Rep. (and Election Law Prof) Jamie Raskin Thanks All the “Natural Persons” Who Attended House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on the 10th Anniversary of Citizens United
LOL. Watch here:
Monthly Archives: February 2020
New Brennan Center Resource: Voting Rights Roundup 2020
Very useful and to be updated quarterly.
DNC Chair Calls for Iowa Democratic Party Recanvass; What Should Happen Now
Me on Twitter, responding to Tom Perez:
1. Don't let political parties run caucuses anymore.2. If an entity running an election makes a mistake, own up to it, be transparent3. Don't release final results until you are absolutely sure they're… Continue reading
Democrats Have Raised Close to a Quarter Billion Dollars from Small Donors
By my calculation, based on the latest FEC filings, the Democratic presidential candidates have raised already nearly $250 million from small donors in this election cycle. Small donors, defined as those giving less than $200, are listed as “unitemized contributors”… Continue reading
Was There Intentional Jamming of the Iowa Democratic Party Phone Line to Make It Harder to Report Caucus Results? Conduct Reminiscent of 2002 New Hampshire Election Hotline Case or Uncoordinated Behavior?
A report in Bloomberg says that once the phone number for Iowa Democratic Party officials to report precinct caucus results became public, there were lots of calls from Trump supporters jamming the lines. The Trump campaign said it had nothing… Continue reading
“Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Errors and Inconsistencies”
NYT’s The Upshot.
“As Election Primaries Approach, Red Flags Signal Voter Suppression Risks”
“The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President; How new technologies and techniques pioneered by dictators will shape the 2020 election”
Deep dive by McKay Coppins in The Atlantic.
“Election Meltdown in the Iowa Caucuses (Podcast)”
I talked to June Grasso for the Bloomberg law podcast about my new book, Election Meltdown.
“The delayed Iowa caucus results erode trust in elections at a really bad time”
Lee Drutman for NBC Think.
“Voting Problems Open the Door to Election Alternatives”
Georgetown Conference Friday: “Election Integrity in the Networked Information Era”
Well-timed conference at Georgetown Friday that I unfortunately was unable to attend. It looks very important.