“Florida becomes one of last states to form Census committee”
The AP reports on Florida’s … exceedingly recent efforts to raise census awareness. In this context, I’m not sure whether “it’s never too late” is quite accurate.
Monthly Archives: January 2020
“EAC 2020 Elections Summit”
Next Tuesday, Jan. 14th, the EAC will host an summit with officials, experts, and advocates discussing the administration of the 2020 elections – and it’ll be livestreamed for those who can’t make it in person.
“2020 Election Security-Perspectives From Voting System Vendors And Experts”
This Thursday, Congress will hear from three top experts, and three of the primary manufacturers (ES&S, Hart InterCivic, and Dominion Voting Systems), of voting systems. This is apparently the first time the top executives of all three companies have testified… Continue reading
“Election experts urge Trump, congressional leaders to end stalemate at FEC”
The Hill:
Lobbyists and lawyers who specialize in U.S. elections wrote to President Trump and congressional leaders on Monday, urging the confirmation of another federal election commissioner to end “an untenable situation.”The Federal Election Commission (FEC), the government’s campaign… Continue reading
Implementing a waiver program for fines and fees in Florida
WUSF reports on the implementation of programs in the courts to reduce the fines and fees of formerly incarcerated individuals, in the continuing fight over the aftermath of Amendment 4 and SB 7066.
The report indicates that the only four… Continue reading
The Electoral College
The latest issue of The Canvass leads off with a primer on some of the policy options for choosing electors (and the pending litigation on whether the choices of “faithless electors” can be punished or superseded).
“Where do inmates fall in Census count? NJ moves to end ‘prison gerrymandering'”
A bill has passed the state Senate, and is working
its way through the state Assembly.
If it gets signed into law, that would make New Jersey the seventh state to
change where incarcerated individuals are counted for representational… Continue reading
“Justices Urged to Nix Donor Disclosure Law”
Bloomberg:
An unusually large number of amicus briefs filed by friends of a charity tied to the Koch brothers have flooded the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to nix a California law requiring charities to disclose their largest… Continue reading
“Under siege, McSally pleads for outside help on the airwaves”
I missed this a few days ago. The money quote:
McSally suggested last month that outside groups should pitch in to help. “We need close air support to show up. There’s outside groups. We can’t talk to them. We can’t… Continue reading
Techniques for Grassroots Campaign Volunteer Mobilization
Joe Spaulding, lead field strategist for the Voters Not Politicians Michigan independent redistricting campaign that got 440,000 signatures in 4 months without paying any signature gatherers, reveals some follicular (and data-supported) tactics for fighting diminishing returns out in canvass-land. Thread… Continue reading
Informational Incentives for Campaign Mobilization
Bertrall Ross and Doug Spencer have a new paper out in the Northwestern Law Review: “Passive Voter Suppression: Campaign Mobilization and the Effective Disfranchisement of the Poor.” The abstract:
A recent spate of election laws tightened registration rules,… Continue reading
‘Diminished’ NRA at crossroads ahead of 2020 election
Speaking of mobilization, the Washington Times has questions:
The National Rifle Association, after shedding its president and top lobbyist this year amid a string of internal disputes and legal battles, finds itself at a crossroads with Republican politicos wondering… Continue reading
Campaign finance compliance hits the WWE with steel-chair-like force
Former WWE star Rhino was a 2016 candidate for Congress … and seems to think that the rigors of campaign finance compliance may have impacted his last run in the WWE.
“Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’”
From The Guardian:
An explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica is set to expose the inner workings of the company that collapsed after the Observer revealed it had misappropriated 87… Continue reading