“Do Democrats Have a Realistic Path Forward on Their Voting Bills?”
NYT on HR 1.
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“Democrats’ election overhaul is expected to clear a major Senate hurdle, but the road ahead is unclear.”
“Requiring Majority Winners for Congressional Elections: Harnessing Federalism to Combat Extremism”
New Ned Foley paper that is worth your time:
Congress should enact a law requiring a candidate for a seat in Congress to receive a majority of votes in order to win the election. Congress should let states determine what… Continue reading
“The For the People Act’s Missing Piece”
I wrote this column for Democracy Docket about a provision I think should be part of any electoral reform legislation: an “Anderson-Burdick fix,” enacted under Congress’s Elections Clause authority, that instructs courts to apply heightened scrutiny to voting restrictions. In… Continue reading
“Trump 2020 Election Lawsuits Lead to Requests to Discipline Lawyers; Courts, licensing bodies consider whether attorneys abused the legal system in challenging vote results”
“Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman blasts Trump-inspired Arizona election audit”
Bad Ballot Design in London Mayor’s Race Leads 1 out of 30 Votes Cast to be Rejected
For this race, Londoners used an RCV system, in which they were permitted to rank their first and second choices. But a terrible, confusing ballot design led a significant number of voters to cast a first choice for two different… Continue reading
“After Facing Numerous Recall Attempts, Democratic Lawmakers Want To Change Rules”
This story is out of Colorado, from the CPR News. Proponents assert that there are good government reasons for these changes. But the story notes that the vote in committee to report out this bill was on a straight… Continue reading
Why Puerto Rican House Members Are Divided Over Puerto Rican Statehood
Given the intense politics within Puerto Rico over statehood v. commonwealth status, it is rare to find journalistic stories that capture well the positions in this debate. This long essay from Ben Jacobs at the DC Examiner is one of… Continue reading
“Texas GOP’s voting restrictions bill could be rewritten behind closed doors after key House vote”
Alexa Ura for Texas Tribune:
As opposition to Texas Republicans’ proposed voting restrictions continues to intensify, state lawmakers’ deliberations over the GOP priority legislation could soon go behind closed doors.The House early Friday voted 81-64 to advance a pared… Continue reading
“‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation; Social and psychological forces are combining to make the sharing and believing of misinformation an endemic problem with no easy solution.”
NYT talks with Brendan Nyhan.
Sounds Like Joe Manchin, in Negotiating on Voting Rights Bill, Wants Preclearance Expanded to All 50 States
Interesting report:
A former two-term governor of West Virginia and a former secretary of state, the chief elections officer in West Virginia, Manchin said he sees the need for some changes. However, he also believes the authority for managing elections… Continue reading
“Florida and Texas Join the March as Republicans Press Voting Limits”
NYT:
Hours after Florida installed a rash of new voting restrictions, the Republican-led Legislature in Texas pressed ahead on Thursday with its own far-reaching bill that would make it one of the most difficult states in the nation in which… Continue reading
Must-Read: “Arizona audit ignores federal law on election records”
Veteran election hand Christopher Thomas oped in the Arizona Mirror:
Arizona’s faux audit of 2020 ballots fails to comply with the federal election records retention law, further undermining the integrity of the exercise with the possibility of illegality.This law, which… Continue reading