“A new Supreme Court case could rejigger electoral lines for the 2020 election”
Steve Mazie for The Economist.
Monthly Archives: June 2017
“5 Questions Ahead Of The Election Hacking Hearings”
Pam Fessler for NPR.
Bauer: “When Collusion with Russia Becomes a Crime: Part III—’Aiding and Abetting'”
Bob Bauer at Just Security.
FEC Commissioner Weintraub Pushes Again for FEC to Consider Foreign Money Issue
“Is North Carolina the Future of American Politics?”
Jason Zengerle for NYT magazine:
In just a few years, North Carolina Republicans have not just run quickly through the conservative policy checklist; they’ve tried to permanently skew the balance of power in the state in their favor, passing some… Continue reading
“Some States Beat Supreme Court to Punch on Eliminating Gerrymanders”
NYT:
California is the largest of a handful of states that are trying to minimize the partisanship in the almost invariably political act of drawing district lines. California has handed that task to the independent and politically balanced California Citizens… Continue reading
“Court may rule on partisan gerrymandering – but maybe not”
Lyle Denniston:
Although the court did not explain its willingness to schedule a hearing at the same time that it voted to block the lower court ruling in the meantime, its actions on Monday were not favorable to the challengers… Continue reading
Mississippi: “Gaming the system: Absentee votes often pivotal in local elections”
Interesting phenomenon; misleading headline.
“How 2 academics got the Supreme Court to reexamine gerrymandering”
Vox on McGhee/Stephanopoulos’s efficiency gap.
“Supreme Court’s Partisan Gerrymandering Case Could Have Texas Implications”
Here’s a radio interview I did with Texas Standard.(corrected link)
“Despite NSA Claim, Elections Vendor Denies System Was Compromised In Hack Attempt”
Talking Partisan Gerrymandering with Josh Douglas on Bloomberg Law Radio
Listen with hosts June Grasso and Greg Stohr.
“I voted against ranked-choice voting. But I don’t support repealing the law.”
Time to Say the Election Administrator’s Prayer About #GAO6 Election: Lord, Let This Election Not Be Close
No doubt, there’s a lot riding on the special election between Ossoff and Handel to replace Secretary of HHS Tom Price. Not only is it seen as a harbinger of 2018; some see the fate of Trumpcare resting on the… Continue reading