“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.
Category Archives: election subversion risk
“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
“GOP congressional candidate Joe Kent’s ties to white nationalists include interview with Nazi sympathizer”
This headline from CNN says it all. Actually to be fair, Joe Kent has offered various explanations of this interview. But the bottom line appears to be: “The lady doth protest too much.”
“While Kent has tried to shift his… Continue reading
“Trump allies have interviewed nearly 200 election officials to probe for weaknesses”
Jen Fifield at Vote Beat reports on “a coordinated, multi-state effort to probe local election officials in battlegrounds such as Michigan, Arizona, and Texas ahead of the November election” in an effort to exploit for vulnerabilities for political gain.
“The… Continue reading
Election Law is Local
In recognition of the fact that election laws vary by states, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and All Voting is Local have released 7 state-specific guides for election officials that explain the legal safeguards in place to… Continue reading
“Activists Flood Election Offices With Challenges”
New article by Nick Corasaniti and Alexandra Berzon at N.Y. Times describes how “false theories about election fraud” underly activists efforts to purge tens of thousands of voters from the rolls in many key battleground states.
Groups in Georgia have… Continue reading
“Meadows texts reveal direct White House communications with pro-Trump operative behind plans to seize voting machines”
CNN reporting on new text messages between White House and those dubiously seeking access to voting machines in Arizona and Georgia in order to overturn election results in 2020:
“The messages, which have not been previously reported, shed new light… Continue reading
“QAnon fans celebrate Trump’s latest embrace of the conspiracy”
CNN:
Supporters of QAnon on former President Donald Trump’s social media platform have celebrated what they see as his renewed embrace of the conspiracy theory over the past week after he shared a meme that was viewed as one… Continue reading
“The Most Dominant Toxic Election Narratives Online”
NYT:
Ballot mules. Poll watch parties. Groomers.These topics are now among the most dominant divisive and misleading narratives online about November’s midterm elections, according to researchers and data analytics companies. On Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Truth Social and other social… Continue reading
“McConnell seeks a Jan. 6 mop-up on his terms”
Politico:
Mitch McConnell opposed conviction in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. He may yet help clean up the mess of Jan. 6.Things are playing out differently in the Senate GOP after only nine House Republicans — all of them… Continue reading
“Secretary of State Races Turn Rowdy During the Homestretch; Democrats are outspending Republicans in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota and Nevada, where they see their opponents as threats to democracy.”
NYT:
In a normal election year, races for secretary of state are sleepy affairs, and their campaigns struggle for media coverage amid the hurly-burly of more prominent Senate, governor and House contests.This year, however, is anything but normal.Democrats are pouring… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of My Interview with Joan Biskupic, Adam Liptak, and Dahlia Lithwick on “The United States Supreme Court and American Democracy”
Here is the video of a deeply provocative conversation among some of the best journalists covering the Supreme Court, recorded September 21 for the Safeguarding Democracy Project fall webinar series:
“The battle over ‘the big lie’; This November, voters will decide the future of American elections. Arizona is ground zero”
Ethan Bauer for Deseret News.
Judge Luttig Likes the Cheney-Lofgren Bill to Change the Electoral Count Act, Urges House and Senate to Compromise to Pass an anti Election Subversion Bill
Thread begins here:
This week, Congresswoman Liz Cheney @RepLizCheney and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren @RepZoeLofgren introduced a bipartisan bill in the House to reform the Electoral Count Act of 1887. This bill represents a comprehensive and compelling Rule of Law… Continue reading