CNN: A Georgia judge signaled Tuesday that he sees a need to bring clarity to the meaning of a “vague” new election certification rule approved by Donald Trump allies that critics say will inject chaos into the battleground state… Continue reading

Release: he American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Luzerne County voters and In This Together NEPA over the county manager’s decision to remove all mail ballot drop boxes ahead of the 2024 general… Continue reading

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Can’t wait to read this new Josh Chafetz draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities). Here is the abstract: Corruption is everywhere at the Supreme Court. The justices routinely rule on what is—and, more frequently, what… Continue reading

Very much looking forward to participating in this virtual event, with Lilliana Mason and Steve Levistky (free registration required).

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AP:  A community in western Michigan has agreed to a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit by a woman who was turned away from her polling place in 2022 despite registering online to vote, her attorneys said Monday. Ashleigh Smith made… Continue reading

Votebeat: A federal judge has blocked an Arizona rule aimed at enforcing timely finalizing of election results, ruling that the state can’t simply exclude a county’s results if local officials there refuse to certify them, and noting the various… Continue reading

Marshall Cohen and Daniel Dale for CNN.

This looks great: Over the past decade, immense research and policy efforts have focused on understanding digital media’s impact on democracy, particularly around foreign influence campaigns and disinformation. However, the online environment has shifted radically over the last few years… Continue reading

CNN: Democrats sued Georgia’s State Election Board on Monday over a new rule that requires counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day, arguing it will allow “for bad-faith actors to claim that fraud… Continue reading

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Details from Sean Morales-Doyle.

PBS News Hour reports.