Monthly Archives: September 2019
“The Cybersecurity 202: DNC move against phone-in caucuses pits cybersecurity vs. voter participation”
North Carolina Republicans Won’t Appeal Gerrymandering Ruling, Promise “Nonpartisan” Map. What’s the End Game?
Following up on this post about today’s state court ruling, North Carolina Republicans have thrown in the towel:
A looong legal battle over these state legislative districts in North Carolina is over. No more appeals. Democrats and opponents… Continue reading
Breaking: Unanimous State Court in North Carolina Holds State Legislative Districts Are Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymanders Under State Constitution; What It Means and What Comes Next
You can find the 357-page unanimous ruling at this link. Given the state Supreme Court has a 6-1 Democratic majority (including now Justice Anita Earls), this ruling could well be upheld on appeal.
This is a huge development that… Continue reading
Fifth Circuit Releases Opinion and Dissent Finding Mississippi District Violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
This set of three opinions raises some important, unresolved VRA section 2 questions. This one could well go en banc given Judge Willett’s dissent and the increasingly hard conservative makeup of the Fifth Circuit.
“New York’s Arcane Election Laws Continue to Suppress Voters”
Jerry Goldfeder in the Albany Times-Union.
“States Upgrade Election Equipment — Wary Of ‘A Race Without A Finish Line'”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
Steven Rosenfeld on What Went Wrong With Democrats’ Attempts at Virtual Voting in Iowa, Nevada Caucuses
Not ready for prime time.
“The 2020 electoral map could be the smallest in years. Here’s why.”
“Congressional Democrats plan to launch inquiry into Trump’s alleged role in scheme to silence affair accusations”
WaPo:
House Democrats plan to make President Trump’s alleged involvement in a 2016 scheme to silencetwo women who claimed they had affairs with him a major investigative focus this fall, picking up where federal prosecutors left off in a … Continue reading
“The Influence of Technology on Presidential Primary Campaigns”
Tony Gaughan has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming in Eugene Mazo and Michael Dimino (eds.), The Best Candidate: Presidential Nomination in Polarized Times (2020)). Here is the abstract:
There is no doubt that the American people object to the… Continue reading