Today’s House Hearing on Election Security
Going on now before the House Administration Committee, with testimony from the CEOs of the three largest voting equipment vendors. Expect a grilling.
Monthly Archives: January 2020
“Florida ended a Jim Crow voting law. A year later, people are still fighting for a voice”
The Guardian profiles five people affected by Amendment 4.
“Voting rights group founded by Stacey Abrams reports raising $14.6M”
AP: ” A big chunk of Fair Fight’s haul came as a single $5 million donation from Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg in December, according to a report filed with the Georgia state ethics commission.”
Washington Post Interactive Election Simulator
Launched today: ” the ‘Post Opinions Simulator,’ an interactive tool that allows readers to design their own 2020 Democratic primary and caucus scenarios to see a likely range of outcomes. In this simulator, users can adjust data including polling… Continue reading
Douglas Op-Ed on Kentucky ID Bill
Josh Douglas in the Courier-Journal:
[T]he [proposed] law requires all voters to show a photo ID issued by the federal or state government that lists an expiration date. University-issued student IDs count. But IDs from the University of Kentucky… Continue reading
What’s up with Wisconsin’s voter purge?
A helpful rundown of the administrative and legal proceedings so far, involving the possible removal of over 200,000 voters from the rolls.
“Ohio elections officials put on guard amid Iran tensions”
Cleveland.com: “Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the state’s top elections official, said Wednesday he’d directed county boards of elections to update their computer firewalls to block a series of digital addresses tied to computers in Iran.”
Breaking: “Facebook sticking with policies on politicians’ lies and voter targeting”
From Politico:
Facebook is standing by its policies that allow politicians to lie to voters, while targeting their ads at narrow subsets of the public — decisions with vast implications for the more than $1 billion in online campaign… Continue reading
“California governor won’t call special election for Duncan Hunter’s seat”
The Hill:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will not call for a special election in the district held by resigning Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday…Hunter announced Tuesday he plans to resign effective next Monday after pleading… Continue reading
“How A Raucous Convention Revolutionized Our Primary System”
A 538 video, with more to come:
By casting a ballot in a primary or caucus, voters in the U.S. have the chance to decide who will vie to lead the free world. But that wasn’t always the case.… Continue reading
19th Amendment Symposium at Seattle U.
From the announcement and call for papers for the event, scheduled for April 3, 2020:
The Seattle University Law Review is excited to announce a symposium in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, in… Continue reading
“Shadow Group Provides Sanders Super PAC Support He Scorns”
AP:
Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t want a super PAC. Instead, he has Our Revolution, a nonprofit political organization he founded that functions much the same as one….Now, with less than one month to go before the Iowa caucuses,… Continue reading
House Hearing on Digital Manipulation and Deception
The Hill on today’s hearing “Americans at Risk: Manipulation and Deception in the Digital Age,” before the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce:
Facebook’s global policy chief faced tough questions before a House panel on Wednesday as lawmakers voiced… Continue reading
Wisconsin Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in Purge Case
AP reports on the yesterday’s ruling:
A state appeals court will stay out of a closely watched Wisconsin case over the purging of up to 209,000 registered voters in the battleground state.The District 4 appeals court in Madison said in… Continue reading