All posts by Dan Tokaji
Toobin on Vote Suppression
In the New Yorker, arguing that the recount is a distraction from “the real voting-rights scandal of 2016.”
“Where Unfair Voting Practices Begin”
NYT editorial on partisan gerrymandering.
“Like Kryptonite to Campaign Finance Reform”
“McCrory administration won’t explain decision that slowed election lawsuit”
News & Observer:
Gov. Pat McCrory’s office still won’t explain why it rejected the State Board of Elections’ choice of lawyers to defend against a lawsuit challenging same-day-registration votes.
The decision Tuesday has forced the elections agency to rely… Continue reading
Stein Camp’s Bid for Statewide Pennsylvania Recount in Trouble
Coverage from the NYT and WaPo on Saturday’s state court filing, which says that petitioners can’t afford the $1 million bond. While reportedly dropping the Pennsylvania state court case, the Stein campaign says it will file papers in federal court… Continue reading
Election Fraud Conviction in Michigan
Brandon Hall was convicted of 10 counts of election fraud for forging signatures on a 2012 judicial candidate petition, and now faces up to five year imprisonment.
“Maine Adopts Ranked-Choice Voting. What Is It, and How Will It Work?”
NYT.
“On ‘Hamilton Electors’ and the Lessig/Hasen Debate”
Mike Parsons blogs at Modern Democracy:
Professors Lawrence Lessig and Rick Hasen–two titans of the political law world–recently got into a public debate over the legitimacy of presidential electors voting in a way different from how their votes were… Continue reading
Dueling Michigan Recount Lawsuits, in Federal and State Courts
WaPo:
Green Party candidate Jill Stein is asking a federal judge to order Michigan to quickly start a recount of presidential votes.
…The recount could start Wednesday because officials say state law requires a break of at least two… Continue reading
“Kris Kobach was a source of Donald Trump’s voter fraud allegation, Conway says”
Bush v. Gore Lawsuit from Pro-Trump PACs
Yesterday’s complaint in Great America PAC v. Wisconsin Elections Commission begins:
This lawsuit seeks to enjoin a recount that — like the ill-fated Florida recount the Supreme Court enjoined in Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (per curiam) — fails… Continue reading
“‘Rigged’ or Not, Election Positions Trump to Shape Rules on How You Vote
NYT: “After an extraordinarily contentious election, crucial elements of the rules that determine how Americans vote will be under assault from conservatives and facing legal challenges heading toward the Supreme Court as Donald J. Trump prepares to become president.”
Now in Print: Tokaji’s Election Law in a Nutshell, 2d ed.
Just in time for finals. The 2d edition of my nutshell is current through the end of the 2015-16 Supreme Court term, including Evenwel, Arizona Legislative Black Caucus, and McDonnell. The print version is temporarily out of stock at Amazon… Continue reading