Mitch McConnell Calls H.R. 1, the Democrats’ Mammoth Election Reform Bill, a “Partisan Power Grab”
New WaPo oped.
Here were my more positive thoughts about the bill.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“Congress ignored its election duties for years. That ends now”
Matt Weil in Roll Call:
House Democrats have waited eight years to regain the speakership, and now that they hold the gavel, they will clearly seek to move on pent-up priorities. For their first act out of the gate, they… Continue reading
“The House Democrats’ Colossal Election Reform Bill Could Save American Democracy”
I’ve written this piece for Slate. It begins:
The Democrats’ first order of business as they took control of the 116th Congress was introducing H.R. 1, the colossal “For the People Act.” This 571-page behemoth of a bill covering voting… Continue reading
“Court decision in N.J. voter intimidation case could bring ‘new wave of voter suppression’ in 2020 election, expert says”
Jonathan Salant for NJ.com:
A federal appeals court has refused to bring back restrictions on Republican National Committee voter activities set in motion 36 years ago by a New Jersey gubernatorial race, a decision that an election law expert warned… Continue reading
“Donald Trump Was Just Handed a Chance to Supercharge Voter Suppression in 2020”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
In a short unpublished opinion so far garnering only slight media attention, the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit decided on Monday what may be one of… Continue reading
“DNC loses appeal on Republican election tactics”
Josh Gerstein for Politico:
A consent decree that limited Republican Party’s use of controversial poll-watching and ballot security efforts for more than three decades appears consigned to the scrap heap of history after a federal appeals court rebuffed a move… Continue reading
Moderating January 31 Event at UCLA Hammer Museum: “Voting Rights and Wrongs”
Really looking forward to this, which will later have an archived webcast:
HAMMER FORUM
Voting Rights and Wrongs
THURSDAY JAN 31, 2019 7:30PM
The 2018 midterm elections revealed egregious voter suppression tactics and mismanagement of polling places but also… Continue reading
“A New Playing Field for Democracy Reform”
Today’s Must Read: Kira Lerner at TPM: The Powerful Role Confusion Plays In American Elections
TPM:
The United States’ byzantine election system is governed by overlapping rules on the county, state, and federal levels. Elections in different states and even different cities are held on different days, with polling places in varying locations… Continue reading
Full HuffPost Podcast Series on Voting Rights Now Available
“Wisconsin’s early voting limit challenged in federal court”
AP:
The fight over restricting early voting in Wisconsin returned to federal court Monday, three days after Gov. Scott Walker signed into law a new limit passed during a lame-duck legislative session.
A coalition of liberal groups, with the support… Continue reading
“Liberal groups move to sue after Walker signs lame-duck bills in Wisconsin”
Politico:
Two liberal groups announced that they will take legal action in response to Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to sign legislation limiting the powers of Democratic Gov.-elect Tony Evers.
The One Wisconsin Institute, supported by the National… Continue reading
“Election Protection Releases Preliminary Report on 2018 Midterm Elections”
Release:
According to Election Protection’s report, voters in 2018 faced widespread attempts at voter suppression and disenfranchisement across the country – obstacles that made voting more difficult or impossible. Election Protection kept track of the top barriers to the… Continue reading