t just reflect the outcomes of America’s undemocratic electoral rules; it is writing and, in some cases, rewriting them, to favor the Republican Party — making it easier to suppress… Continue reading

Eighth Circuit Opinion in Ferguson VRA Case

July 9, 2018, 7:20 amVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Judge Kelly’s opinion in Missouri St. Conf. NAACP v. Ferguson-Florissant Sch. Dist. affirms the district court’s decision that the school district’s at-large elections violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The Eighth Circuit concludes that African American voters can… Continue reading

Grofman on Proving Partisan Gerrymandering

July 9, 2018, 6:56 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

In Monkey Cage. Citing recent racial and partisan gerrymandering decisions, he concludes: Many experts, including me, had hoped the Supreme Court would declare a standard for finding districts had been unconstitutionally gerrymandered for partisan advantage that looked at effects statewide.… Continue reading

“Anthony Weiner Fined $65,000 for Campaign Finance Violations”

December 4, 2016, 8:50 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

Missed this one on the NYC Campaign Finance Board’s imposition of fines Thursday for, among other things, “using campaign funds to pay for two cellphones, including the personal phone used by Mr. Weiner from May to September 2013 ….”

“Three Men in a Room: The D.C. Edition”

December 4, 2016, 8:40 amUncategorizedDan Tokaji

Torres-Spelliscy at Brennan.