From Business Insider and WaPo, more evidence of the increased strain that conscientious local election officials have been facing since 2020 . . . and the risks that their departure poses for our democracy:
The elected county recorder and… Continue reading
UPDATE: Late this afternoon, the Court granted the writ.
The Otero County Commission expressed “doubts” about the primary election at its meeting June 13. They have until June 17 to certify the election results, but at the meeting the… Continue reading
The Bipartisan Policy Center will be releasing a report, Preparing for Ballot Paper Shortages in 2022 and 2024, that lays out recommendations to improve the supply and storage of ballot materials and contingency planning for last minute changes and delayed… Continue reading
Washington Post:
The federal government has found no evidence that flaws in Dominion voting machines have ever been exploited, including in the 2020 election, according to the executive director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.CISA, an arm of… Continue reading
Tucson.com:
Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed legislation which would have required county election officials to cancel the registration of anyone they determine is not qualified to vote.The move Friday, the first of the governor this session, came amid… Continue reading
You can find the unanimous opinion, with a concurrence, at this link.
The Court found that the materiality provision of the Civil Rights Act allowed a private right of action and that the failure to include the date on… Continue reading
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission under fire from members of his own party for refusing to entertain 2020 election distortions stunned his colleagues Wednesday by announcing his resignation from the oversight board and blasting the… Continue reading
The following is a guest post from Pam Fessler:
Brad Raffensperger – famous for rebuffing Trump’s call to “find” him 11,780 votes in 2020 – might have won the Republican primary for GA secretary of state. But the effort… Continue reading
For those that are curious, this short synopsis in the Philadelphia Inquirer is helpful.
“Pennsylvania election law requires an automatic recount if the difference between the top two candidates for a statewide office is 0.5% of the vote or less.… Continue reading
Philadelphia Inquirer reports that a printing error has caused problems with the processing of a not insignificant number of mail-in ballots in Lancaster County. Too bad, however, that this is being used as an excuse to oppose the 2019 expansion… Continue reading
A must-read story from the Wa. Post on how Australia combats election disinformation:
In a Canberra office covered in computer screens, the alerts began pouring in.
“This needs a #FactCheck,” one person tweeted.
“Is this not illegal?” another asked.
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