“NYC Electoral ReformHow to Increase Political Competition and Revitalize Local Democracy”
Manhattan Institute favors some big election reforms for NYC.
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“Election officials brace for onslaught of poll watchers”
Carrie Levine for VoteBeat:
North Carolina’s May primary was “one of the worst elections I’ve ever worked,” said Karen Hebb, the elections director in Henderson County. “It was worse than COVID.” In addition to long conversations with skeptical voters bringing… Continue reading
“Kansas recount confirms landslide win for abortion rights, but highlights risk to democracy”
KC Star:
Kansas reaffirmed its landslide vote to uphold abortion rights after election officials on Sunday finished a recount that never had any chance of changing the outcome but was sought by an election denier and anti-abortion activist advancing… Continue reading
“An Unusual $1.6 Billion Donation Bolsters Conservatives”
NYT:
A new conservative nonprofit group scored a $1.6 billion windfall last year via a little-known donor — an extraordinary sum that could give Republicans and their causes a huge financial boost ahead of the midterms, and for years to… Continue reading
“There’s a Huge Divide Among Democrats Over How Hard to Campaign for Democracy”
Politico:
Of the more than $300 million spent by Democrats on broadcast advertisements this year throughout the country, ads that mentioned Jan. 6, the insurrection, democracy or stolen elections accounted for less than 4 percent of all spending, according to… Continue reading
NC Supreme Court Holds That Legislatures Elected From (Some) Unconstitutional Districts Might Not be Able to Exercise Full Normal Powers of the Legislature
Fascinating decision of NC Supreme Court that requires a bit of unpacking: federal courts held that 28 NC legislators were elected from unconstitutional, racially-gerrrymandered districts. Courts permitted them to retain their seats until the next election. The NC legislature can… Continue reading
Mitch McConnell and Alaska’s new RCV system
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post about Henry Olsen’s column on the potential effects of Alaska’s new electoral system (and how it can help non-MAGA Republicans like Lisa Murkowski), there’s new reporting on how dissatisfied Senator Mitch McConnell is with… Continue reading
“DeSantis announces arrests in Florida for voting fraud”
Miami Herald:
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the arrests of 20 people across Florida — spanning five counties, including Miami-Dade and Broward — on charges of voting illegally, the conclusion of a two-month investigation spearheaded by the governor’s newly-created state… Continue reading
Henry Olsen on Alaska’s RCV system
I hope Mitch McConnell and other GOP Senators read Henry Olsen’s new Washington Post column. As regular readers of his columns know, Olsen is no RINO. (See, for example, his GOP-promoting column of August 15.) What’s distinctive and… Continue reading
Reply Brief Filed in Emergency Supreme Court in Georgia Voting Rights Case; Court Could Rule at Any Time
Sept 13 U. Wisconsin Event: “Campaign Finance and Election Misinformation (in-person or live-stream options)”
Campaign Finance and Election Misinformation (in-person or live-stream options)
When it comes to the health of U.S. electoral politics, money and misinformation are prominent concerns. Campaign spending continues to set records, and false or misleading election-related content proliferates on social… Continue reading
“Revalidating the Electoral Count Act”
Steven Bradbury, who headed OLC during President George W. Bush’s second term and served as General Counsel of the Department of Transportation in the Trump administration, has written on Substack an extensive analysis of constitutional and statutory issues relating to… Continue reading
Georgia: “Kemp accuses Fulton DA’s office of playing politics as he fights subpoena”
AJC:
A long-simmering clash between two branches of Georgia government exploded into public view on Wednesday, when an attorney for Gov. Brian Kemp moved to kill a subpoena seeking the Republican’s testimony before the Fulton County special grand jury… Continue reading