LA Times: In many elections, the suspense comes from wondering which candidate is going to win. In Shasta County, the question everyone is hanging on is: Will the local election next Tuesday bring unrest or even violence? The county of… Continue reading

NY Times: A Colorado judge on Wednesday refused a request from lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump to throw out a case challenging his eligibility to hold office again, saying she was not yet prepared to decide on what… Continue reading

WaPo: Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said Wednesday that he would not seek reelection next year, expressing disappointment that many fellow Republicans continue to push the “big lie” that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Our nation is on a collision… Continue reading

Votebeat reports.

New piece from OLIVIER BERGERON-BOUTIN • KATHERINE CLAYTON • THAD KOUSSER • BRENDAN NYHAN • LAUREN PRATHER. Summary: The stability of democracy depends in part on public belief in the legitimacy of elections, which has been called into question in… Continue reading

AP: After being in office for over a decade, Mississippi state Sen. Dean Kirby got challenged in the Republican primary. He won with 70% of the vote. That was in 2003 — and it remains the last time Kirby faced… Continue reading

Beau Tremitiere and Aisha Woodward at Lawfare.

Aaron Blake: Earlier this year, we learned about how the American political right’s most trusted news outlet proactively aired claims that its higher-ups understood to be baseless and false, and resisted fact-checking them. Fox News’s viewers were sold a fantasy… Continue reading

NYT:  federal judge reinstated a gag order on former President Donald J. Trump on Sunday that had been temporarily placed on hold nine days earlier, reimposing restrictions on what Mr. Trump can say about witnesses and prosecutors in the case… Continue reading

NYT: Former Vice President Mike Pence, who spent four years dutifully serving President Donald J. Trump but refused to carry out Mr. Trump’s demand that he block the 2020 election results, ended his presidential bid on Saturday, with a final… Continue reading

AP: A vote by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate last month to fire the state’s nonpartisan top elections official had no legal effect, and lawmakers are barred from ousting her while a lawsuit plays out, a Dane County judge ruled on… Continue reading

Doug Jones CNN oped on the potential for a contingent election in 2024.

Bolts reports.