State Court Temporarily Enjoins Kentucky Creation of Inactive Voter List for Use in the Upcoming Election
Court order (via Sam Levine).
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Great Britain: “Conservatives accused of suppressing voters’ rights over leaked photo ID plans”
The Guardian:
The government has been accused of suppressing voters’ rights with the potential disenfranchisement of tens of thousands of people after plans to introduce compulsory photo ID for voters were leaked.Reports that the Queen’s speech contains proposals to… Continue reading
“Political Campaigns Know Where You’ve Been. They’re Tracking Your Phone.”
WSJ:
When Donald Trump took the stage last month in Fayetteville, N.C., to support Republican candidate Dan Bishop in a special election, thousands of people showed up.Mr. Bishop was seeking their support. An outside Republican group was looking… Continue reading
“Californians can register to vote on election day at any polling place under new law”
Video of Making Every Vote Count Foundation Event on National Popular Vote Now Available
Here at C-SPAN.
Top Recent Downloads in Election Law on SSRN
Here:
Top Downloads For:
LSN: Election Law & Voting Rights (Topic)
As of: 08 Aug 2019 – 07 Oct 2019
RankPaperDownloads1.Was the Democratic Nomination Rigged? A Reexamination of the Clinton-Sanders Presidential RaceAnthony J. GaughanDrake University –… Continue reading
“‘We Absolutely Could Not Do That’: When Seeking Foreign Help Was Out of the Question”
Peter Baker for the NYT:
President Trump insists he and his attorney general did nothing wrong by seeking damaging information about his domestic opponents from Ukraine, Australia, Italy and Britain or by publicly calling on China to investigate his… Continue reading
“Trump Publicly Embraces What Others Would Hide”
I spoke to Tamara Keith of NPR for Weekend Edition Saturday.
“Is It Ever OK for a President to Ask a Foreign Country to Investigate a Political Rival?”
Ned Foley for Politico.
“The Justice Department Has Argued Sex, Information, And Worthless Stock Were “Things Of Value.” But They Say Trump’s Request For Dirt Wasn’t.”
Zoe Tillman for BuzzFeed.
Tom Farr Shoutout to Me in ALEC Redistricting Talk
David Daley:
Entire transcript, along with Tom Farr shoutout to @rickhasen, is here."Suddenly the media … and the guy named Rick Hasen, who is the leading election law professor in the country. Suddenly North Carolina became the worst gerrymander… Continue reading
Federal District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Very Broad New Jersey Disclosure Law
You can find the opinion in Americans for Prosperity v. Grewal at this link. The NJ law goes much farther than federal and most state disclosure laws in covering political issue advocacy unconnected to elections.
“Odd markings, ellipses fuel doubts about the rough transcript of Trump’s Ukraine call”
WaPo:
But the whistleblower complaint that spurred the investigation described an “official word-for-word transcript” of the call — words closely matching the ones used by Trump on Wednesday — creating uncertainty about what was included in the document the… Continue reading
“Barr personally asked foreign officials to aid inquiry into CIA, FBI activities in 2016”
Washington Post:
Attorney General William P. Barr has held private meetings overseas with foreign intelligence officials seeking their help in a Justice Department inquiry that President Trump hopes will discredit U.S. intelligence agencies’ examination of possible connections between Russia and… Continue reading