More from Ivonne Wingett Sanchez here.

This Washington Post story by Molly Hennessy-Fiske. The lede: The Texas House plans to vote Saturday on whether to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, presaging a potential state Senate trial that could lead to the ouster of one of… Continue reading

Ruth Greenwood and I have posted this article on state voting rights acts (SVRAs), which will be published in a symposium issue of the Emory Law Journal. Here’s the abstract: It’s well-known that the federal Voting Rights Act is… Continue reading

Zach Montellaro of Politico with this report on the partisan divide on voter confidence. A notable paragraph from the story: That growth comes almost entirely from Republicans, even as a dramatic partisan gap remains. Democrats’ confidence in the nationwide count… Continue reading

This story from Politico‘s Kyle Cheney. A key paragraph from the story: “You, sir, present an ongoing threat and a peril to this country, to the republic and to the very fabric of our democracy,” said U.S. District Court Judge… Continue reading

This story from the New York Times by Tracey Tully and William K. Rashbaum. Here’s the lede: Federal prosecutors and the F.B.I. are investigating whether Senator Robert Menendez or his wife received unreported gifts of a luxury car and an… Continue reading

This story from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The lede: A trial in a Wisconsin lawsuit over the actions of 10 Republicans who posed as electors for Donald Trump in 2020 despite his election loss will take place just weeks before… Continue reading

This is a guest post by Professor Mike Gilbert: With many thanks to Rick for the invitation, I’m writing about a book of mine that may be of interest to the election law community. The title is Public Law… Continue reading

Please direct any tips and comments to Rick P. And thanks to Guy for holding down the fort this week!

Rick LaRue replies here to Henry Olsen’s comments on LaRue’s electoral reform proposals.

From the Democracy Docket. A snippet: Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP, Equal Ground Education Fund, Voters of Tomorrow, Disability Rights Florida, Alianza for Progress, Alianza Center, UnidosUS… Continue reading

This story in Politico by Josh Gerstein. A snippet: Chief Justice John Roberts signaled Tuesday that the Supreme Court is attuned to public ethics concerns about the justices, saying that he’s seeking ways to address those worries without jeopardizing the… Continue reading

The bill is here. For more details, see here.

A Balkinization post by Gerard N. Magliocca