Detroit Free Press: In November, Detroit voters are expected to cast absentee ballots in droves, but some voting advocates worry that the city hasn’t done enough to get ready for the onslaught.Unlike most jurisdictions in Michigan that have been using … Continue reading
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Rand has issued this important and extensive report on public attitudes toward voting this fall. It first “key finding” is that most voters believe voting will be safe this fall — and that older voters are even more likely to … Continue reading
McClatchy: Democrats in one of the most pivotal battleground states are pushing past concerns about the efficiency of the Postal Service and making voting by mail a centerpiece of their election mobilization strategy.Despite a president who has continually maligned the … Continue reading
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Fredreka Schouten for CNN: A nonprofit group tied to influential conservatives who worked closely with President Donald Trump to elevate two Supreme Court justices is urging key states to clean up their voting rolls — a practice voting-rights groups and Democrats argue seeks to … Continue reading
At 5pm EST today, I’ll be talking with Ben Wittes and Kate Klonick on their fun program of informal conversations that substitute for the fun we can’t be having right now. We’ll discuss voting issues and lots of other subjects. … Continue reading
Brennan Center analysis: On June 9, voters in Georgia cast their ballots in the presidential local primary contests, as well as two seats for the state supreme court. In the lead-up to the contest, we analyzed discrepancies in who was requesting mail … Continue reading
ProPublica: How to vote during a pandemic poses a dilemma for many Americans, who worry about the health risks of voting in person and whether the U.S. Postal Service will be able to deliver mail-in ballots on time. Such concerns … Continue reading
WaPo: The Republican Party’s choreographed coronation of President Trump at its convention this week was quickly upended Tuesday by controversial remarks — both new and in the past — by its speakers, including one who encouraged her Twitter followers to … Continue reading
Cleveland.com reports. … Continue reading
BAN notes there’s a separate case coming from the Green Party pending in the 9th Circuit. … Continue reading
Steven Rosenfeld: On August 20, the Wisconsin Elections Commission announced that they would send letters to 2.6 million voters who have not yet signed up to receive an absentee ballot for the fall election, reminding them about their voting options and urging … Continue reading
Detroit News reports. … Continue reading
Watch here. I’m sure this will be spun on the right as a claim that Clinton is saying that Biden should not accept the election results, but watching in context it is clear she’s talking about Biden not conceding if … Continue reading
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From a new Knight Foundation survey: Students lack confidence in the legitimacy of the 2020 election. Nearly half (49%) say it won’t be fair and open, and a majority (55%) say it will not be administered well. A full 81% say … Continue reading
Forbes: “That’s not what we do at the Department of Homeland Security,” Wolf told CNN’s Jake Tapper when asked about Trump’s comments on policing election sites on, adding that the president has not ordered him to do so. Asked what … Continue reading
WaPo: More than 540,000 mail ballots were rejected during primaries across 23 states this year — nearly a quarter in key battlegrounds for the fall — illustrating how missed delivery deadlines, inadvertent mistakes and uneven enforcement of the rules could … Continue reading
Ben Jacobs on the Kanye beat. … Continue reading
Ellen Aprill oped in The Hill. … Continue reading
WaPo: Mike Reed, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, said that law enforcement officers are not part of the RNC’s new poll-watching program. “Our program consists of volunteers and attorneys,” he said.Other Republican officials who spoke on the condition … Continue reading
Jessica Huseman for ProPublica: In a polarized society, the bureaucrats who operate the machinery of democracy are taking flak from all sides. More than 20 have resigned or retired since March 1, thinning their ranks at a time when they … Continue reading
Release: Parties in League of Women Voters of Virginia, et al. v. Virginia State Board of Elections have agreed to waive the witness requirement for absentee ballots in the November general election. The agreement was accepted by a federal judge today, essentially … Continue reading
Politico: In a private meeting inside Trump Tower days before his inauguration, Donald Trump told a group of civil rights leaders something most Republicans wouldn’t dare publicly acknowledge: lower turnout among Black voters did, in fact, benefit him in the … Continue reading
Dig in! Symposium on Elections in the Era of Technological Threats and Opportunities Introduction: The Danger of Democracy’s Self Doubt, Prof. Edward B. Foley Keynote Address The Virus and the Vote: How to Prevent the Infection of our Election, Prof. Nathaniel Persily … Continue reading
With New York predictably moving to no-excuse absentee voting for this fall, we are now down to six states that will not permit all voters to vote by mail: IN, MS, SC, TN, TX, WV. In those states, voters will … Continue reading
Miles Rapoport and Janai Nelson LAT oped. … Continue reading
Detroit News: The board charged with certifying election results in Michigan’s largest county is asking Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office to investigate after problems with tracking ballots in Detroit’s primary, which one official described as a “perfect storm.”Counts for … Continue reading
EPI: The Elections Performance Index (EPI) website has just been relaunched, with a new look and updated data from 2018. The EPI was developed a decade ago with the long view in mind. But with the 2020 election right upon … Continue reading
In-person voting is going to remain critical this fall – far moreso than is widely recognized currently. Yet as of now, many election officials are assuming they must ensure 6 feet of social distance between the actual polling booths; … Continue reading
Politico reports. … Continue reading
NPR reports. … Continue reading
From Ben Jacobs, who owns the Kanye beat. … Continue reading
Tim Kuhner’s new book is out. Reviews and excerpts can be found here. The preface is available here. And here’s a trailer, too. … Continue reading
Anchorage Daily News: In a nationwide rule change that went unnoticed this summer, the U.S. Postal Service has forbidden employees from signing absentee ballots as witnesses while on duty. The change could make it more difficult for Alaskans, particularly rural … Continue reading
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: With August’s primary election behind them, clerks in Wisconsin are now starting to look with apprehension toward the November presidential election, still in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Though the number of voters in the August election didn’t … Continue reading
Via Michelle Ye Hee Lee: NEW –> U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announces he will halt the controversial cost-cutting initiatives until after the election, after reports of backlogs of a week or more across the country and concerns about the … Continue reading
Very significant that Michelle Obama’s speech last night (transcript here) emphasized the importance of voting in person. That’s a signal that the discussion among Democrats is beginning to turn in this direction. … Continue reading
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NYT: Postal slowdowns and warnings of delayed mail-in ballots are causing election officials to rethink vote-by-mail strategies, with some states seeking to bypass the post office with ballot drop boxes, drive-through drop-offs or expanded in-person voting options, despite the coronavirus … Continue reading
Philip Bump WaPo analysis. … Continue reading
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Great Falls Tribune: A U.S. District Court judge has, in a lawsuit that pitted the political action committee Doctors for a Healthy Montana against Commissioner of Political Practices Jeff Mangan and Attorney General Tim Fox, struck down a state law … Continue reading
Latest “Free and Fair” podcast with Franita and Foley. … Continue reading
Gilad Edelman for Wired. … Continue reading
Politifact guide. … Continue reading
Greg Sargent: Robert Bauer, the veteran election lawyer and senior adviser to the Biden campaign, told me the Biden team has come to believe Trump’s efforts have two goals. The obvious one: DeJoy’s changes could introduce chaos into the delivery … Continue reading
Details: The Glannon Guide to Torts: Learning Torts Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis, Fourth Editionis a powerful combination of well-written explanations, multiple-choice questions, analyses, and exam-taking tips. The text prepares you to take any type of exam that might be offered … Continue reading
Details: Examples & Explanations for Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, and Election Law, Second Edition is an up-to-date, user-friendly, and clear student-oriented treatise tackling the complex subjects in this field, including statutory interpretation, lobbying, bribery, redistricting, campaign finance law, and voting rights. The Second … Continue reading