CA Has 12 — Count them, 12 — Ballot Measures for Voters to Vote on This Fall
For details on each of these measures, which also reports that $630 million has been spent so far on them, see this story.
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“California allows Republican ballot boxes with safeguards”
The first part of this story suggests the conflicts over GOP drop boxes in CA have now been resolved:
California officials lowered the temperature Friday in their legal standoff with the California Republican Party over its unauthorized ballot boxes, saying… Continue reading
“6 Places Where Police Reform Is Going Straight to the Voters”
Politico story on local-government ballot measures this fall to change policing systems:
Nevertheless, in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Philadelphia, Akron and Seattle, voters will get to decide on some pioneering changes to the way their policing systems work. These… Continue reading
Polling Data on Election-Related Issues
Some interesting data on several election-policy issues from a recent Ipsos poll for Axios:
What we’re watching: Most Black respondents (82%), Hispanic Americans (77%), Asian Americans (63%) and white respondents (59%) say the president should be elected nationally by… Continue reading
“New Jersey Election Officials Scramble on First Mostly Mail-In Vote”
From the WSJ:
New Jersey’s election system will be tested in the coming weeks as most voters will be casting their ballots for the presidential election by mail or… Continue reading
The Games Major-Party Candidates Play with Third Parties
From the WSJ:
THIRD-PARTY SENATE CANDIDATES could play key roles in some of the fall’s closest contests—in some cases with the help of a major party candidate. In South Carolina, where Democrat Jaime Harrison has run close to Sen.… Continue reading
Amy Barrett and “The Law of Democracy”
My favorite TikTok video of all time, especially the end, not surprisingly:
https://twitter.com/LissaJoStewart/status/1316496502567641089?s=09
“Democrats Preferred to Vote by Mail. But as Election Day Nears, More Say They’ll Head to the Polls”
This is from the latest Morning Consult Poll:
But as Nov. 3 has inched closer, questions over the U.S. Postal Service’s ability to deliver mailed ballots on time has prompted some Democratic organizers to encourage people to vote in person.… Continue reading
“If we want results on election night, this is a reform both parties should support”
Glad to see the Washington Post weighing in the need for states like PA to permit processing of absentee ballots sooner than Election Day. How long have some of us been urging states to make this change? Since March, when… Continue reading
Anyone Thinking About Partisan Gerrymandering These Days?
If not, you will be soon enough. To get you in the spirit, Prof. Derek Muller and I will be debating partisan gerrymandering later tonight for the University of Utah’s 37th Annual Jefferson B. Fordham Debate, with link for… Continue reading
Possible Good News in PA
There are some signs PA’s legislature and Governor might be moving toward a compromise that would permit election officials to start processing absentees before Election Day. Far from a done deal, but some positives signs and I’ve heard the local… Continue reading
Biden Voters Switching to In-Person Voting
In this important Washington Post story about early voting, I was heartened to see this passage:
While polls show that Democrats are more likely to vote by mail this year, there are signs that many are abandoning those plans and… Continue reading
“The Case Against Packing the Court”
At the New Republic, from Jeff Sheshol, one of the leading scholars of the political battle over FDR’s Court-packing plan:
When Roosevelt finally struck against the court, at the start of his second term, his party held 76… Continue reading
I Watched GOP Training Videos for Poll Watchers So You Don’t Have To
CNN story here, titled: “‘Behave yourself’: Trump campaign’s training tapes for poll watchers don’t always align with Trump’s rhetoric”