“Colorado GOP Chair Ken Buck pressured local official to submit incorrect election results; Fellow Republican says congressman tried to bully him into committing a crime”
Quite a story in the Denver Post.
Monthly Archives: May 2020
“James Madison, Citizens United, and the Constitutional Problem of Corruption”
Tony Gaughan has posted this draft on SSRN (American U. L. Rev.). Here is the abstract:
One of the most controversial decisions in the modern history of the Supreme Court is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. In a 5-4… Continue reading
“Ann McBride, former Common Cause President, Passes Away at 75”
Lessig on the Faithless Electors Case: “What Rick Hasen is Missing”
Larry at Medium:
It is so rare to be able to write such a headline. But when it is true, given the rightful importance that the Dean of Election Law’s opinion has to so many, it is an important headline… Continue reading
“It’s Time To End Election Night In America”
Paul Blumenthal for HuffPost:
Election night is supposed to be a night of hyper cable news hosts, color-coded Magic Walls, flickering needles and overwrought homilies to U.S. democracy that ends, maybe in the wee hours, with the American People making… Continue reading
Ned Foley Recap of OSU Event: Trump v. Biden: How Would It Compare to Bush v. Gore?
Ned Foley has written this guest post:
The U.S. Supreme Court already has decided RNC v. DNC this year, and it’s only May. What will Trump v. Biden look like if the November election is close enough to present… Continue reading
Plaintiffs Argue for Emergency Relief in Texas Appeals Court Regarding Excuses for Voting Absentee in Light of COVID-19
You can read the filing here.
Josh Douglas on Kentucky: “This state has it right on voting in the age of Covid-19”
Josh Douglas CNN oped.
C-SPAN’s “Book TV” Will Be Airing Conversation with Ned Foley, Jeff Rosen, and Me About Our Election Books and Voting in the Pandemic Era
The first airing is May 9 at 8 pm eastern on CSPAN-2; there are other airings and it will eventually be posted on C-SPAN’s website.
Author Discussion on Presidential Elections
Law professors Richard Hasen and Edward Foley offer their thoughts… Continue reading
“Lawsuit demands easier vote-by-mail process in NC”
McClatchy:
A group of voters backed by Democratic legal groups sued North Carolina on Monday seeking to loosen rules around absentee mail-in ballots amid predictions that the coronavirus pandemic will make voting by mail a widespread practice.
They want… Continue reading
“Report counsels reforms to guard against election meltdown”
Wisconsin Examiner:
Political polarization and intense partisanship in media and social media have laid the groundwork for distrust about the fairness of the 2020 elections, and the COVID-19 pandemic seems likely to escalate those problems.Those are the conclusions of… Continue reading
“New York Must Hold Democratic Presidential Primary, Judge Rules”
NYT:
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered elections officials in New York State to hold its Democratic primary election in June and reinstate all qualifying candidates on the ballot. The ruling came after the presidential primary was canceled late last … Continue reading
“Democrats drop lawsuit against planned all-mail primary election after Clark County agrees to more voting sites, other concessions”
Federal Court Approves Partial Settlement in Case Over Virginia Witness Requirements for Absentee Ballots
ACLU press release.
Update: You can find the decision here, and beginning at page 15 is a fascinating discussion of balancing in the era of COVID and the claims that witness requirements are needed to prevent fraud.