Monthly Archives: December 2018
Wisconsin: “Republicans plan vote Tuesday on curbing powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers, limiting early voting”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Wisconsin lawmakers are set to take up plans Tuesday to diminish the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general that brought opponents to the state Capitol this week to protest on its steps and pound on… Continue reading
“Republicans Finally Have a Voter Fraud Scandal. And None of Them Want to Talk About It.”
Pema Levy for Mother Jones.
Deep Dive from WaPo: “North Carolina election-fraud investigation centers on operative with criminal history who worked for GOP congressional candidate”
WaPo:
The possibility that November’s vote will be tossed out has prompted an eruption of partisan accusations. The case is politically fraught for Republicans, who in North Carolina and across the country have pushed for voter-identification laws and other restrictions… Continue reading
Meme of the Day
Maryland: “New partisan gerrymander case reaches Justices”
Lyle Denniston:
Arguing that a state should not have to re-draw its congressional districts twice in a short time span, Maryland officials asked the Supreme Court on Monday to rule that the existing map can be used again in… Continue reading
Absentee Ballot Fraud Allegations Getting Serious in North Carolina Congressional Race
WSOCTV report.
This is a stunning admission in the #NC09 election controversy by @wsoctv’s @JoeBrunoWSOC9 on what one of the “harvesters” did with the absentee by mail ballots she picked up: #ncpol pic.twitter.com/NtcmJOVnpE
— Dr. Michael… Continue reading
“To Protect Election Integrity Common Cause Calls for Up-or-Down Votes on EAC Nominees”
Release:
Today, Common Cause called on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee to fully staff the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and hold up-or-down floor votes on the two pending EAC nominees before the end of year. In a letter… Continue reading
“Elijah Cummings Wants Brian Kemp To Testify In Washington About Voter Suppression”
Paul Blumenthal for HuffPost:
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the incoming chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is interested in calling Gov.-elect Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) in to testify about allegations that he aided his own campaign by… Continue reading
“Partisan Election Officials Are ‘Inherently Unfair’ But Probably Here To Stay”
Miles Parks for NPR:
When Ohio State elections law professor Daniel Tokaji tells colleagues from other parts of the world about how the United States picks election officials, he says they’re stunned.
“And not in the good way,” says Tokaji.… Continue reading
“Brenda Snipes says she won’t resign as Broward County election supervisor after all”
Vox:
Brenda Snipes — the controversial Broward County, Florida, elections supervisor who oversaw recent recounts for governor and Senate — resigned from her position on November 19, saying that she was “ready to pass the torch” and would leave her… Continue reading
“Ninth Circuit Remands California Party Labels Case Back to U.S. District Court for More Evidence”
BAN:
On December 3, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Soltysik v Padilla, 16-55758. This is the case in which Emidio “Mimi” Soltysik, a registered Socialist, challenged the California law that forces him to appear on the ballot… Continue reading
Recap of Symposium on Legislative Reform of the Electoral Process
In collaboration with Take Care, ELB has presented a series of posts offering thoughts on legislation to reform the U.S. electoral process. Here are the contributions:
Reforming Elections Through Legislation
Joshua Matz | 11/14/18
We are pleased to announce… Continue reading
“EXCLUSIVE: Absentee ballot envelopes in North Carolina fit into ‘a pattern of fraud'”
Judd Legum:
The envelopes of the absentee ballots are a rich source of information because they require not only the signature of the voter but the signature of two witnesses. Pending an investigation by the North Carolina State Board… Continue reading