“Three Cases in North Carolina, Decades of Democracy Undone”
Gene Nichol spitting fire in Slate.
Category Archives: The Voting Wars
“A group offered cities money to opt in to ranked choice voting. State elections office warns accepting that is likely illegal”
In response to a question at a city council meeting, an advocacy organization’s representative apparently noted that one county’s implementation of RCV might cost an extra $36,000 for software licensing, ballot design, and the like … and that the… Continue reading
“Guns at polls? Texas House approves bill to arm election workers”
“The Election Deniers’ Playbook for 2024”
The Brennan Center summarizes 14 tactics facilitating election subversion, and the ways that they’ve manifested in 2022 and 2023.
Young Latino voters will be vital to the outcome of the 2024 election
Brookings with a post on the “nuanced relationship between young Latinos and the dominant parties,” in their series on younger voters.
With a very different focus on laws aimed at college voters, CNN also has a piece today on the… Continue reading
“Voting has gotten harder in Wisconsin. Organizers have found ways to help.”
Wisconsin Watch deploying the Cost of Voting Index to track changes over the past few decades.
“As 2024 Campaigns Begin, States Confront Threats to Election Workers”
And yet, there’s a lot more to be done. NCSL has more on a disturbing trend that should be of concern to every single one of its members.
And good for Kansas SOS Scott Schwab for speaking up here (and… Continue reading
“The first arrests from DeSantis’s election police take extensive toll”
The WaPo on a message communicated to Floridians: “Voting is dangerous.”
“A top GOP lawyer wants to crack down on the college vote. States already are.”
Zachary Roth on efforts targeting a younger segment of the electorate.
Election Litigation Fell Almost 25 Percent in 2021-22 Compared to Last Midterm Election Season (2017-18), But Slump May Not Last [Corrected]
My latest data crunching of a sample of election law cases shows a steep drop in the rate of election litigation, with litigation averaging 257 .5 cases per year in the 2021-22 midterm election period, down almost 19 percent compared… Continue reading
“Massive turnover in local election officials likely before 2024, says new survey; A new survey suggests that more than 1 in 5 local election officials will have never worked a presidential election next year.”
NBC News:
A new survey from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law predicts huge turnover in local election officials before the 2024 election.
According to the survey, 12% of local officials began working in… Continue reading
“Top GOP lawyer decries ease of campus voting in private pitch to RNC”
WaPo:
A top Republican legal strategist told a roomful of GOP donors over the weekend that conservatives must band together to limit voting on college campuses, same-day voter registration and automatic mailing of ballots to registered voters, according to a… Continue reading
“‘Can I vote?’ Florida’s new elections bill leaves voters in the dark — by design”
The Miami Herald Editorial Board on the new bill moving through the Florida legislature.
“Gator Caucus disputes legitimacy of Senate presidential election”
The students may be learning too many real-life lessons about elections in the Sunshine State.
This story about the election to the presidency of the University of Florida Student Senate runneth over the cup: disputed results, quorum runs, disputes about… Continue reading