All posts by Dan Tokaji

FairVote Analysis of RCV in NYC Mayoral Primary

July 24, 2025, 2:18 pmalternative voting systems, primariesDan Tokaji

By Rachel Hutchinson, Bryan Huang, and Deb Otis: New York City’s third election cycle with ranked choice voting (RCV) had the second-highest turnout in city primary history. Most voters reported that they found RCV simple and wanted to keep or… Continue reading

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Open to Redrawing U.S. House Lines

July 24, 2025, 2:12 pmredistrictingDan Tokaji

Politico quotes her as saying this, in response to Republican redistricting efforts in Texas and Ohio: “All’s fair in love and war. We’re following the rules. We do redistricting every 10 years. . . . But if there’s other states… Continue reading

“As Redistricting War Looms, Republicans Have More Plausible Gerrymandering Targets than Democrats”

July 24, 2025, 11:35 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

Kyle Kondik’s analysis at Sabato’s Crystal Ball. Key points: — President Trump pushing Texas Republicans to squeeze more seats out of the Lone Star State has led to the possibility of other states on both sides trying to draw new… Continue reading

“Gabbard’s claims of an anti-Trump conspiracy are not supported by declassified documents”

July 24, 2025, 11:25 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

I’m sure this AP story will come as a real shocker to ELB readers.

Brennan & R Street: “A State Agenda for Election Security and Resistance”

July 24, 2025, 11:21 amelection administration, election subversion risk, voting technologyDan Tokaji

New report by Derek Tisler of Brennan Center & Chris McIsaac of R Street Institute: Election resiliency is about making sure that attacks and other disruptive incidents do not impede voters from casting ballots nor prevent election workers from counting… Continue reading

“New Eric Adams ‘Donors’ Say They Never Gave to His Reelection Campaign”

July 24, 2025, 7:27 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

The City reports: “Just weeks after the Trump administration pulled off the dismissal of corrupt fundraising charges against Mayor Eric Adams, it appears that his reelection campaign was at it again . . . . The Adams campaign in… Continue reading

“Michigan becomes latest target of Justice Department inquiry on voter roll maintenance”

July 24, 2025, 5:07 amDepartment of Justice, voter registrationDan Tokaji

Votebeat: The U.S. Justice Department is asking Michigan for a copy of its voter rolls and information about how the state maintains them, as well as a series of questions about its high levels of voter registration. In its … Continue reading

Rove on the Political Price of Conspiracy Theories

July 24, 2025, 4:59 amcheap speech, election subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Karl Rove in WSJ, connecting the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein drama to election-related conspiracy theories: Other conspiracies await action by the White House…. Team Trump could produce evidence that confirms the conspiracy advocates were right. They could reveal just how… Continue reading

“Mike Lindell celebrates victory after appeals court voids $5M award in election data dispute”

July 24, 2025, 4:50 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

AP: A federal appeals court handed a victory Wednesday to Mike Lindell, ruling that the MyPillow founder doesn’t have to pay a $5 million award to a software engineer who disputed data that Lindell claims proves that China interfered… Continue reading

“House Republicans endorse stricter state and federal-led voter roll purges despite dearth of evidence on fraud”

July 24, 2025, 4:41 amvoter registrationDan Tokaji

CyberScoop on efforts to make it easier to remove voters from the rolls, including changes to the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) proposed by Georgia’s Secretary of State: In a congressional hearing on state voter registration practices Tuesday, Republicans on… Continue reading

New Podcast: “This Old Democracy”

July 23, 2025, 9:35 amalternative voting systems, third partiesDan Tokaji

From the Center for Ballot Freedom: We have launched a podcast called This Old Democracy. (Political scientists often call our system “pre-modern,” meaning it’s really old, it’s falling apart in a lot of ways, and it definitely needs a… Continue reading

“Proxy Season Results Show Strong Support for Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability”

July 23, 2025, 8:07 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

Bruce Freed, Dan Carroll, and Karl Sandstrom of the Center for Political Accountability, in the Harvard Law School Forum for Corporate Governance: “[V]otes for Governance proposals calling on companies to adopt political disclosure and accountability policies surged in the just… Continue reading

“Silicon Valley’s bet on Trump starts to pay off”

July 23, 2025, 5:56 amcampaign finance, lobbyingDan Tokaji

Washington Post: The White House on Wednesday plans to reveal how it will position the United States to lead a global race to develop artificial intelligence and unveil three executive orders intended to boost the American tech sector, according… Continue reading

The Latest on Texas Redistricting

July 23, 2025, 5:52 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

NYT has this story on a possible Democratic walkout of the special legislative session: “Republicans in the Texas Legislature are planning to hold off on voting on measures to address the state’s deadly July 4 flooding until after they approve… Continue reading