John Carey, Gretchen Helmke, Brendan Nyhan, Mitchell Sanders, Susan Stokes, and Shun Yamaya published this article about the legitimacy effects of wrong-winner outcomes. The partisan dichotomy by which Democratic respondents care more about wrong-winner outcomes is interesting.
When a party… Continue reading
A Section 2 lawsuit was filed today over Ohio’s congressional and state legislative maps. The suit alleges the same “race-blind” approach that Republicans have taken in states like North Carolina and Texas — a strategy that can easily result in… Continue reading
Steven Sholk has updated this article, which has also been published by Practising Law Institute as part of its 2021 Course Handbook for the seminar, Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings.
UPDATE: And now the full North Carolina Court of Appeals has vacated the panel’s stay, meaning that candidate filing is back on (for now). The state supreme court may ultimately have the last word on this.
An intermediate appellate court… Continue reading
The complaint targets both congressional districts and the Texas House.
More coverage later from Nick Stephanopoulos, who is primary ELB blogger this week.
Behind the scenes, could there be progress on the FTVA and the JLVRAA? With respect to redistricting, note that it’s immaterial that some states have already enacted district plans. Under its near-plenary authority over congressional elections, Congress is free to… Continue reading
Efforts being made to circumvent Wisconsin’s governor in order to make voting more difficult, especially in the state’s urban areas.
A group formed to support former President Donald Trump’s agenda is working with Wisconsin Republicans on a ballot measure that… Continue reading
George Packer on the end of American democracy and how to avoid this grim scenario:
If the end comes, it will come through democracy itself. Here’s one way I imagine it could happen: In 2024, disputed election results in several… Continue reading
Deep dive by Barton Gellman into developments that could enable future election subversion.
Technically, the next attempt to overthrow a national election may not qualify as a coup. It will rely on subversion more than violence, although each will have… Continue reading
N.Y. Times‘ Carl Hulse offers an update on where the Biden administration efforts to appoint federal judges stand.
“In contrast to the administration’s struggle on its legislative agenda, the lower-profile judicial push has been one of the highlights of… Continue reading
Reuters
“Pope Francis appealed on Saturday for a return to ‘good politics.’ saying democracy has deteriorated dangerously as discontented people are lured by the ‘siren songs’ of populist politicians who promise easy but unrealistic solutions.”
Nick Corasaniti at the N.Y. Times is predicting that 2022 will bring even more efforts by Republican-led legislatures to make voting harder.
“After passing 33 laws of voting limits in 19 states this year, Republicans in at least five states… Continue reading