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“EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes of the Trump grand jury”
AJC:
They also divulged details from the investigation that had yet to become public.
One was that they had heard a recording of a phone call Trump placed to late Georgia House Speaker David Ralstonin which the president asked… Continue reading
“A Texas lawmaker explains why she wants to ban polling places from college campuses”
KERA:
Why gave you the idea for your bill (H.B. 2390)?
In Texas, we have one of the longest early voting periods of any state in the nation: Two weeks of early voting.
I don’t believe it’s wise to be… Continue reading
“Prominent Conservatives Warn About Dangerous Potential Repercussions of Moore v. Harper”
Michael Sozan analysis.
North Carolina Supreme Court Rehears Harper Partisan Gerrymandering Case
How Appealing with the links to the argument and news coverage.
David Becker Will Leave ERIC Board Following Unsubstantiated Attacks on Him By Republican States Leaving the Organization That Prevents Voter Fraud and Keeps Election Rolls Clean
David’s thread.
This is probably a good step to deter more states from leaving ERIC, but it is very unfortunate. The attacks on Becker by states leaving ERIC are unjustified. He’s been attacked because he has led bipartisan efforts to… Continue reading
“Trump claims violence he inspired on Jan. 6 was Pence’s fault”
WaPo:
Donald Trump on Monday sharply rebuked Mike Pence’s assertion that history would hold him accountable for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, telling reporters that his former vice president should shoulder the blame for the… Continue reading
“New Mexico Is Making It Easier to Vote”
“Why Fox’s Call on Arizona, Which Was Right, Was Still Wrong”
Nate Cohn for NYT: [corrected link]
Was the Fox call the result of the most sophisticated and accurate modeling, or more like being “right” when calling heads in a coin flip? It appears to be the latter — a lucky… Continue reading
“New ‘Moderate Party’ line in the works in scheme to aid NY Democrats”
NY Post:
Efforts are underway to create a “Moderate Party” in New York state and elsewhere in a scheme to aid Democrats punished at the polls in last year’s midterm elections over what critics claim are left-field, soft on crime… Continue reading
“A Florida-Sized Roadblock for the League of Women Voters”
WRAL:
The nonpartisan League of Women Voters has been facing a nationwide backlash after decades of going about its business of surveying candidates, registering voters, hosting debates and lobbying for its causes with little fuss.
ProPublica reported in August how… Continue reading
“‘It will irreparably damage the legitimacy and reputation of NC’s highest court’: Rehearings could have major impact on 2024 elections”
Will Doran for WRAL.
“After Ashcroft pulls Missouri out of voting info system, no plan for alternative program”
KC Star:
When Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and officials in a handful of other Republican-leaning states left a national system designed to improve the accuracy of voting rolls last week, the likely GOP candidate for governor outlined his… Continue reading
“Non-Retrogression Without Law”
This is a co-authored post by Eric McGhee, Chris Warshaw, and me about our new article, “Non-Retrogression Without Law,” on the consequences of Shelby County v. Holder in the redistricting context:
A decade ago, the Supreme Court held… Continue reading