All posts by Dan Tokaji

“Arizona Cites High Court Win to Back Another Voting Restriction”

July 8, 2021, 6:39 amabsentee ballots, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Bloomberg: Arizona urged a federal appeals court to reverse a 2020 ruling that forces the state to give voters who forget to sign envelopes for their mail-in ballots as long as five days after Election Day to sign them.At… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Prepares Arizona-Style Election Audit As Lawmaker Demands Counties Turn Over Voting Equipment”

July 8, 2021, 4:35 amfraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Forbes: Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican who chairs the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, said Wednesday he had sent letters to Philadelphia, York and Tioga counties asking them to turn over election materials by July 31…If the counties… Continue reading

Brnovich on Brnovich v. DNC

July 8, 2021, 4:24 amabsentee ballots, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Mark Brnovich’s WSJ op-ed: The court’s ruling is a win for election integrity at a time when the far left conducts propaganda campaigns to trick people into believing any election law that protects against voter fraud is “Jim Crow… Continue reading

“Abbott Opens Texas G.O.P.’s Push to Limit Voting and Reshape the State”

July 8, 2021, 4:14 amVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

NYT: Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Wednesday kicked off a high-stakes political fight over the state’s future, formally announcing a special session of the Legislature in which he and fellow Republicans will try to push Texas further to… Continue reading

Arizona SOS asks AG to investigate alleged election interference by Trump camp

July 8, 2021, 4:09 amelection administration, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Arizona Republic: “Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Wednesday asked Attorney General Mark Brnovich to open a criminal investigation into possible efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to influence Maricopa County supervisors as the ballots… Continue reading

FEC Appeal to SCOTUS in Ted Cruz Case

July 8, 2021, 4:06 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

The jurisdictional statement in FEC v. Cruz, involving the limit on post-election contributions to repay candidates’ loans to their own campaigns, is here.

“Texas Lawmakers Return For A Second Shot At Tighter Voting Laws”

July 7, 2021, 1:28 pmVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

NPR: Texas lawmakers are reconvening in a special legislative session that begins Thursday in which voting restrictions are expected to be a top priority for Republicans.The special session starts a week after the Supreme Court gave a green… Continue reading

“Judge rejects attempt to stop parts of Georgia voting law”

July 7, 2021, 10:53 amabsentee ballotsDan Tokaji

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A federal judge denied an effort to invalidate parts of Georgia’s voting law Wednesday, the first court ruling upholding new rules passed after last year’s elections.U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee wrote in his order that he wouldn’t… Continue reading

Trump Sues Facebook, Google, and Twitter

July 7, 2021, 10:51 amcheap speechDan Tokaji

Reuters reports: Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), Facebook Inc (FB.O), and Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O), as well as their chief executives, alleging they unlawfully silence conservative viewpoints.The lawsuits,… Continue reading

“Long waits for Pa. election results are here to stay after a key GOP lawmaker closed the door on changes”

July 7, 2021, 9:30 amabsentee ballotsDan Tokaji

From the Philly Inquirer: “The point person on election issues for state House Republicans says he’s done considering election legislation until 2023, after Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf last week vetoed the bill he wrote.”

Brennan Center Event on Institutional Reform to Protect Democracy

July 7, 2021, 9:16 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

This online event starts at 2:00 ET today, and features Bob Bauer, Preet Bharara, and Christine Todd Whitman.

More of the Brnovich Symposium on SCOTUSblog

July 7, 2021, 9:00 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Contributions from David Gans and Hans von Spakovsky are now posted.

“Lawsuit Seeks Three-in-a-Row Elections for Virginia House of Delegates”

July 7, 2021, 6:45 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

NPR: Candidates for Virginia’s House of Delegates could face three-in-a-row elections from 2021 to 2023 if judges agree with a lawsuit filed in federal court last week.The complaint from Richmond attorney Paul Goldman argues the state would violate portion… Continue reading

“Samuel Alito’s Boundless Contempt for Democracy”

July 7, 2021, 6:27 amSupreme Court, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Matt Ford in TNR: “In a nihilistic ruling by Justice Samuel Alito, the six-justice conservative majority did not so much interpret Section 2 as they rewrote it and gave future litigants a roadmap to circumvent what was left. The… Continue reading