Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovitch: “Lessons for Democracy from the 2022 Midterms”
Great discussion for UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project. Watch:
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“Florida prosecutors drop case against Tampa man accused by Gov. DeSantis of voter fraud”
Miami Herald:
Statewide prosecutors have dropped charges against one of the 20 people accused by Gov. Ron DeSantis of voting illegally in 2020. In a court filing Monday, prosecutors wrote that they were dropping charges against Tampa resident Tony Patterson,… Continue reading
Matt Seligman: “How Panic on the Left Could Spark a Constitutional Crisis”
Matthew Seligman for Politico Mag:
A rising tide of unfounded fearmongering on the left has mounted over a pending election law case at the Supreme Court. And it could blow up in liberals’ faces in 2024.
Next month, the Supreme… Continue reading
“2nd Arizona county delays certifying election, for now”
AP:
A second Republican-controlled Arizona county on Monday delayed certifying the results of this month’s election as a protest against voting issues in Maricopa County that some GOP officials have blamed for their losses in top races including the… Continue reading
“Staten Island grand jury calls for election law changes after finding alleged fraud in ’21 race”
Georgia Secretary of State Will Not Seek Further Appeal of Court Order Allowing Saturday Early Voting for Senate Runoff
AJC.
Raffensperger will not pursue another appeal.
“The court has worked its will. We believe this is something the General Assembly should consider clarifying to avoid confusion in the future. I hope that election workers are able to enjoy a… Continue reading
Mark Barabak LA Times Column: “Column: Liars lose and deniers are denied. In the midterms, democracy comes out ahead”
“Tribes Challenge Proof of Address Requirements in Arizona”
NARF:
On November 7, 2022, the Tohono O’odham Nation and the Gila River Indian Community filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona challenging the proof of address requirements included in Arizona H.B. 2492. Under… Continue reading
“Voting Rights or Voting Entitlements”
James Sample has posted this draft on SSRN (Houston Law Review). Here is the abstract:
It took nearly 100 years after the United States gained its independence for African American men to secure the right to vote, and almost 150… Continue reading
“BREAKING: Saturday voting upheld in Georgia US Senate runoff”
AJC:
The Georgia Court of Appeals has denied an attempt to stop early voting on Saturday for the U.S. Senate runoff, a ruling that allows counties to open polling places two days after the Thanksgiving holiday.
The court’s one-sentence decision… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with the Los Angeles League of Women Voters on What the 2022 Elections Tells Us About Election Integrity in 2024
Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar Tuesday (11/22) at Noon Pacific with Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovich: “Lessons for Democracy from the 2022 Midterm Elections” (Free Registration Required)
Join us!
Link to register: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MQ6QiD6vS9ue9a97ZQOVfA
“American Democracy Has a Future After All”
Jerry Goldfeder in the NYDN.
With Troubling Changes at Twitter, You’ll Find My Shorter Commentaries Here at ELB, Potentially at Mastodon and Elsewhere (and Maybe Back at Twitter If Things Improve)
With Elon Musk firing much of his staff, restoring Donald Trump after an unscientific Twitter poll (and after promising to set up a content moderation council to consider the issue and then abandoning that promise and deleting the tweet), restoring… Continue reading