Monthly Archives: July 2019
“The Most Important Lesson the Supreme Court Liberals Can Take from John Paul Stevens”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 99, was a reliable and important voice on issues of voting rights and election law. Most… Continue reading
Census plaintiffs file blistering motion for sanctions
The motion was filed in the SDNY case, mostly directed at Commerce officials. With 428 pp. of receipts.
UPDATE: HuffPost has coverage.
Parties agree on proposed order in NY Census case
Hansi with the scoop:
https://twitter.com/hansilowang/status/1151169448457441282
UPDATE: Here’s the final signed order itself.
10th Circuit upholds San Juan County race-and-redistricting decision
San Juan County, Utah, has had a long history of trouble, over several decades, with respect to providing equal opportunities for the Navajo community, including in voting. Today, the 10th Circuit affirmed a lower court opinion redrawing the district lines… Continue reading
“Some Fear Undercount As Texas Decides Not To Spend Money On 2020 Census”
Well, that’s
an interesting strategy:
You’ve got to spend money to make money. But that’s not the way Texas, and a handful of other states, are looking at the 2020 census. Officials in Texas have decided not to spend… Continue reading
“2020 Dems Pledge To Reverse Trump’s Move Towards Anti-Immigrant Redistricting”
The
candidates weigh in on using citizenship data in the redistricting process.
“Budget gridlock imperils 2020 census”
A
reminder that we’re not out of the woods yet.
I wonder if this will come up in the Senate
hearing on the Census in an hour.
Trial begins in party ballot position case
Trial
has started up in Florida over the law automatically placing candidates of
the governor’s party in the first position of the ballot. I’ve been watching this case pretty closely;
it’s a really interesting test of the prevailing constitutional doctrine… Continue reading
“Surge In Voters With Disabilities May Influence 2020 Election”
A
reminder of a significant population often overlooked when summary stats
are compiled.
In 2018, 14.3 million people with disabilities cast ballots, more than the 11.7 million Latino voters that year and nearly as many as the 15.2 million African-American… Continue reading
State v. county election systems management
An
important story in Washington State about the integration of county
registration systems into a newer statewide system. It’s not important because it’s particularly
new or surprising (it’s neither), but just as a reminder of the details to be
ironed… Continue reading
“Top Democrat demands answers on election equipment vulnerabilities.”
The
Hill reports on Sen. Ron Wyden’s questions of the EAC. Senator Wyden took
to the floor yesterday to speak about the issue as well.
Summary of Congressional Legislation on Security of Voting Systems
An
interesting summary in Forbes of the bills on the table.
“Diversifying the Donor Pool: How Did Seattle’s Democracy Vouchers Program Reshape Participation in Municipal Campaign Finance?”
A
new paper about Seattle’s campaign finance voucher program, from Brian
McCabe and Jennifer Heerwig. I’m looking
forward to reading this one.
The abstract:
In this paper, we evaluate whether an innovative new campaign finance program in Seattle, Washington shifted… Continue reading