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Ohio Democrats File New Lawsuit Against Voter Purges
Fresh off a settlement involving Ohio’s voter purge process comes a new lawsuit and request for TRO from the Ohio Democratic Party.
“Democrats cry foul as GOP group solicits voters at Texas driver’s license offices”
Houston Chronicle:
As people filed in and out of the massive driver license office in Southwest Houston on Tuesday morning, two workers at a tent affiliated with a conservative advocacy group asked if the passersby would sign a petition… Continue reading
Moderating Event on Supreme Court’s Upcoming Term at the Hammer Museum Sept. 19
Looking forward to this:
HAMMER FORUMSupreme Court PreviewTHURSDAY SEP 19, 2019 7:30PM The Supreme Court’s new term begins Monday, October 7 and promises to be a momentous one. Not only does the term overlap with a presidential election year, the… Continue reading
Donor Threatens to Sue Candidate for Not Spending Money During Election
Orlando Sentinel:
John Morgan, a political rainmaker, on Wednesday threatened to sue Andrew Gillum, if the Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate runs for office again.Morgan’s remarks to the Tiger Bay Club in Tallahassee were an escalation of a public tirade over… Continue reading
“Trump, Constitutional Crisis, and American Democracy”
You can watch the CSPAN video of this APSA panel here. The panelists were Josh Chafetz, Matt Glassman, Henry Olsen, Ilya Somin, Victoria Nourse, and me, with David Karol moderating.
“Uproar Over Anti-Semitic Video Produced by Republicans in N.Y. County”
NYT reports.
The video in question raises issues of voter registrations and redistricting.
Fifth Circuit Rejects LULAC One Person, One Vote Argument, Finding Water District in Texas a Special Purpose District Not Subject to the Rule
Here is the opinion in LULAC v. EAA.
I find Judge Higgenbotham’s argument in concurrence, where he says no one is disenfranchised, and it is just about the weighting of votes, to be curious. As I told my class of… Continue reading
“How Democrats get out the vote — from overseas”
“Tom Steyer Is Spending Millions to Get Money Out of Politics”
NYT:
Running as something of a patrician populist, Mr. Steyer brushed aside the dissonance of someone with his résumé — Exeter, Yale, Stanford, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, his own hedge fund — flooding the airwaves with ads that castigate… Continue reading
Mississippi: “Election problems: Video shows machine automatically changing vote from Waller to Reeves”
Malfunctioning voting machine.
These are usually calibration errors but they often bring up cries of a conspiracy.
7th Circuit Unanimously Affirms District Court Grant of Preliminary Injunction Barring Indiana from Using Controversial Kobach-Backed Crosscheck Program to Remove Voters from Voting Rolls
“Virtual Caucus at Risk After DNC Experts Hacked Conference Call”
Bloomberg:
The Democratic National Committee has raised substantial cybersecurity concerns over virtual caucusing, potentially dooming the effort just five months before Iowa begins its process of choosing a presidential nominee.At a closed-door session of the Rules and By-Laws Committee… Continue reading
Looking Forward To Participating on this APSA Breaking News Panel: Trump, Constitutional Crisis, and American Democracy
Breaking News Panel: Trump, Constitutional Crisis, and American Democracy
Thu, August 29, 4:00 to 5:30pm, Marriott, Salon 3
Session Submission Type: Roundtable
Session Description
Breaking News Panel: Trump, Constitutional Crisis and American Democracy
Sub Unit
Theme Panel
Chair
David Karol University of Maryland… Continue reading