“Same-day registration: A simple solution to protect voter rights”
Brian Miller and Miles Rapoport oped in The Hill.
Monthly Archives: May 2019
“Trump Embraces the Traditional Fund-Raising He Once Shunned”
NYT:
About 200 bundlers from across the country are expected to gather Tuesday at the Trump International Hotel for a series of meetings and workshops about the campaign’s new fund-raising program. Vice President Mike Pence will address the group.… Continue reading
“House Democrats blast Florida’s ‘illegal poll tax’ amid federal oversight push”
David Smiley for the Tampa Bay Times:
House Democrats seeking to build a case for renewed federal oversight of election laws came to South Florida Monday and accused state lawmakers of systematically disenfranchising voters and passing legislation that would impose… Continue reading
“Lower Courts Are Lobbying SCOTUS to Rein In Partisan Gerrymandering”
Mark Joseph Stern for Slate.
Thanks to Dan Tokaji for Guest Blogging While I Took a Few Days Away
Thanks Dan!
Democratic Representatives in Colorado Use Quadratic Voting to Set Legislative Priorities
“Turkey Orders New Election for Istanbul Mayor, in Setback for Opposition”
NYT:
Turkey’s electoral authorities wiped away a crushing defeat for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, ordering a rerun of the race for mayor of Istanbul won by the opposition and heightening the prospect of social unrest and a… Continue reading
Sen. Kamala Harris Claims, Without Evidence, That Voter Suppression Cost Stacey Abrams 2018 Ga. Governor’s Race and Andrew Gillum the 2018 Fl. Governor’s Race
Disturbing trend:
Let’s say this loud and clear – without voter suppression: @staceyabrams is Governor Stacey Abrams. @AndrewGillum is Governor Andrew Gillum. #NAACPDetroit— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 6, 2019
Michigan’s New Voting Rules
The Detroit News reports on the implementation of same-day registration and other new rules in tomorrow’s elections, taking place in 65 of 83 Michigan counties. Secretary of State (and former Election Law Prof) Jocelyn Benson says: “The May 7 election… Continue reading
“Ahead Of 2020, Microsoft Unveils Tool To Allow Voters To Track Their Ballots”
NPR: “In an effort to improve confidence in elections, Microsoft announced Monday that it is releasing an open-source software development kit called ElectionGuard that will use encryption techniques to let voters know when their vote is counted. It will… Continue reading
CLC/Axios Report “Can I Count on You?”
Axios:
A political organization run by David Bossie, President Trump’s former deputy campaign manager, has raised millions of dollars by saying it’s supporting Trump-aligned conservative candidates — but has spent only a tiny fraction of that money supporting candidates.Instead,… Continue reading
“Desperate drive to make the debate stage shakes Dem campaigns”
Politico:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand sank a ping-pong ball into a cup of water — a spin on the drinking game, beer pong — and turned the moment into a digital ad urging $1 donations to her presidential campaign. Washington… Continue reading
Lessig: “American democracy is broken. We must demand 2020 candidates commit to a fix”
In The Guardian:
[P]erhaps surprisingly, given that she is among the most successful political fundraisers in America today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has set the only meaningful bar. HR1, the reform package that she passed in the House, was extraordinary… Continue reading
“How Americans — And Democratic Candidates — Feel About Letting Felons Vote”
538:
In a March 2018 poll for HuffPost, YouGov found that 24 percent of U.S. adults supported restoring felons’ voting rights while they are in prison and 58 percent opposed it, including 41 percent who were “strongly” opposed….But the… Continue reading