“Prosecutors Are Asked Why Trump Wasn’t Indicted for Campaign Violations”
The
WSJ covers the House
Oversight letter.
Monthly Archives: July 2019
“Iowa will keep voter registration system for 2020 elections”
The AP on the nuts and bolts of trying to figure
out the right amount of space to upgrade election technology in an unending
election environment.
Parking as pretext?
ThinkProgress
on the challenged Florida law requiring sufficient parking for early voting
sites, and its impact on college voters.
“Judges won’t block voter ID law for 2020, but lawsuit will continue”
The denial
of a preliminary injunction in North Carolina. The opinion is here
… with not much by way of explanation.
“New Normal: Bloodlust on the Left in Census and Election Fights”
Wherein
J. Christian Adams rails against “personal destruction” and “demonization,” and
compares Kris Kobach (or, possibly, himself) to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
Census recruiting and hiring is ahead of schedule
But there are still some “headwinds” ahead (including low unemployment rates) to hiring for the push to come.
“Texas leaves Census outreach to cities, counties”
A follow-up
in the Houston Chronicle to this
NPR report a few days ago.
“How Polarized Are State Politicians?”
A deeper
dive on Wisconsin and the Midwest, using data from the Shor-McCarty American Legislatures Project.
“Federal Election Agency, Hungry for Funds, Now Pays for Officials to Get to Office”
ProPublica on some apparent extended commutes to the EAC.
Ninth Circuit upholds California’s 1% signature requirement for independent candidates
The decision is here.
(h/t, as in everything ballot access, to Richard Winger.)
Ballot initiative skullduggery?
The plot thicks. Maybe.
Earlier this week, I’d mentioned a movement to amend state constitutions to prohibit voting by noncitizens in state elections, even though every state currently prohibits voting by noncitizens in state elections.
Now a report featuring speculation… Continue reading
And now House Oversight wants to know how OLC’s stance on indicting the President factored in to the NY campaign finance case
Following on this story, the letter is here.
Director of National Intelligence Creates “Election Threats Executive”
Shelby Pierson gets the nod for a new federal position to serve as the intelligence community’s principal advisor on election security.
This
bio fits the very general description in the DNI’s press
statement, but I’ll confess I’m not sure… Continue reading
“Trump’s Supreme Court Challenge Has a Historical Precedent”
Pacific Standard notes yet
another connection to Andrew Jackson, in the overtime chaos of the Census case.