“The Cybersecurity 202: The Supreme Court could decide the fate of mail voting in two swing states”
WaPo reports.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Most voters confident their vote will be counted, poll finds. But partisans disagree on election threats.”
Nate Persily and Charles Stewart at The Monkey Cage:
Americans are worried about this election. And who can blame them? Each day, a new story, whether true, false or overblown, creates fresh anxiety about mail-in voting or polling places.A battleground-state … Continue reading
“Both parties prepare for possibility of contested election as chaotic White House race hurtles to a close”
WaPo deep dive:
Even as a coronavirus outbreak has upended the White House, Democrats and Republicans have been gaming out another potential crisis that experts agree could plunge the country into unprecedented turmoil — a contested election in the weeks… Continue reading
Breaking and Analysis: 7th Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Rejects District Court Extension of Wisconsin Deadline for Receipt of Absentee Ballots, Relying Heavily on Supreme Court’s Earlier Ruling in South Carolina Case
As I noted in this Slate piece earlier this week, “Generally, though, the Republican side may be far more successful in blocking lower court orders sought by Democrats and voting rights groups seeking to expand voting by mail. Although Democrats… Continue reading
“Key Legal Fights Over Voting Remain Unresolved As Election Day Draws Close”
Pam Fessler for NPR:
With so many cases still up in the air, legal experts say it’s difficult to tell whether Democrats or Republicans are coming out ahead. Democrats have won numerous victories — including fending off a Republican effort… Continue reading
“After early victories, Democrats’ voting lawsuits face tougher terrain in conservative-leaning appeals courts”
Marshall Cohen for CNN:
After a string of early legal victories in voting rights cases, Democrats are now fighting on more challenging terrain in federal appeals courts across the country, and have seen some of their hard-fought victories wiped off… Continue reading
“This Will Be a Critical Week for Pandemic Voting Cases at the Supreme Court”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
While the nation’s attention has been focused on the president’s COVID-19 diagnosis and the ensuing questions surrounding that, it’s important to remember there will still be an election in one month.… Continue reading
“Think the Constitution lets voters pick the president? Better read it again.”
Ned Foley WaPo oped:
In other words, although voters might be under the impression that they get to choose the president, in fact, the Constitution does not mandate that role. Ordinary voters have a say in the process only as… Continue reading
“Federal judge strikes down change to NC absentee ballot witness requirement”
WRAL:
A federal judge on Wednesday warned the State Board of Elections that recent changes to requirements for absentee mail-in voting in North Carolina do not have his approval.Those changes, outlined in a Sept. 22 memo from the state… Continue reading
“Voting lawsuits pile up across US as election approaches”
AP:
They’ve been fighting in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania over the cutoff date for counting mailed ballots, and in North Carolina over witness requirements. Ohio is grappling with drop boxes for ballots as Texas faces a court challenge over extra… Continue reading
“Courts view GOP fraud claims skeptically as Democrats score key legal victories over mail voting”
WaPo:
For six months, the rules for how Americans can vote during the coronavirus pandemic have been locked in court battles while states across the country rushed to embrace mail ballots.Now, with just weeks to go before the Nov. 3… Continue reading
“Are Republican Judges Putting Their Thumbs on the Electoral Scale?”
“Trump readies thousands of attorneys for election fight”
Politico:
A year before President Donald Trump alarmed Americans with talk of disputing elections last week, his team started building a massive legal network to do just that.Dozens of lawyers from three major law firms have been hired. Thousands of… Continue reading
“Previously secret documents revealed on NC mail-in voting settlement opposed by GOP”
News & Observer:
The Republican members of the state elections board who resigned in protest earlier this week gave the public false information, the board’s leader said in an emergency meeting Friday.He and the other Democrats who remain on the… Continue reading