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Crum: The Voting Rights Act of 1869
The following is the second in a series of guest posts by Travis Crum on the 150th anniversary of the 15th amendment:
In celebrating the
Fifteenth Amendment’s sesquicentennial, let’s start at the beginning and ask a
deceptively complicated question: Why… Continue reading
“Election Officials To Convene Amid Historic Focus On Voting And Interference”
NPR:
Still, the push to tighten election security and boost public confidence has been complicated by Trump’s downplaying of the foreign threat and his repeated claims, without evidence, that voter fraud is rampant.Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff… Continue reading
“How does a Republican lead on election night and still lose Pennsylvania? It’s called the ‘blue shift.’”
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Crum: The Fifteenth Amendment at 150
The following is the first in a series of guest posts by Travis Crum on the 150th anniversary of the 15th amendment:
The Fifteenth
Amendment at 150
Travis
Crum
On February 3, 2020,
the Fifteenth Amendment celebrates its 150th anniversary.… Continue reading
“The Superfluous Fifteenth Amendment?”
Travis Crum has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Northwestern U. L. Rev.). Here is the abstract:
This Article starts a conversation about reorienting voting rights doctrine toward the Fifteenth Amendment. In advancing this claim, I explore an unappreciated debate—the… Continue reading
Do Trump’s Earlier Efforts to Encourage Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections Justify His “Prophylactic Removal” from Office via Impeachment?
Ned Foley responds to some arguments from Rep. Schiff.
Feb. 4 Symposium on the Fair Representation Act
Announcement:
FairVote and the Election Reformers Network have teamed up to host a Symposium called, A Congress for Everyone: The Impact of the Fair Representation Act on Tuesday, February 4. It’s free and will be held at the New… Continue reading
Citizens United and “Corporate Spending” on Elections
One of the important findings from yesterday’s major CFI Report on campaign finance that has gone unnoticed so far is that Citizens United did not lead to a significant increase in election spending by publicly-traded corporations. As the introduction to… Continue reading
“Common Cause Files Complaint Against Pro-Bernie Sanders Group Our Revolution for Violating Soft Money Ban”
Release:
Today, Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging reason to believe that Our Revolution, a nonprofit political organization established by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in 2016 and now supporting his 2020 presidential campaign,… Continue reading
“As Americans Fear Foreign Interference, Federal Agencies Work To Secure Elections”
Pam Fessler for NPR:
PAM FESSLER, BYLINE: Late last year, an election official in a small Texas county got a curious phone call. Someone claimed to be from Hart InterCivic, the vendor who supplied the county’s voting machines. The caller… Continue reading
“Election Security Boss: Threats To 2020 Are Now Broader, More Diverse”
NPR:
Threats to U.S. elections this year could be broader and more diverse than before, warns the spy world’s boss for election security — and she also acknowledged the limits of her ability to tackle them.Shelby Pierson, the intelligence… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Seattle-Area Voters To Vote By Smartphone In 1st For U.S. Elections”
NPR:
A district encompassing Greater Seattle is set to become the first in which every voter can cast a ballot using a smartphone — a historic moment for American democracy.The King Conservation District, a state environmental agency that encompasses Seattle … Continue reading
“Citizens United at 10: Why fighting corruption is a racial justice issue”
Chris Kromm for Facing South.