“Instead of Fixing Their Gerrymander, North Carolina Republicans Are Trolling the Court”
Mark Joseph Stern for Slate.
Monthly Archives: September 2019
“Youth Voting Rights and the Unfulfilled Promise of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment”
Yael Bromberg has posted this draft on SSRN (University of Pa. Journal of Constitutional Law). Here is the abstract:
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment was designed to bring young people into the political process by constitutionalizing their right to vote. However, the… Continue reading
“SYMPOSIUM: Digital Disinformation and the Threat to Democracy: Information Integrity in the 2020 Elections”
Message from Ellen Weintraub:
SYMPOSIUM:
Digital Disinformation and the Threat to Democracy:
Information Integrity in the 2020 Elections
As the technology for manipulation of information steadily
advances, and malicious outsiders and foreign influence operators resort to the
dissemination of false… Continue reading
“Trump Admin Pushing Forward With Plan To Enable Anti-Immigrant Redistricting”
TPM:
The Census Bureau offered new details this week on how it will try to implement President Trump’s plan to help states diminish the political power of immigrant communities.The disclosures came in the form of a regulatory notice posted… Continue reading
Deep Dive: “How a decade of voting rights fights led to fewer redistricting safeguards for Texas voters of color”
Worth your time from Alexa Ura.
“The Cybersecurity 202: How state election officials are contributing to weak security in 2020”
WaPo:
It’s not just a question of paper ballots. The offices charged with administering elections across the country are falling short on a slew of basic cybersecurity measures that could make the 2020 contest far more vulnerable to hacking, according… Continue reading
“Trump’s critics are targeting his donors, sparking fears of a backlash against disclosure”
“Democracy Diverted: Polling Place Closures and the Right to Vote”
Release:
Thirteen U.S. states closed a staggering 1,688 polling locations in just six years, according to a new report from The Leadership Conference Education Fund. The report, “Democracy Diverted: Polling Place Closures and the Right to Vote,” notes… Continue reading
“The Constituent-Engagement Effect of Small Donor Public Financing: A Statistical Comparison of City Council (2017) and State Assembly (2018) Fundraising in New York City”
New Brennan Center study:
Download the ReportRead the AppendixThis spring New York enacted an historic law committing to establish voluntary public financing for state elections. The governor and legislative leaders appointed nine commissioners to design the system… Continue reading
“Lawsuits against Tennessee voter registration law can move forward, federal judge rules”
The Tennessean:
Tennessee ranks 44th nationwide in voter registration, but saw a surge in voter registration during the 2018 midterm elections.The voter registration bill came during this year’s legislative session, after Hargett said he noted many of the 10,000 registrations… Continue reading
New Yorker Interviews Eric Foner About His New Book on Reconstruction and Much More
Isaac Chotiner:
Over the past several decades, Eric Foner, a professor emeritus of history at Columbia, has established himself as one of the preëminent historians of the Civil War and Reconstruction. In 1988, he published “Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, … Continue reading
Trump, at #NC09 Rally Where Prior Election Was Scuttled Because of Election Crimes Benefitting the Republican Candidate, Complains About Non-Existent Illegal Voting in California
Pam Fessler:
The most blatant example of illegal voting in recent years was in NC 9, absentee ballot fraud by GOP candidate. Other than that, there's no evidence of any widespread fraud. https://t.co/gtVPDI2Yia— Pam Fessler (@pamelafessler) September 10, … Continue reading
Trump Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Who Lied About His Reason for Including A Citizenship Question on the Census, Pressured NOAA Officials on Trump Misstatement about Alabama Hurricane
NYT:
The Secretary of Commerce threatened to fire top employees at NOAA on Friday after the agency’s Birmingham office contradicted President Trump’s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit Alabama, according to three people familiar with the discussion.That threat led to … Continue reading
“The Worst Partisan Gerrymanders in U.S. State Legislatures”
New report from the Schwarzenegger Institute. Executive summary: