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“Looking back to 2020 for a Guide to How Fast the Votes Will Be Reported in 2024”
The indispensable Charles Stewart:
What does all this mean for 2024? I would highlight three things.
First, pre-processing make a difference, although it makes the biggest difference in the early hours of counting. In 2020, seventeen states prohibited processing of… Continue reading
“Who will be the next president? News outlets are running out of ways to communicate the uncertainty”
Brian Stelter for CNN:
“I’ve used just about every adjective for ‘close,’ and ‘even,’ but that’s the message every time,” Anthony Salvanto, the CBS News executive director of elections and surveys, told CNN.
Election-related fears and anxieties are especially high this year, but the… Continue reading
Florida, Man (Ballots Fell Out of a Truck in Miami and a Postal Worker Threw Out Mail including a Ballot in Orlando)
Miami Herald:
Containers with Miami-Dade ballots were found on the side of a road overnight after they fell out of a county truck, the Elections Department confirmed Tuesday.
“The worker forgot to lock the back of the truck and as… Continue reading
Updated Estimate on the Number of Ballots Potentially at Stake in the PA Stay Application Now Pending before the Supreme Court
The Republican National Committee filed yesterday an emergency stay application in the PA Genser litigation. The theory underlying the RNC brief significantly expands the scope of absentee ballots potentially affected. In light of that, I have to update my initial… Continue reading
Watch Video of My MSNBC Appearance with Ana Cabrera Talking About 2024 Election Litigation and What to Expect Next Week
You can watch here:
Federal Court Denies Relief in Republican Attack on Overseas Voting in Pennsylvania, Finding It Comes Too Late (Among Other Problems)
No surprises here. In a sentence: “Plaintiffs delayed too long to file their action, they lack standing, they have failed to join indispensable parties, and they have failed to articulate a viable cause of action.”
One more snippet on… Continue reading
ABA Standing Committee on Election Law Did an Event for Judges on Election Cases with Former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Mark Martin, Who Helped Trump Try to Overturn the 2020 Election On Spurious Grounds
Very disappointing to see this.
More on Martin’s activities in 2020 at The Intercept.
“Why We Vote”
You can read here for free the first chapter of Owen Fiss’s new book, Why We Vote.
“Dark Money from Shadow Parties Is Booming in Congressional Elections”
New from the Brennan Center.
This is What Insanity Looks Like
I can’t even…
There are three recommendations that I have. Most depend on Elon Musk, who has the resources and megaphone to make these a reality.
The first is a whistleblower program that offers a multi-million dollar reward for… Continue reading
Safeguarding Democracy Project Recordings of our Fall 2024 Events on the Upcoming Elections
Recordings of our Fall 2024 EventsIf you missed any of our events this fall, you can catch up with these recordings or visit our website www.safeguardingdemocracyproject.org. Sept. 12: From Here to There: How States Can and Should Certify the Results… Continue reading
“Philly DA sues to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway in Pennsylvania”
Philly Inquirer:
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday sued to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million daily giveaway to voters in battleground states including Pennsylvania, calling it an illegal lottery that skirts state requirements and violates consumer protection laws.
The… Continue reading
“GOP drive to revive Virginia voter purge strikes out at appeals court”
Josh Gerstein for Politico:
A bid by Republican officials in Virginia to purge of potential non-citizens from the voter rolls there appears headed for the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court refused to disturb a lower court order that… Continue reading