“Exclusive: Critical U.S. Election Systems Have Been Left Exposed Online Despite Official Denials”
Kim Zetter for Motherboard.
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Thoughts on Twitter Temporarily Locking Out Mitch McConnell’s Campaign Account
Thread starts here:
I'm no fan of Mitch McConnell @senatemajldr (and he's condemned my writings about campaign finance on the Senate floor).But it seems wrong and odd that @Twitter put a lock on his campaign's @Team_Mitch account for RTing… Continue reading
“Falsehoods and the First Amendment”
Cass Sunstein has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
What is the constitutional status of falsehoods? From the standpoint of the First Amendment, does truth or falsity matter? These questions have become especially pressing with the increasing… Continue reading
A “Call Mitch McConnell” Ad That Really Does Seem to Want You to Call Mitch McConnell (About Election Security)
Bill Kristol:
We can't count on Trump for election security. And Mitch McConnell is blocking the Senate from even considering bipartisan election security legislation. Enough. This ad from @ForTheRuleOfLaw is on the air in DC and KY. pic.twitter.com/RdbmIcRaNy—… Continue reading
“ICYMI: Tammy Patrick On A Potential U.S. Universal Postal Union Withdrawal”
Doug Chapin:
Last Thursday, Democracy Fund senior advisor and “postal whisperer” Tammy Patrick had a crucially important piece in electionlineWeekly about an issue many in the election community may have missed – but should be watching closely: a potential… Continue reading
“No Small Stuff (Cont.): Missing Thumb Drive Upends Close MS Senate Race”
Doug Chapin:
A regular theme of this blog is that “there is no small stuff in elections” – and the latest example comes from Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, where a missing thumb drive has turned a close state Senate race… Continue reading
“[California] Redistricting commission extends deadline as diversity of applicants lags”
The SF Chronicle reports.
“Redistricting battle in Michigan could threaten California citizens’ commission”
The SF Chronicle reports.
“[California] Supreme Court fast tracks petition challenging, on state constitutional grounds, new tax return disclosure law”
At the Lectern reports.
“Dark Money Loses a Round”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy blogs.
“The Predominance Test: A Judicially Manageable Compactness Standard for Redistricting”
Michael McDonald has written this article for the Yale Law Journal Forum. Here is the abstract:
Scholars have proposed more than one hundred measures of district compactness to analyze legislative maps, but each of these measures lacks a critical threshold… Continue reading
Federal Court Rejects Some Challenges, Leaves Other Open, to Mississippi Felon Disenfranchisement Provisions
Order granting summary judgment in part to the state here. (Via Sam Levine.)
“LWV of Texas Sues to Fix Improper Rejection of Mail-in Ballots”
North Carolina Governor and Attorney General File Amicus Briefs Supporting Plaintiffs in State Partisan Gerrymandering Case
The Democratic governor and AG versus the Republican-dominated North Carolina General Assembly.