A new lawsuit has been filed directly in the Kansas Supreme Court seeking to force the Kansas Democratic Party to name a replacement for Chad Taylor to run in the the U.S. Senate race for Kansas. Democrats don’t want to… Continue reading
From this important Brian Lowry report, the threat I see from Kobach if Dems don’t appoint is to go to the press, not the courts:
“This says ‘shall.’ I don’t know how anyone can read ‘shall’ to mean ‘may’,”… Continue reading
You can read the opinion here. Here are my thoughts:
1. This is a unanimous, per curiam (unsigned) opinion from the Court holding that Democrat Chad Taylor’s name will not be on the ballot in the Kansas Senate race.… Continue reading
Jon Sherman:
The court, however, was completely mistaken when it wrote that Wisconsin’s voter ID law is “materially identical” to the Indiana law upheld by the Supreme Court in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board. This is wrong in… Continue reading
Press release: “U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today introduced the Voter Registration Modernization Act, which would provide national standards for secure and accessible online registration and help bring America’s election system into the 21st century.”
Did I ever mention… Continue reading
This Electionline Weekly interview is sure to get some attention:
What was the most difficult time/issue you have faced (elections wise of course) as secretary?
As our states’ chief election officials, secretaries of state enforce election laws. We’re tasked with… Continue reading
WaPo:
Less than 1 percent of voter registration forms turned in by a Georgia group accused of voter fraud are actually fraudulent, the Georgia’s secretary of state’s office announced Wednesday.
There were 25 confirmed forgeries found in voter registration… Continue reading