The WSJ Editorial Board thinks not:
Democrats accuse Republicans of suppressing the minority vote with laws to ensure ballot integrity. But then how do they explain record minority turnout last November? If Republicans were trying to stop minorities from voting,… Continue reading
Ned Foley in Politico Magazine, suggesting that Electoral College reformers ” focus on a select group of battleground states and get them to adopt ranked-choice voting—or, if they prefer, a conventional runoff—in presidential elections”:
The key is to focus… Continue reading
San Antonio Express News:
Texas Secretary of State David Whitley will tell Texas counties they may continue to look into the citizenship statuses of voters on his list of suspected noncitizens, according to an advisory approved by a federal… Continue reading
An important question, not just for Florida. Tampa Bay Times:
A computer program might have avoided the entire 2018 recount fiasco and saved South Florida election officials days of embarrassment last year, if not their jobs.Had the law allowed… Continue reading
Texas Tribune:
In reality, the voter citizenship review was flawed in two major ways.For one, officials from the Texas secretary of state’s office based their review on data DPS had warned would not be up-to-date. In addition, miscommunication between… Continue reading
NYT:
…. Unlike the National Rifle Association, the Human Rights Campaign and other powerful grass-roots advocacy organizations, Aipac, which is bipartisan, does not endorse or raise money for candidates. But its members do, with the organization’s strong encouragement.
Mr.… Continue reading
Roll Call:
The House Rules Committee will take up the package [HR 1] Tuesday, setting the parameters for consideration on the floor. Lawmakers then will debate the measure on the House floor over the following days, with an expected… Continue reading
From Plaintiffs-Appellees’ Brief filed in the Supreme Court yesterday:
A State may not inhibit “the political participation of some in order to enhance the relative influence of others.” McCutcheon v. FEC, 572 U.S. 185, 191 (2014). Given this insuperable principle,… Continue reading
Marketplace:
Several presidential candidates have said they will avoid corporate political action committee money, and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren has promised to avoid “call time,” when candidates can spend hours a day on the phone with donors to raise… Continue reading
Newsday:
The state Democratic Party approved a resolution Monday to ban New York’s oft-criticized practice of fusion voting.The resolution was nonbinding and has no legal impact. But Democratic leaders said they hope lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled State Legislature hear… Continue reading