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“NYC, vote for ranked-choice elections: November ballot question would encourage more citizen participation and more civil campaigns”
Josh Douglas and Adam Eichen oped in the NYDN.
“The Changing Shape of the Parties Is Changing Where They Get Their Money”
Tom Edsall:
Money is the mother’s milk of politics, as the old saying goes, and the slow motion realignment of our two major political parties has changed who raises more money from the rich and who raises more from small… Continue reading
“‘Alexa, I want to make a political contribution.’ Amazon to start voice-controlled donations to 2020 presidential campaigns”
“Check-in computers stolen in Atlanta hold statewide voter data”
AJC:
Two computers that are used to check in voters were stolen from a west Atlanta precinct hours before polls opened Tuesday for a city school board election.Officials replaced the computers before voters arrived, and the election wasn’t disrupted, according… Continue reading
The Proposed North Carolina Remedy
Earlier today, the North Carolina legislature approved remedial maps to replace the state house and state senate plans that were recently struck down as partisan gerrymanders. PlanScore assessed the remedial maps, and here are the results. For the state house,… Continue reading
“Canada Does Elections Right”
That’s the title of an op-ed today in the NY Times, by David Shribram of McGill University, with the subtitle: “The campaign for prime minister just started. And it’s almost over.”
The piece points out many ways in which Canadian… Continue reading
“Trump’s Judicial Picks Are Gutting Campaign Finance Law”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy oped.
“Trump Wants Citizenship Data Released But States Haven’t Asked Census For That”
NPR:
After its failed attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, the Trump administration has forged ahead with ordering the Census Bureau to use government records to produce data about the U.S. citizenship status of every person… Continue reading
“Court Seems Skeptical Of Overturning Crystal Mason’s Prison Sentence For Illegal Voting”
HuffPost:
A Texas appeals court appeared hesitant on Tuesday to overturn the criminal conviction of Crystal Mason, a 44-year old woman sentenced to five years in prison for illegally voting in the 2016 election.Mason cast a provisional ballot in… Continue reading
While North Carolina House Democrats Were at 9/11 Ceremony, NC House Republicans Voted to Override Governor’s Veto of Budget, After Promising No Substantive Votes
Disgusting:
This article describes how Cooper was there; a source on the ground tells me other Democrats were also attending a 9/11 memorial event. https://t.co/fYk9lOJIx6— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) September 11, 2019
More:
While North Carolina Democrats were… Continue reading
“5 Loopholes That Allow Foreign Interference in Our Elections”
The latest from Issue One.
“Republican Bishop beats Democrat McCready in tight NC District 9 race”
News & Observer:
Republican Dan Bishop narrowly defeated Democrat Dan McCready on Tuesday in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, with a strong showing in suburban Union County and three rural eastern counties.With 99% of precincts reporting, Bishop led McCready… Continue reading
“Republican Gerrymander Whiz Had Wider Influence Than Was Known”
NYT:
But files from the Hofeller backups recently made available to The New York Times offer a much broader view of Mr. Hofeller’s partisan work. The New Yorker reported on the contents of the Hofeller files in an article published… Continue reading