October 10 Virtual Event: “2024 Presidential Elections: Implications and Consequences for U.S. Democracy”
Very much looking forward to participating in this virtual event, with Lilliana Mason and Steve Levistky (free registration required).
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“Pass the Freedom to Vote Act: How Elections Would Look Different This Year and in the Future”
New from CAP.
“Michigan voter who was registered but denied a ballot settles lawsuit for $20,000”
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
“Despite federal court ruling, Arizona has power to ensure counties certify election results”
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
“Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat”
Marshall Cohen and Daniel Dale for CNN.
October 16 Event: “Connecting Research with Policy: Foreign Influence, Disinformation, and Generative AI”
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
“Democrats sue to block new Georgia rule requiring hand-count of Election Day ballots”
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
“Misinformation spreads after 750k names removed from NC voter rolls. Here are the facts.”
The News and Observer reports.
Federal Court Enjoins Texas Law Criminalizing Some Door to Door Political Canvassing
Details from Sean Morales-Doyle.
“Inside Georgia’s effort to secure voting machines as experts raise concerns”
“Little-noticed statehouse races could reshape election policies next year”
“America is less polarized than it seems. Politicians need better data.”
I wrote this column for The Hill on the potential of TrueViews to improve representation by better informing politicians about their constituents’ policy views. I also did this radio interview about TrueViews with Inside Sources.
Politicians’ knowledge of their constituents’… Continue reading
Nebraska: “Local View: Crisis in Democracy Brews”
Danielle Jefferis, Brandon Johnson, and Anthony Schutz have written this oped in the Lincoln Journal-Star. A snippet:
There is a brewing crisis of democracy in Nebraska. No, not the kind involving lies about stolen elections or outlandish conspiracies, but a… Continue reading
“Newsmax and Smartmatic settle 2020 election defamation case on eve of trial”
Marshall Cohen for CNN:
The pro-Trump cable outlet Newsmax and voting technology company Smartmatic settled a major defamation lawsuit Thursday in a last-minute agreement to avert a high-stakes trial over the airing of false 2020 election claims.
The terms of… Continue reading