Monthly Archives: March 2020
“UCLA Voting Rights Project Urges Congress and States to Consider a Universal Vote By Mail Program Amid Coronavirus Pandemic”
“The Cybersecurity 202: Democrats see coronavirus stimulus as last, best chance for vote-by-mail push”
“Ex-Field Organizer Sues Bloomberg Campaign, Alleging Breach of Contract”
NYT:
A former field organizer for Michael R. Bloomberg filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against his presidential campaign Monday, arguing that she and thousands of others laid off this month had been tricked into taking jobs they were told would… Continue reading
Supreme Court, Without Noted Dissent, Denies Cert. in John Doe v. FEC Campaign Disclosure Case
Docket at SCOTUS, and here’s more from CREW on the case.
“The Coronavirus Supercharges Vote-by-Mail Efforts, But Barriers Remain”
Carrie Levine for CPI:
In extraordinary circumstances and with enough money and resources, anything is possible, said Audrey Kline, national policy director of the National Vote at Home Institute, a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for vote-by-mail options.“Based off what… Continue reading
“Rand Paul Tests Positive for Covid-19, Fueling Anxiety in the Capitol”
NYT:
Senate Republicans were struggling to salvage a more than $1 trillion economic rescue package to respond to the coronavirus crisis when they got the message on Sunday afternoon: One of their own had been walking around the Capitol with… Continue reading
NASS Issue Brief: Election Emergencies & COVID-19
You can find it here.
“Election Officials Call for Increased Election Funding; Local election officials call for an increase to funding being considered in the current stimulus package to ensure the security and resiliency of our nation’s election system.”
Brennan Center coordinating this letter.
150+ Groups Sign Letter Urging Congress to Add $2 Billion in Election Funding for Virus-Related Expenses
You can read the letter here.
“The 2020 Election Won’t Look Like Any We’ve Seen Before; Voting by mail is key to ensuring the integrity and accessibility of November’s vote.”
“Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose proposes pre-paid, statewide mail vote for delayed primary”
Cleveland.com:
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants to send postage-paid absentee ballots to millions of Ohioans as part of his plan to complete the state’s presidential primary election, delayed over coronavirus concerns.LaRose on Saturday announced his plan, which would… Continue reading
“The Lessons of the Elections of 1918; A nation ravaged by the Spanish flu figured out how to vote back then. Not without incident, but with democracy intact.”
“Mail voting could secure the November election. But can election officials make it happen in time?”
WaPo:
The rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic has forced election officials to consider a sobering reality: The crisis could run headlong into November’s presidential election, and revamping America’s voting systems before then could be difficult and in some cases impossible.Even as… Continue reading