“Republicans Are Casting Doubt On Normal Election Processes For The Sake Of Winning”
Sam Levine for HuffPost.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
I Talked to Mary Louise Kelly on NPR’s All Things Considered Discussing Stacey Abrams’ New Georgia Voting Rights Lawsuit
NPR:
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Professor Richard Hasen of the University of California, Irvine, about the lawsuit that allies of Stacey Abrams filed accusing Georgia of disenfranchising voters.
“Stacey Abrams’ New Lawsuit Against Georgia’s Broken Voting System Is Incredibly Smart”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Defeated Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and her allies are taking on Georgia’s shoddy election system in the right way: through a big and bold lawsuit. At the very least,… Continue reading
Read the Fair Fight Action Complaint Challenging Georgia’s Election Process
Here.
More from me later on this.
Three on NC Voter ID from WRAL
Editorial: Open access to N.C. polls needs to be part of voter ID script (Capitol Broadcasting) — If there’s one thing state legislative leaders should realize from Monday’s legislative committee meeting, it is that it will take more… Continue reading
“4 ways NC lawmakers can make a voter ID bill less than awful”
“Florida’s recount drama could sow chaos in 2020”
Sun Sentinel:
Florida’s 2018 recount is over, but the work to restore the public’s confidence has just started.
Political combatants didn’t hold their fire in Florida’s midterm elections, unleashing a barrage of unsupported allegations of voter fraud and conspiracy theories.… Continue reading
“Georgia Set To Remain A Battleground For Voting Rights Ahead Of 2020”
“Reliving the 2000 Election — and Learning the Wrong Lessons”
Justin Levitt for the HLR Blog.
“NC Republicans reveal their voter ID proposal”
News & Observer:
Boards of elections would provide registration cards with photos, and students at North Carolina’s public universities would be able to use their school IDs to vote under a draft voter ID bill that Republican legislators released Tuesday.… Continue reading
“Just Because an Election Is Legal Doesn’t Mean It’s Legitimate”
Adam Serwer in The Atlantic.
“Stacey Abrams has it right about election rhetoric”
“If an Election Was Stolen, Say It Was Stolen; Lessons from Sherrod Brown and Chuck Todd.”
A different perspective from Charles Pierce.
“Charges of Vote Stealing in Florida Portend More Distrust in System for 2020”
NYT:
The acrimony in Florida followed a contentious, weekslong fight over voter suppression in Georgia, where the Republican secretary of state was overseeing a governor’s race in which he was also a participant. Those battles may foreshadow what 2020 will… Continue reading