“Election officials brace for confrontational poll watchers”
Important reporting from the AP about the surge of election deniers signing up to be poll watchers ahead of the 2022 midterms.
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Sad News Out of Pennsylvania
Bolts Magazine reports that the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Max Baer, passed away on Friday. He had long been a strong supporter of voting rights, ruling against efforts to undermine the right to vote through partisan gerrymandering… Continue reading
“Not all results will be known on election night 2022. That’s normal”
Politifact with this important reminder ahead of the 2022 elections: be patient!
“How a Tiny Elections Company Became a Conspiracy Theory Target”
Interesting New York Times story on how a small election software company, Konnech, became the focus of a right wing conspiracy theory surrounding the 2020 election. According to the Times, Konnech’s employees have faced increasing threats of violence despite the… Continue reading
“They Legitimized the Myth of a Stolen Election – and Reaped the Rewards”
Fascinating New York Times deep dive on the strategy underlying the decision by some Republican lawmakers to reject the 2020 election results, and how this approach has impacted the party orthodoxy in the 20 months since January 6th. In the… Continue reading
Gans on the Race-Conscious Constitution
Ahead of what promises to be a blockbuster Supreme Court term, David Gans has written this post, Race-Consciousness Is Baked Into the Constitution’s Text and History, at the CAC Blog. Gans argues that the notion of a colorblind constitution—the… Continue reading
“Lawmakers Confront a Rise in Threats and Intimidation, and Fear Worse”
New York Times:
Lawmakers face increasing threats as our politics have become more polarized and more dangerous, especially in the wake of January 6th. A number of representatives, who span the ideological spectrum, have fallen victim to in-person intimidation and… Continue reading
Handing the ELB off to Franita Tolson
Thanks to everyone for all their tips. Handing the ELB off to Franita Tolson for the first week of the new SCOTUS term . . . and now I might have time to read her new article on the independent… Continue reading
“Laboratories of Democratic Backsliding”
Looking forward to reading Jake M. Grumbach‘s (Department of Political Science, University of Washington) new book, Laboratories Against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics, which was profiled a few weeks ago on NPR. In the meanwhile,… Continue reading
New Report on History of Tech and Elections
Katie Harbath and Collier Fernekes at the Bipartisan Policy Center have published “A Brief History of Tech and Elections: A 26 Year Journey.” Without endorsing its normative take, the report does offer a nice synthesis and review of… Continue reading
“Ginni Thomas claims 2020 election was stolen in meeting with House Jan. 6 committee”
U.S.A. Today reports on Ginni Thomas’ meeting with the January 6 Committee, where she “repeated claims the 2020 election was stolen, despite a lack of evidence.” The New York Times’ take on the hearing is here and the Washington Post’s… Continue reading
“The Roberts Court Takes Aim at the Voting Rights Act”
Joshua Douglas, University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, offers a preview of Merrill v. Milligan in the Washington Monthly.
“The Court took a cleaver to the Voting Rights Act in its last two significant rulings.… Continue reading
The long-arm of Texas’ 1876 White Supremacist Constitution–or the things you learn when you are curious
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the court of highest resort in Texas for criminal cases, issued an order refusing to reconsider a decision from late last year that held that the “the specific powers given to the Attorney General… Continue reading
“The 3 Types of Election-Denying Republicans Running for Secretary of State”
In a new opinion piece, Chris Geidner cautions that the risks from 2020 election-deniers running for key election positions extends to those who may be elected in solidly Republican states and those who will loose this November in solidly Democratic… Continue reading