“‘You talk to people that you may never talk to:’ Ranked choice voting can elevate our political campaigns, Gehrke writes”
Salt Lake Tribune column.
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“Trump team prepares to fight efforts to block him from ballots over Jan. 6”
WaPo:
Donald Trump’s campaign team is preparing for a state-by-state legal battle later this year over untested claims that a Civil War-era clause in the U.S. Constitution bars the former president from appearing on Republican primary ballots because of his… Continue reading
Dan Backer Behind FEC Complaint Against Marc Elias Claiming DCCC Submitted False Expenditures to His Firm for “Recount Services”
Exclusive to Fox News, of course.
I’ll be quite surprised if this amounts to anything.
“Testing Political Antitrust”
Sepehr Shahshahani and Nolan McCarty have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, NYU Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Observers fear that large corporations have amassed too much political power. The central fact that animates this concern is growing economic… Continue reading
“How megadonors circumvent laws to give huge checks to politicians”
David Byler WaPo column on JFCs.
“”The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate; The judge who delivered a high-stakes abortion pills ruling last week removed his name from a law review article during his judicial nomination process, emails show”
WaPo:
As a lawyer for a conservative legal group, Matthew Kacsmaryk in early 2017 submitted an article to a Texas law review criticizing Obama-era protections for transgender people and those seeking abortions.
The Obama administration, the draft article argued, had… Continue reading
“Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp urges Republicans to move on from election fraud claims: ‘2020 is ancient history'”
CNN:
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday urged his fellow Republicans to move on from the 2020 presidential election, offering a thinly veiled dig at former President Donald Trump and his continued election grievances.
Without naming Trump, Kemp’ said… Continue reading
“Facing Tough Senate Race, Montana G.O.P. Looks to Change the Rules”
NYT:
Republicans typically cry foul when accused of rewriting election laws to benefit their candidates. But as the Montana Legislature debates a new voting bill, even some G.O.P. lawmakers concede that this one appears designed to help them win elections… Continue reading
“Denver jury convicts man of felony charge for threatening Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold”
“Trump Says He Won’t Drop Presidential Bid if Criminally Convicted”
NYT:
Former President Donald J. Trump said Tuesday that he would continue campaigning for the White House even if convicted of a crime.
In his first national media interview since pleading not guilty last week to 34 felony charges related… Continue reading
“Printer glitches in Ariz. election not due to malfeasance, review finds”
WaPo:
The combination of heavier paper and longer ballots was responsible for problems tabulating votes at dozens of polling places in Maricopa County, Ariz., during last November’s midterm elections, according to a report released Monday.
The report was prepared… Continue reading
“The Philadelphia Board of Ethics just sued a super PAC supporting Jeff Brown for mayor”
Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Philadelphia Board of Ethics on Monday sued a super PAC and nonprofit supporting Jeff Brown’s bid for mayor, accusing him of coordinating with them, a violation of the city’s campaign finance law.
Citing an “extensive and… Continue reading
“To harness the political power of young voters, teach civics”
Lauren Cristella, of the Committee of Seventy, highlights the infrastructure behind the infrastructure of democracy.
“Beyond the Spoiler Effect: Can Ranked Choice Voting Solve the Problem of Political Polarization?”
Nate Atkinson, Scott Ganz and I have co-authored a new article, to be published in the Illinois Law Review, and now posted on SSRN in its current draft. The article is based on computer simulations that Nate and Scott… Continue reading