“Deceased GOP Strategist’s Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed”
As Hansi notes,
Stephanie Hofeller just dropped the first full tranch of
documents on The Hofeller Files.
Enjoy.
Monthly Archives: January 2020
“Paperwork problem blocks Andrew Yang from Ohio’s Democratic presidential primary ballot, campaign to launch write-in effort”
Ballot access is not for the faint of heart.
“What it means to participate in the Iowa caucuses”
Lyz Lenz offers a wry view in The Gazette.
But past the humor, her overall point is spot-on: few Americans understand how the Iowa caucuses actually work — and it looks a lot more like a town meeting than a… Continue reading
“To Produce Citizenship Data, Homeland Security To Share Records With Census”
Hansi Lo Wang reports on the latest federal data-sharing agreement to capture citizenship data for the 2020 census: not on the questionnaire, but through administrative records.
“Georgia’s new voting system set to roll out”
The Savannah Morning News previews what it calls the “largest purchase of new machines in history.”
“New law makes voters’ primary party choice public”
The Pioneer Press reviews an interesting new facet of Minnesota’s law. As in many states, voters have to declare a party preference before voting in a primary, but apparently, the voters’ choice of party is “secret, just like your actual… Continue reading
Redistricting Arizona
The Arizona Daily Star goes quite deep on the past, present, and future of Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission.
“Urban America likely to gain clout after Census”
Reid Wilson, in The Hill, discusses the population shift to cities.
For those following census issues closely, one of the
impacts of the implementation of differential privacy may blunt that apparent move
a bit on the margins. As a… Continue reading
“Voters in town once run by polygamous sect probably broke the law when they cast ballots, prosecutor says, but charges are unlikely”
The Salt Lake Tribune runs
a story about potential improper registration in Colorado City (which,
despite the name, is half of a community that straddles
the Utah-Arizona boder).
There are real problems of unlawful behavior in Colorado City. But… Continue reading
“Give nonvoters a reason to participate in elections”
Algernon D’Ammassa offers an intriguing critique of the “running a race” frame of American elections, tied to both news coverage and the “Campaigns, Inc.” influence of consultants.
“Census will mean new ways for politicians to keep power despite earning fewer votes”
Bill Leonard weighs in on new opportunities for partisan gerrymandering after the Census.
“Why Texas doesn’t want to count all its Texans”
Larry Wilson contrasts California’s approach to Census outreach with the approach in Texas.
“News coverage gets geo-fragmented”
Madelyn Sanfilippo and Yafit Lev-Aretz reflect
in NiemanLab on the impact of the structure of the news media market, and
innovations in the delivery of news, on coverage of the 2020 elections. The lede:
Coverage of the 2020 U.S. presidential… Continue reading
“Democracy itself is literally on the ballot”
Marc Elias in WaPo about his lawsuits on the ballot-order statutes giving unilateral pole position to candidates of one party.