Monthly Archives: August 2016
Video of Appearance on “All In” Talking Trump “Rigging” Claims with Ari Melber
“Donald Trump Is Warning That the Election Will Be Rigged. So Did John McCain in 2008”
New York magazine.
Federal District Court Finds Ferguson School District Elections Violate the Voting Rights Act
You can find the 119-page district court opinion here.
This looks to be a very careful, and in some parts very technical look, at whether the Ferguson school board elections violate section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, in… Continue reading
“Elections in America”
New symposium in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
“Four in Five Americans Support Voter ID Laws, Early Voting” (And 63% Favor Automatic Registration!)
Gallup:
Early voting, which gives all voters the chance to cast their ballot
prior to Election Day
Favor: 80%
Oppose: 18%
Requiring all voters to provide photo identification at their voting
place in order to vote
Favor: 80%
Oppose: 19%… Continue reading
Broad List of Acceptable Voter IDs in Texas (For At Least the Upcoming Election)
Detailed powerpoint.
This is good, but the question is if voters and poll workers can understand all this.
Sargent: Trump’s Election Rigging Claims Are About Building Media Empire
From today’s Plum Line:
Trump has already been saying the election will be “rigged,” as part of a broader effort to delegitimize the presidency of Hillary Clinton (should she win) in advance. If the goal here is to… Continue reading
Election Litigation 2016: Where Things Stand
With 77 days to go until Election Day, and early voting starting much sooner in some places, here is the major litigation affecting election procedures and voting that I’m watching the most closely:
Wisconsin: One trial judge required Wisconsin officials… Continue reading
“What I’ve found researching ranked-choice voting: It makes voting harder, lowers participation”
Jason McDaniel oped, Bangor Daily News.
Trump Running Pre-Citizens United Type Campaign But Without Soft Money
NYT on the worst of both worlds for Trump campaign:
The arrangement is a kind of throwback to the pre-Citizens United era, when party organizations — not independent “super PACs” and political nonprofits — assumed many of the financial and… Continue reading
“Signs suggest Hillary Clinton may be more open to lobbyists in her administration”
“What if Trump won’t accept defeat?”
“Opinion: Three ways Congress can muscle-up to your voting rights”
Michael Golden and Larry Lessig in the Chicago Sun-Times:
Fortunately, some in Congress are working toward a solution. Just before the national conventions, the House Democratic leadership announced its “By The
People” (BTP) legislative package. These reforms, backed by 187… Continue reading