Courts Order RFK Jr. Off the Ballot in Michigan and North Carolina
Michigan
North Carolina
There may be further appeals.
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“Evidence in January 6 case against Trump could be released before election under new schedule”
CNN:
Judge Tanya Chutkan has set a schedule in the federal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump that will allow prosecutors to release never-before-seen evidence, such as grand jury transcripts, ahead of the presidential election.
The deadline for… Continue reading
“Pennsylvania voters can cast a provisional ballot if their mail ballot is rejected, court says”
AP:
A court decided Thursday that voters in the presidential battleground of Pennsylvania can cast provisional ballots in place of mail-in ballots that are rejected for a garden-variety mistake they made when they returned it.
Democrats typically outvote Republicans by… Continue reading
“The Narrow Reach of Targeted Corrections: No Impact on Broader Beliefs About Election Integrity”
John M. Carey et al new paper in Political Behavior. Abstract:
Fact-checks have been shown to be effective in correcting specific false beliefs, but do they also cause people to update their broader views about the phenomenon in question? We… Continue reading
“Wisconsin voter ID law still causing confusion, stifles turnout in Milwaukee, voting advocates say”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Nearly a decade ago, Wisconsin traded its designation as one of the easiest places to cast ballots for stricter voting rules that set off a still-ongoing debate over voter access.
The implementation of a state law that… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Complicates Arizona Voter Registration Efforts”
“Minnesota’s Voting Rights Act Preserves This Key Protection A Federal Court Has Erased”
Bolts:
Conservative judges on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals last fall dealt a near-fatal blow to the Voting Rights Act, the landmark federal law, in the seven states the circuit covers. Breaking precedent, the court ruled that… Continue reading
Announcement: UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project Fall Calendar of Events
As we prepare for another fall semester, we’re excited to bring you a robust series of events on the 2024 Elections, Election Law, and the risks facing democracy in the U.S.
This semester, we present a mix of live, online,… Continue reading
“A Democracy With Everything but a Choice; A new analysis of American elections finds that in half of all races for partisan offices, a candidate runs unopposed. Democrats are the biggest no-shows.”
Michael Wines for the NYT.
“Don’t Trust the Election Forecasts” — Must-Read Justin Grimmer
Justin Grimmer for Politico Mag:
I’m a political scientist who develops and applies machine learning methods, like forecasts, to political problems. The truth is we don’t have nearly enough data to know whether these models are any good at… Continue reading
Skepticism about Proportional Representation for Congress: A New Article
I’ve posted this new article at SSRN, which will be forthcoming as part of an election-law Symposium in the University of Illinois Law Review. In a white paper released after this draft was completed, a leading proponent of PR for… Continue reading
“Improving Voter-Centered Representation in Local Government”
This launch event for TrueViews will be held on Tuesday, September 3, from 11am – 12:15pm, both in-person and virtually. TrueViews is a new site I’ve been working on together with Justin De Benedictis-Kessner, Ruth Greenwood, and Chris Warshaw, funded… Continue reading
“Prosecutors Seek Simpler Path in Federal Election Case, as Trump Seeks Delays”
NYT:
Federal prosecutors and lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump filed dueling proposals on Friday night about how to move forward in the case accusing him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election in light of the Supreme Court’s… Continue reading