“Elections database crash worries registrars”
WaPo: “People trying to check results on the Virginia Board of Elections’ Web site Tuesday night were temporarily stymied when the server became overloaded and crashed, officials said.”
Monthly Archives: November 2014
“Money in the Midterms, and Beyond”
“Republicans Only Got 52 Percent of the Vote in House Races; How did they end up with 57 percent of the seats?”
Rob Richie for The Nation.
“Media Wrap-Up: How Voters Fared With New Restrictions”
Jossey on Lessig/MayDay PAC
Here, at the Daily Caller.
Gillespie Concedes in #VASEN
AP reports he’s conceded with Warner up 16,000.
Lessig Responds to Critics on MayDay PAC
Here:
This partisan reality suggests an obvious strategic response: Rather than battles that force supporters of reform to betray their party loyalties, we need to focus on races where a partisan battle is not an issue. We need to… Continue reading
Breaking: 10th Circuit, in Major Voting Case, Rejects Kansas and Arizona Citizenship Proof Requirement
You can read the unanimous 10th Circuit opinion in Kobach v. U.S. EAC, reversing the lower court, at this link. Kansas and Arizona tried to force the federal government to require those who register to vote using a simple federal… Continue reading
“Meager Returns for the Democrats’ Biggest Donor”
“Fourteen Independent Candidates Elected to State Legislatures”
Two on the Possible Effects of Voting Restrictions on Midterms
Ari Berman in the Nation and Naomi Shavin in TNR.
I would be very cautious about saying voting restrictions had any determinative effect on election outcomes—we have a hard enough time figuring out how much they affect voter turnout.
“Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon gets house arrest after illegal vote”
Charlotte Observer on the convicted mayor who forgot felon voting was illegal. (Cue Steve Martin)
“Stumbling Blocks”
The Economist on the latest in the voting wars.
“Preliminary Turnout Numbers Are Way Down From 2010 And 2012”
538:
We don’t know final turnout numbers for Tuesday’s elections for the same reason we don’t have official winners in the Senate races in Alaska and Virginia: Ballots remain uncounted.
Nonetheless, enough data is in for Michael P. McDonald,… Continue reading