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Monthly Archives: September 2018
“He Could Be Florida’s First Black Governor – Unless A Jim Crow-Era Law Stops Him”
HuffPost:
Andrew Gillum, the Democratic mayor of Tallahassee, needs the support of black voters to become Florida’s first black governor. But he faces a major obstacle: A provision of the Florida Constitution with Jim Crow–era roots prevents more than 1.5 … Continue reading
Watch Sen. Klobuchar and Judge Kavanaugh Discuss Whether there is Widespread Voter Fraud (and Reading ELB)
“The Republican Approach to Voter Fraud: Lie”
Carol Anderson NYT oped.
“Justice Dept. Demand for North Carolina Voting Records Extended to D.M.V. Image”
NYT:
In a further sign of the sprawling nature of the Justice Department’s effort to collect voting records in North Carolina, prosecutors demanded eight years of information from the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles, according to a copy of the… Continue reading
“Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over Michigan Election Law”
AP:
The U.S. Supreme Court won’t intervene in a dispute over Michigan‘s ban on straight-party voting.
The court turned down an appeal Friday, which means the ban will go into effect in the November election. Voters can’t use a… Continue reading
“Trump Executives Face U.S. Campaign-Finance Probe, Source Says”
Bloomberg:
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether anyone in the Trump Organization violated campaign-finance laws, in a follow-up to their conviction last month of Michael Cohen, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The inquiry, not previously reported,… Continue reading
In Sixth Circuit Ballot Access Case from Michigan, Court Suggests Jenness v. Fortson May No Longer Be Good Law
Opinion:
And although the Supreme Court upheld a five-percent signature requirement in Jenness v. Fortson, 403 U.S. 431, 438 (1971), that signature requirement was analyzed using a less stringent framework than that required by Anderson and Burdick. See Anderson, 460… Continue reading
“Census Citizenship Question Won’t Perform Well, New Analysis Shows”
Release:
Inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census is likely to increase the costs and compromise census accuracy, according to a report released today by Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality.
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L.… Continue reading
Federal Court Requires Spanish Language Materials for Puerto Rico Voters Who’ve Moved to Florida
Update: You can find the court’s opinion here.
I am not a lawyer but this is the most incredible opening to a court opinion I have ever seen. pic.twitter.com/7q7mE76f5I
— Sam Levine (@srl) September 7, 2018
“More than 23,000 Californians were registered to vote incorrectly by state DMV”
LAT:
Tens of thousands of Californians have been registered to vote incorrectly by the state Department of Motor Vehicles, including some who were assigned the wrong political party preference, officials said Wednesday.
Officials insist the errors were limited to 23,000… Continue reading
“Frustration and Finger-Pointing as G.O.P. Pulls Out of Deal Talks on Hacked Materials”
NYT:
House Republicans withdrew on Thursday from negotiations with Democrats over a pact that would have effectively barred both parties from using hacked or stolen material on the campaign trail this fall.
Leaders of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the… Continue reading
“North Carolina doesn’t have to turn over voting records to ICE until January”
“New: Kris Kobach’s spokeswoman says ‘no comment’ on GOP candidate in the #ksleg that was arrested for election fraud.”
https://twitter.com/HunterMw/status/1037803172994146304