“Congress likely won’t take action on the growing threats to election integrity, leaving election workers vulnerable to criminal prosecution and results open to partisan tampering”
Grace Panetta for Business Insider.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“In Congress, Republicans Shrug at Warnings of Democracy in Peril”
NYT:
Senator Christopher S. Murphy concedes that political rhetoric in the nation’s capital can sometimes stray into hysteria, but when it comes to the precarious state of American democracy, he insisted he was not exaggerating the nation’s tilt toward… Continue reading
“Texas Dems amp up voting rights pressure with D.C. blitz”
Zach Montellaro for Politico.
Bauer and Ginsberg: “State Election Officials Are Under Attack. We Will Defend Them.”
NYT oped by Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg:
Tucked into many of the election laws Republicans are pushing or enacting in states around the country are pernicious provisions threatening punishment of elections officials and workers for just doing their jobs.Laws… Continue reading
“Trump’s grip on GOP sparks fears about democratic process”
AP:
Seven months after Election Day, former President Donald Trump’s supporters are still auditing ballots in Arizona’s largest county and may revive legislation that would make it easier for judges in Texas to overturn election results.In Georgia, meanwhile, the… Continue reading
“Business leaders take their election law fights behind the scenes after attacks from Republicans”
CNBC:
Corporate leaders are now fighting behind the scenes against Republican-supported voting laws they consider too restrictive, following repeated attacks from GOP leaders and their well-funded allies.Since the outcry earlier this year over the passage of Georgia’s new voting… Continue reading
“Many Americans don’t trust elections. What can be done?”
CSM:
America’s democratic process has been severely tested in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. Former President Donald Trump’s personal push to overturn results in key states revealed vulnerabilities in the nation’s electoral system – including how many important… Continue reading
“Montana’s new voting laws violate Native Americans’ rights, a lawsuit argues.”
NYT:
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Native American Rights Fund filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging two new election laws in Montana as unconstitutional infringements on Native Americans’ right to vote.Montana legislators enacted the laws — H.B. 176,… Continue reading
“Election 2020 and Beyond: Quantifying Litigation Surrounding the Presidential Election Part I”
Juris Lab:
Courts were involved in the 2020 election debacle like never before. Voting, a right that appears clear and self-explanatory on its face, reached a new level of complexity with various laws that placed restrictions on who can vote,… Continue reading
“Election law expert breaks down Democrats voting rights proposals”
I spoke with Joshua Johnson on MSNBC. Watch the video.
“Cheney Embraces Her Downfall, Warning G.O.P. of Trump in a Fiery Speech”
NYT:
In the hours before facing a vote that will almost certainly purge her from House Republican leadership, Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming remained unrepentant on Tuesday, framing her expulsion as a turning point for her party and declaring in… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of the AALS Election Law Conference: “Rebuilding Democracy and the Rule of Law”
It is available here.
“Republicans aren’t just making it harder to vote. They’re going after election officials, too.”
Josh Douglas WaPo oped.
“Republicans continue their nationwide campaign to restrict voting”
Fredreka Schouten for CNN:
Republicans in key states intensified their push to roll back access to the ballot this week — with the GOP-led Texas House passing new voting limits Friday, a day after Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed… Continue reading