All posts by Dan Tokaji

“State election officials opt for 2020 voting machines vulnerable to hacking”

March 2, 2019, 4:42 amvoting technologyDan Tokaji

Politico reports on Georgia, Delaware, and Philadelphia’s plans to buy ballot-marking devices that “allow voters to use a touchscreen to select their choices” and then “print a slip of paper with the vote both displayed in plain text and embedded… Continue reading

“Abbott blames flawed voter purge effort on ‘faulty information’ from Department of Public Safety”

March 2, 2019, 4:19 amvoter registrationDan Tokaji

San Antonio Express-News: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming the Texas Department of Public Safety and its director for a flawed effort to purge non-citizens from the state voter rolls. “The Secretary of State [David Whitley] was hamstrung by… Continue reading

Crum: The Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019

March 1, 2019, 4:10 pmVoting Rights ActDan Tokaji

Guest post from Travis Crum: Democrats in the House and Senate recently unveiled the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 (“VRAA”), the latest version in a series of bills intended to restore the coverage formula invalidated in Shelby County v. … Continue reading

“Why Allen Weisselberg, Trump’s Money Man, Could Face Scrutiny Next”

March 1, 2019, 4:22 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

NYT: Mr. Cohen said he had paid Ms. [Stormy] Daniels with his own money, and then was repaid by the Trump Organization….Mr. Cohen submitted to Congress a copy of a $35,000 check … that he said was one of… Continue reading

NH House Approves Redistricting Reform Bill

March 1, 2019, 4:08 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

Concord Monitor: House Bill 706 passed 218-123, but only 16 members of the Republican minority voted in favor of the proposal, with 123 Republican members against.Crafted by Durham Democrat Marjorie Smith, the bill would create an independent redistricting commission… Continue reading

“Decades waiting to vote: Louisiana parolees, probationers set to get voting rights back Friday”

March 1, 2019, 4:01 amfelon votingDan Tokaji

NOLA.com: Kenneth Johnston has never participated in an election before, but he’s hoping by the time he arrives at his 70th birthday Saturday (March 2), he’ll be registered to vote for the first time in his life.Johnston, who is… Continue reading

“Trump’s 2020 money machine in disrepair”

March 1, 2019, 3:55 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

Politico on the Super PAC supporting the President’s reelection: Trump political aides, members of the president’s family, and top Republicans have been considering potential candidates to spearhead America First Action’s 2020 fundraising efforts. They want someone with deep ties to… Continue reading

“Norma Paulus, pioneering Oregon woman politician and former secretary of state, dead at 85”

March 1, 2019, 3:44 amUncategorizedDan Tokaji

The Oregonian: As the state’s top elections official, she helped bring about a fair election when the Rajneeshees tried in 1984 to bus in homeless people to hijack a local Wasco County election, a stance for which she gained… Continue reading

Shane Leong, “The Democracy Enhancement Fund”

March 1, 2019, 3:38 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

New in ELJ. From the abstract: …. This article argues that creating a “democratic enhancement fund” (DEF) would provide a better outcome for democracies that, for either financial or political reasons, cannot provide sufficient funds to run a public… Continue reading

Tokaji: A Grand Election Bargain That Everyone Should Support

November 20, 2018, 12:21 pmlegislation and legislatures, voter id, voter registrationDan Tokaji

In collaboration with Take Care, Election Law Blog is pleased to present a series of posts offering thoughts on legislation to reform the U.S. electoral process. Election reform is back on Congress’s agenda. Having won control of the U.S.… Continue reading

“‘Race-blind’ Va. political map offered to replace one deemed racial gerrymander”

September 19, 2018, 11:53 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

WaPo: “With a court-ordered deadline looming Oct. 30, Republican leaders of the House of Delegates on Tuesday backed a ‘politically neutral, race-blind remedial redistricting map’ that they said would satisfy the court while causing minimal disruption to existing legislative district… Continue reading

“The Cyberthreats That Most Worry Election Officials”

September 19, 2018, 4:33 amelection administrationDan Tokaji

WSJ: “Hoping to quell fears about foreign hackers and repel potential threats, many states and counties are beefing up their plans to deal with cyberattacks.”

“Georgia district is ordered to redo primary election after voting errors”

September 19, 2018, 4:22 amRemediesDan Tokaji

CNN: “A judge said he will order a Georgia Legislature district to redo a primary election between two Republicans because errors in voter data called the results into question.” It’s quite uncommon for a court to order this type… Continue reading

“Securing The Election Industry”

September 19, 2018, 4:15 amelection administrationDan Tokaji

NPR’s Morning Edition on the role that private companies, including one whose largest investor is reportedly a Russian oligarch, play in running our elections.