Monthly Archives: April 2020
“McCarthy hits ‘disgusting’ Democratic push for mail-in-voting”
Politico reports.:
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said it’s “disgusting” that Democrats are pushing to include money for mail-in voting in the next coronavirus relief bill, dismissing the idea as unnecessary despite the pandemic.“You want to hold up… Continue reading
“No halt to culture wars during coronavirus outbreak”
AP:
A partisan fight over voting in Wisconsin was the first issue linked to the coronavirus to make it to the Supreme Court. Efforts to limit abortion during the pandemic could eventually land in the justices’ hands. Disputes over guns… Continue reading
“Some Georgia absentee ballot request forms list wrong return address”
AJC:
About 60,000 Georgia voters recently received absentee ballot request forms with the wrong return mailing or email address.Election officials said Wednesday that the absentee ballot requests will be delivered to their correct destinations, even if voters send them to… Continue reading
“Trump condemns vote-by-mail, but the Florida GOP is counting on it to win”
Henry Weinstein and I Discussed Voting in the Age of Covid 19, and My New Book Election Meltdown
Listen to the UCI Law Talks podcast.
This is Ironic: Anti-Campaign Finance Regulation Group “Citizens United” Asks the FEC for More Regulation (against the “Bloomberg Loophole)
“Candidates Implore Courts to Loosen Signature Requirements to Get on Mass Ballot”
New Hampshire State Court Strikes Down Voting Domicile Law Aimed to Deter Student Voting as Violation of State Constitution
You can find the ruling at this link.
“Coronavirus pandemic realigns US democracy”
Listen to KCRW’s To the Point:
But despite the coronavirus, bitter partisanship was alive and well this week in Wisconsin. The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Republican legislators and refused the Democratic governor’s last-minute demand to postpone the presidential primary. … Continue reading
“The Supreme Court Fails Us; The five conservative justices refused to extend the deadline for absentee ballots in Wisconsin in the middle of the pandemic. “
Linda Greenhouse NYT column.
How Many Votes Did The Supreme Court’s Decision in WI Affect
I have put together some numbers and a framework for starting to assess this question (the numbers are taken from the Wisconsin Election Commission’s website today).
As of now, it appears that the State managed to send out 12,216 fewer… Continue reading
On Wisconsin Voting, Which is The Onion and Which is a Real Voter in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel?
“How to Hold Elections during a Pandemic”
Rachel Kleinfeld & Joshua Kleinfeld in the National Review:
We might beat COVID-19 by fall. But if we don’t, what happens to our November election? Two principles are paramount. The election must be held. And people who want to vote… Continue reading