Monthly Archives: April 2020
“Trump campaign declares war on Dems over voting rules for November”
Politico:
President Donald Trump’s political operation is launching a multimillion-dollar legal campaign aimed at blocking Democrats from drastically changing voting rules in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
In the past several weeks, the reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee… Continue reading
“Your Most Paranoid Pandemic Election Questions, Answered”
Ben Jacobs for Gen.
“The Trailer: The fear and politics around expanding voting by mail”
Dave Weigel for WaPo:
That same conversation, with the same fear and suspicion, is happening in nearly every state. Just five states — Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington — were planning before the start of the coronavirus pandemic… Continue reading
“Tennessee Removes Anti-Voter Registration Provisions Following Federal Legal Challenge”
“Chester Arthur’s Ghost: A Cautionary Tale of Campaign Finance Reform”
Tony Gaughan has posted this draft on SSRN (Mercer Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Chester Arthur may not be the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of major figures in the rise of campaign finance law.… Continue reading
“Federal judge extends absentee balloting but does not put off in-person voting in Wisconsin”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A federal judge Thursday kept next week’s presidential primary on track but allowed more time to count absentee ballots after excoriating Wisconsin officials for not doing more to protect voters during the coronavirus pandemic. The ruling by U.S.… Continue reading
“How experts worry the coronavirus outbreak could cloud the 2020 general election”
ABC News:
The coronavirus outbreak in the United States has wreaked havoc on the presidential primary calendar, upending elections at least fifteen states, plans for summer nominating conventions and how millions of Americans will cast ballots.While concerns from… Continue reading
“The Cybersecurity 202: States plan to expand mobile voting amid coronavirus pandemic, despite security concerns”
New York: “Previously Struck Down in Court, New State Campaign Finance System and Political Party Ballot Thresholds Passed in Budget”
“DNC postpones presidential convention until August 17”
Politico:
The Democratic National Committee is postponing the party’s presidential convention in Milwaukee to August 17, the week before the Republican Party’s convention, a Democratic official briefed on the decision said. The delay from July 13 came after likely… Continue reading
Can Wisconsin Conduct a Democratic Election on Tuesday? Federal Judge and Ned Foley Suggest No
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A federal judge slammed Gov. Tony Evers and lawmakers Wednesday for ignoring their responsibilities by not postponing next week’s election because of the coronavirus pandemic as the Democratic governor prepared to deploy the National Guard to help at… Continue reading
“Party leaders agree with Joe Biden – the Democratic National Convention cannot proceed as originally planned”
This was obvious to many of us weeks ago, although Tom Perez consistently denied it.
“Top NC Republican Dismisses Ideas To Make Mail Voting Easier”
WUNC:
North Carolina’s top Republican lawmaker, Senate leader Phil Berger, said Wednesday he opposes some recommendations made by the North Carolina Board of Elections to make it easier to vote by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic.Elections executive director… Continue reading