“Voting Rights and Election Integrity at the Time of COVID-19”
You can now watch the video of my talk last week with my UCI Law colleague Henry Weinstein as part of UCI Law’s “Covid and the Law” series.
Monthly Archives: June 2020
“Say goodbye to ‘Election Night’ and hello to ‘Election Week'”
NBC News:
Now less than five months out from the general election, Americans need to brace themselves for the real possibility that the presidential contest won’t be decided on Election Night.And that’s even if one of the candidates ultimately… Continue reading
“Minuscule number of potentially fraudulent ballots in states with universal mail voting undercuts Trump claims about election risks”
“Some states have embraced online voting. It’s a huge risk. People’s phones, tablets and computers are vulnerable to hackers. Securing the internet could take a decade or more. But some states are plowing ahead anyway.”
Eric Geller for Politico.
“In Georgia, primary day starts with long lines, broken machines — a potential preview of November”
WaPo:
Lines snaked out the doors, some polling locations didn’t open on time, and others had no working voting machines in at least four counties in the first hour of voting in Georgia’s primary elections Tuesday, a potential preview… Continue reading
“Absentee voting in Georgia embraced equally by voters of both parties”
AJC:
No matter their political party, Georgia voters quickly adapted to voting by mail in a primary election hindered by the coronavirus pandemic.Over 1.2 million people have already voted — about three-quarters of them on absentee ballots — according… Continue reading
“New Report Advises Election Officials on Protecting Voters and the Vote Despite Covid-19 and Cyberattacks”
New report from the Brennan Center.
“GOP recruits army of poll watchers to fight voter fraud no one can prove exists”
NBC News reports:
Republicans are recruiting an estimated 50,000 volunteers to act as “poll watchers” in November, part of a multimillion-dollar effort to police who votes and how.That effort, coordinated by the Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump’s re-election … Continue reading
“Amid Pandemic and Upheaval, New Cyber Risks to the Presidential Election”
NYT:
President Trump has repeatedly said that mail-in ballots invite voter fraud and would benefit Democrats. It is a baseless claim: Mail-in voting has resulted in little fraud in the five states that have used it for years, and a … Continue reading
“Election Day 2020 could yield a catastrophic mess”
E.J. Dionne in WaPo:
All who rightly insist that remedying embedded racism and economic injustice requires both organized protests and election victories must reckon with this possibility: Election Day 2020 could be a catastrophic mess.Whose interest would a chaotic election… Continue reading
“Long lines, missing mail-in ballots and confusion this week exposed the problems that could plague the November election”
Grace Panetta for Business Insider.
MORE from Steven Rosenfeld at National Memo.
“Lawyer says ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin illegally voted in Florida, asks Aramis Ayala to pursue charges”
Orlando Sentinel:
A man running for election supervisor in Pinellas County is asking Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala pursue charges against Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis ex-cop accused of killing George Floyd, alleging he voted illegally in two Florida elections.Dan… Continue reading
“How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts”
NYT:
Over the past five years, as demands for reform have mounted in the aftermath of police violence in cities like Ferguson, Mo., Baltimore and now Minneapolis, police unions have emerged as one of the most significant roadblocks to change.… Continue reading
“George Floyd protests created a surge in voter registrations, groups say”
CNBC:
Voter registrations, volunteer activity and donations for groups linked to Democratic causes are surging in the midst of protests following the death of George Floyd, according to voting advocacy groups.This surge in registrations could end up being one… Continue reading