District Court in Texas Voter ID Case Orders Briefing on Remedies Complete by Mid-July, With Chance Texas Put Back Under Preclearance
Judge orders briefs, but no new evidentiary hearing.
Monthly Archives: June 2017
“The Supreme Court’s Chance to End the Gerrymander”
“Presidential Transparency: Beyond Tax Returns”
Brennan Center:
What would the president’s tax returns show about his financial ties to foreign powers or other ethical issues? Is there a better way than disclosure of tax returns to get at such information? New Brennan Center analysis explores… Continue reading
“United Utah Party sues for access on special election ballot”
Deseret News:
A newly formed Utah political party filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the lieutenant governor’s office seeking to gain access to the ballot for the 3rd District special election to replace Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah.
The United Utah Party… Continue reading
“Catastrophic Attack and Political Reform”
Bauer:
Had the Alexandria shooter had his way and murdered a score or more legislators on a baseball field, the country would have witnessed horrifying carnage–and, as Norm Ornstein has argued, it would have entered into genuine constitutional crisis.… Continue reading
Two Democratic Members of Trump “Election Integrity” Commission Want to Add Consideration of Russian Hacking of Election Systems
Boston Globe:
Two members of a presidential commission charged with investigating alleged voter fraud want the panel to focus on what could be the biggest fraudulent scheme of all: attempted Russian hacking of numerous state election systems.
The call, by… Continue reading
“Civil rights advocates: ‘Confidential’ documents undercut Kobach’s voting fraud claim”
AP:
Kansas election official is trying to hide materials that undercut his public claim that substantial numbers of noncitizens have registered to vote and that documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements are necessary to stop it, civil rights advocates contend in a court… Continue reading
Vanita Gupta: “It’s Time to Revive the Heart of the Voting Rights Act”
Vanita Gupta in The Root:
Instead of focusing on actual problems, like modern-day voting discrimination, however, the Trump administration is working to further undermine our democracy. One of Jeff Sessions’ first moves as attorney general was to withdraw the Department… Continue reading
“Dark Money Turns Elections Into Trench Warfare”
“U.S. Elections Systems Vulnerable, Lawmakers Told In Dueling Hearings”
NPR:
Democrats on the Senate panel, however, are frustrated by DHS Secretary John Kelly’s unwillingness to disclose more detail about the states that were targeted or compromised last year. DHS acknowledges that Russia’s intelligence officers went after elections systems in… Continue reading
The Causes of Gerrymandering
I just posted a new article on SSRN, The Causes and Consequences of Gerrymandering, that will soon be appearing in a terrific William & Mary Law Review symposium. The piece uses nearly fifty years of data at both the congressional… Continue reading
“Texas group that fueled Trump voter fraud claim scales back 2016 election audit”
Texas Tribune:
Just days after his victory, Trump caused a stir by claiming — without evidence — that he would have won the popular vote in addition to the Electoral College “if you deduct the millions of people who voted… Continue reading
“Russians targeted 21 election systems, U.S. official says”
von Spakovsky, Christian Adams to Be Offering Advice, Reports to President’s “Election Integrity” Commission
Release:
The Best Practices report follows President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order on the Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. PILF intends to contribute to the body’s future studies by offering these findings and suggestions in… Continue reading