Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Texas defies congressional request for information on voter roll review”
Texas Tribune:
Facing an investigation over the state’s botched efforts to screen its voter rolls for noncitizens, the Texas Attorney General’s Office is declining congressional leaders’ request for information about the review.In a Thursday letter to top officials with the… Continue reading
“DHS, FBI say election systems in all 50 states were targeted in 2016”
ARS Technica:
joint intelligence bulletin (JIB) has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation to state and local authorities regarding Russian hacking activities during the 2016 presidential election. While the bulletin contains no… Continue reading
“Democrats, Stop Delegitimizing Our Elections”
David French for National Review has written this article, with the subhead: “Claims of voter fraud or voter suppression may excite a crowd, but our leaders are playing with fire.”
Today’s Must-Read: Republicans Blame Democrats’ Passage of H.R. 1 Reform Bill in the House for Failure of Senate to Take Up Separate Legislation Protecting Country from Russian and other Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections
KC Star:
Despite clear and compelling evidence of a Russian plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election,partisanship has all but killed any chance that Congress will pass legislation to shore up election security before voters cast their ballots next… Continue reading
Douglas: Vote for US – The Reforms
The following is the second of three guest posts by University of Kentucky Law Professor Josh Douglas about his new book, Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting:
Yesterday I highlighted some… Continue reading
“Stacey Abrams gives a graduate school class on voter suppression”
Jennifer Rubin WaPo column.
“Texas Lawmakers Consider Stiff Penalties For Voting Crimes”
Stacey Abrams Reiterates Language of Georgia Governor’s Election Being “Stolen”
From her speech via Axios:
So on November 6, I said at the podium we were not going to declare anything till every vote was counted. And on November 16, I decided to acknowledge the states of the election… Continue reading
“Another GOP Voter Fraud Claim Falls Apart, and Democrats See an Opening”
Eliza Newlin Carney:
The latest overblown Republican claims of voter fraud have been thoroughly debunked, now that a federal judge has blocked a massive voter purge in Texas, and accused GOP election officials there of creating a “mess” that intimidated… Continue reading
“The Elephant in the Room: Intentional Voter Suppression”
Lisa Manheim and Elizabeth Porter have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Supreme Court Review . Here is the abstract:
Since its inception, the Roberts Court has acquiesced in—and at times even abetted—the attempts of many states to make it… Continue reading
Texas: “Deal to end lawsuits over voter purge program almost done”
San Antonio Express News:
The state of Texas is set to end a program to purge voters it claimed were noncitizens in order to settle lawsuits brought by civil rights groups over the botched plan.A deal was about “99… Continue reading
“How Trump Could Lose the Election and Remain President”
Daniel Block in Washington Monthly.
“Why This Voting Expert Is Really Optimistic About The Future Of Voting Rights”
HuffPost:
At a moment when the national conversation about voting rights is wrapped up in brutal partisan warfare, Josh Douglas, a law professor at the University of Kentucky who focuses on election law, sees hope. For Douglas, that optimism… Continue reading