“How Republicans Stopped Worrying About The Right To Vote”
Timothy Smith for TPM Cafe.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
Must-read Politico Deep Dive into Brian Newby, a Kobach Protege Who is Causing Major Problems with Election Administration as Executive Director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Read this quite damning portrait:
A tiny federal agency that plays a crucial role in assisting the nation’s local election supervisors is gripped by a leadership crisis that hassparked concerns that it is unprepared to play its role in… Continue reading
“Mitch McConnell is Making the 2020 Election Open Season for Hackers” (though much of this New Yorker article is about dysfunction or worse at the EAC)
“Texas Tried to Mess with Voting. It Failed.”
“Bill repealing GOP election-law changes headed for Sununu’s desk”
New Hampshire Union Leader:
The effort by Democratic majorities in the state Legislature to rollback changes to election laws passed by Republicans last year continued on Thursday, as the Senate approved a House-passed bill regarding the definition of residence… Continue reading
“Texas ditched its botched voter roll review but has signaled it hasn’t closed its criminal inquiry”
Alexa Ura for the Texas Tribune:
When former Secretary of State David Whitley launched a review of the Texas voter rolls for supposed noncitizens, his office marked almost 100,000 voters for two reviews — one by county officials to question… Continue reading
“With 2020 Looming, Parties Fight State by State Over Voting Access”
“Texas officials called ‘laggards’ for resisting House investigation of botched voter purge”
“Partisan control determines how states act on voting rights”
AP:
New York is among a small number of states where Democrats made big gains in last year’s election and have used that power to pass laws to make it easier to register and to vote. They have introduced early… Continue reading
“Texas voter purge came amid push in 8 states carried by Trump”
“Voter Registration Is Surging—So Republicans Want to Criminalize It”
Eliza Newlin Carney:
In the wake of a midterm that saw surging turnout by non-white, young, and urban voters—all blocs that tend to favor Democrats—a backlash in GOP state legislatures was perhaps inevitable. What troubles voting rights advocates is… Continue reading
“A resignation in Texas is a reminder of how Trump’s vote-fraud claims come up empty”
Philip Bump for WaPo.
Sign of Democratic Power in Texas: “David Whitley resigns as end-of-session deadline nears”
Austin-American Statesman:
Shortly before the Senate’s closing gavel ended his term as Texas secretary of state, David Whitley delivered his letter of resignation, “effective immediately,” to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday afternoon.Whitley needed Senate confirmation by the end of… Continue reading
Ned Foley and Michael McConnell: “What if 2020 election is disputed?”
Here’s their proposal in The Hill:
To avoid that predicament, Pelosi and McConnell should jointly create a neutral referee to advise them, starting on Election Day, about any vote counting disputes that might arise once the polls are closed and… Continue reading