“What is Your View on Who Should Vote?” Fascinating Survey from @axios/survey monkey
Via Mike Allen.
Mike, Rep. Terri Sewell, and I had a great panel at SXSW. When the video posts, I’ll post a link.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
Speaking Saturday at SXSW with Rep. Terri Sewell and Mike Allen on “Reforming the Vote”
Hope to see folks there!
“Almost No Progress in Key Areas of Election System Security in Last Two Years”
Brennan Center:
By a number of key metrics, the country has failed to make significant progress securing voting machines, despite increasing warnings about system vulnerabilities from election officials and national security experts. An analysis released today by the Brennan Center… Continue reading
Kobach, Acting As Attorney, Asks Expert Mike McDonald About “Shit Sandwich” Tweet, Claims His Evidence Will Show Proof of Citizenship Law Prevented Up to 18,000 Noncitizens from Voting in Kansas
Kansas.com:
Kobach suggested another witness was also biased. He read aloud tweets from Michael McDonald, a professor at the University of Florida, that disparaged Kobach.
One tweet referenced reports that a staffer for Vice President Mike Pence had called Kobach… Continue reading
“Kobach, representing himself, to face ACLU over whether thousands in Kansas can vote”
Byran Lowry for the KC Star.
“Trump’s Voter Fraud Czar, And His Claims About Illegal Voting, Are About To Go On Trial”
Sam Levine for HuffPo.
“Kansas voting rights trial has national implications”
“Maine secretary of state talks of ‘strange journey’ on Trump’s voter-fraud panel”
“White House Has Given No Orders to Counter Russian Meddling, N.S.A. Chief Says”
NYT:
Faced with unrelenting interference in its election systems, the United States has not forced Russia to pay enough of a price to persuade President Vladimir V. Putin to stop meddling, a senior American intelligence official said on Tuesday.
Adm.… Continue reading
“NAACP to Host Press Conference Denouncing Trump Federal Court Nominee Thomas Farr”
Strong opposition (livestream of Wednesday press conference).
“Russia fears have election vendors feeling the heat”
Eric Geller for Politico:
At the heart of this election security standoff is an acrimonious relationship between the researchers who analyze voting systems for digital flaws and the vendors trying to preserve their profits and reputations in a small, difficult… Continue reading
Red Alert for Election Administration: Matthew Masterson May Be Out at EAC
Reuters Exclusive:
The head of a federal agency who has helped U.S. states protect election systems from possible cyber attacks by Russia or others is being removed from his post by Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and the… Continue reading
NAACP LDF Files Brief in Eleventh Circuit on Legality of Alabama Voter ID Law.
“The Myth of the Hacker-Proof Voting Machine”
Kim Zetter for NYT Magazine:
But for as long as experts have warned about security problems, voting machine makers and election officials have denied that the machines can be remotely hacked. The reason, they say, is that the systems are… Continue reading