All posts by Dan Tokaji

“Biden’s Demagogic Voting Speech”

July 15, 2021, 4:45 amlegislation and legislatures, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Rich Lowry of National Review, in Politico Magazine: The presumption that marginal changes in election laws measurably affect turnout, a key assumption of the Democratic case against GOP election bills, is simply erroneous. Voter ID laws haven’t suppressed turnout… Continue reading

“Activist Shareholders Score Wins on Election Spending After Riot”

July 15, 2021, 4:32 amcampaign finance, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Bloomberg: Like Duke Energy, shareholders at Netflix Inc., United Airlines Holdings Inc., and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and others have endorsed political spending disclosures in the sixth months since the riot, according to Bloomberg’s Proxy Tracker. The Netflix proposal… Continue reading

“Rep. Clyburn’s false claim that ‘no Democrat’ has opposed voter ID laws”

July 15, 2021, 4:26 amvoter idDan Tokaji

WaPo fact checker: Clyburn is trying to have his cake and eat it, too. He routinely decries “voter ID” laws, but at the same time he insisted on Fox News that he has never opposed such laws — and… Continue reading

“More than 150 companies back update to Voting Rights Act”

July 14, 2021, 1:10 pmVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

NBC News: More than 150 companies, including PepsiCo, Amazon and Target, threw their support behind updating the Voting Rights Act in a letter released Wednesday.The signatories, all U.S. employers, urged Congress to enact the John Lewis Voting Rights… Continue reading

“Audit finds folds behind New Hampshire election miscount”

July 14, 2021, 12:56 pmabsentee ballots, voting technologyDan Tokaji

AP: “Auditors concluded that miscounts in a New Hampshire election were primarily caused by the way ballots were folded, according to a report released Tuesday.” You can find the report here.

“Michigan GOP official: Trump a ‘malignancy’ who spouts ‘lies’ about election”

July 14, 2021, 12:52 pmelection administration, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

The Detroit News reports on the remarks from Tony Daunt of the Board of State Canvassers: Tony Daunt, who’s also a member of the Michigan GOP’s state committee, made the comments after a presentation by state Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan,… Continue reading

“By the numbers: Voting, redistricting wars fought in least-white states”

July 14, 2021, 12:44 pmredistrictingDan Tokaji

Axios: “Texas, Georgia, Florida and Arizona have been at the center of a partisan war over voting rules that could impact voters of color — they’re also among the top 10 states with the lowest percentage of white residents.”

18 States with New Voting Restrictions

July 14, 2021, 5:25 amlegislation and legislaturesDan Tokaji

WaPo reports on research from the Voting Rights Lab: “As of mid-July, 18 states had enacted 35 laws with provisions that create new hurdles to vote, according to the Voting Rights Lab. Arizona and Texas lead the country in… Continue reading

“Inside the secret plan for the Texas Democratic exodus: A phone tree, a scramble to pack and a politically perilous trip”

July 13, 2021, 8:49 pmlegislation and legislaturesDan Tokaji

WaPo: They activated the plan with a phone tree late Sunday: Pack your bags — and make sure they weigh no more than 45 pounds. Be ready to leave Austin at noon tomorrow. We’ll tell you then where we’re… Continue reading

“By Choice and Circumstance, Democrats Put Voting Rights on the Ballot”

July 13, 2021, 8:47 pmelection subversion risk, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

NYT: [E]ven many commentators who have expressed concerns about the integrity of future elections have criticized the push for the For the People Act as fighting the last war….“There are really two different issues going on,” said Richard L.… Continue reading

“Biden rips Trump’s ‘big lie’ in voting rights address”

July 13, 2021, 1:11 pmelection subversion risk, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

The Hill: President Biden on Tuesday decried inflammatory and false claims from former President Donald Trump and his allies about the 2020 election and broader efforts to restrict access to the ballot in a major speech on voting rights….“It’s clear,… Continue reading

“U.S. Election Assistance Commission Sued for Improperly Loosening Voting System Standards After Private Meetings With Voting Machine Manufacturers”

July 13, 2021, 12:57 pmvoting technologyDan Tokaji

Free Speech for People press release. Update – AP reports: “Key elements of the first federal technology standards for voting equipment in 15 years should be scrapped because language that would have banned the devices from connecting to the… Continue reading

“The Supreme Court Moves the Goalposts on Donor Transparency”

July 13, 2021, 12:56 pmcampaign financeDan Tokaji

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy: “This is not a campaign finance case, but opponents of political transparency will likely try to use it to foreclose efforts to counter the dark money problem in campaign finance. Whether they will succeed is another question.”

“With Record 2020 Turnout, Youth Activists Turn Their Energy To 2021 Redistricting”

July 13, 2021, 5:25 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

NPR: Across the country, the once-a-decade mapmaking process known as redistricting is about to get underway. In Georgia, when state lawmakers held their first virtual town hall seeking public feedback on the process, several commenters stood out amidst the… Continue reading