POLITICO: “Raffensperger’s dismissive reaction to the unsparing audit conducted by security expert Alex Halderman has turned him into an object of intense criticism from cybersecurity specialists, who say he is painting legitimate research with the brush of far-right conspiracy… Continue reading

POLITICO: “The centrist group consists of a constellation of entities, some of which disclose donor names. But the main one is a nonprofit which, unlike political parties, does not have to reveal the names of its funders. And in… Continue reading

I’ve posted on SSRN the working draft of a paper that will be published in the University of Illinois Law Review and was part of a symposium hosted by the review in March. Here’s the abstract: The standard system of… Continue reading

The news story is here. And this is his op-ed explaining the lawsuit. Given the Dominion suit against Fox, one wonders whether this new suit in the same vein will confirm that defamation is a successful way to counteract intentionally… Continue reading

Jane C. Timms for NBC News: “Michigan candidates for statewide office need to gather thousands of signatures to qualify for the ballot in state elections, and many campaigns hire paid canvassers to collect those signatures. The defendants allegedly ran… Continue reading

The Hill reporting on new Emerson poll that focuses on the potential effect of Cornel West’s candidacy. I mention it here because I think the use of statewide plurality winner-take-all elections for the appointment of presidential electors is probably the… Continue reading

NC Newsline: “Republican senators passed controversial bills that would make it harder for people who vote by mail or sign up to vote during early registration periods and have their ballots count. “They seek to restructure the state Board… Continue reading

Postal Service’s commemorative stamp of John Lewis.

It’s a good thing that this public proceeding is being recorded, because I suspect one could teach a whole variety of law school classes using it, if one wishes. Here’s the link for the livestream: calbar.zoom.us/j/97985435232

Votebeat Texas. At the same time, Houston Chronicle reports: “Gov. Abbott signs bills targeting Harris County elections, triggering legal showdown” (behind paywall).

Wendy Underhill of NCSL. ‘ERIC is “the best tool available for catching people who have moved,” said Charles Stewart.’ (Read on for more details and quotes from others.)

The Jolt from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “The report detailed vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to change votes. A separate, simultaneous report found the risk of hacking to be remote, given standard safety procedures used by election officials. The dueling… Continue reading

The Hill. The potential three-way race between incumbent Sinema as an independent, Gallego as the Democrat, and Lake as the Republican, is reason to consider alternative forms of Ranked Choice Voting, including the Total Vote Runoff procedure. The existing plurality-winner… Continue reading

Burgess Everrett in POLITICO: “Manchin doesn’t see a No Labels run the same way most Democrats do. In an interview, he questioned the assumption that it would inevitably be a spoiler for Democrats.”