Monthly Archives: August 2020
Federal District Court (Same Judge Who UPHELD Indiana’s Strict Voter ID Law in Crawford) Holds Indiana Cannot Reject Mail-in Ballots for a Purported Signature Mismatch Without Giving Voter Notice and a Chance to Cure
A very important and correct ruling on both due process and equal protection grounds.
“Disinformation campaign stokes fears about mail voting, using LeBron James image and boosted by Trump-aligned group”
WaPo:
A prominent Washington-based conservative advocacy organization is promoting a deceptive digital ad campaign that is stoking fears about mail-in voting and targeting battleground states with high concentrations of minority voters.FreedomWorks, the tax-exempt nonprofit that helped launchtea-partyprotests a decade ago… Continue reading
“New York Will Allow Voters to Cast Mail-In Ballots”
NYT:
New York State will allow most voters to cast their ballots by mail in the November general election, joining a growing list of states that have expanded mail-in voting to address the potential spread of the coronavirus at polling… Continue reading
Uh-oh. “Canvassers demand answers after 72% of Detroit’s absentee ballot counts were off”
Detroit News:
The board charged with certifying election results in Michigan’s largest county is asking Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office to investigate after problems with tracking ballots in Detroit’s primary, which one official described as a “perfect storm.”Counts… Continue reading
“What the Elections Performance Index Tells Us About 2020”
EPI:
The Elections Performance Index (EPI) website has just been relaunched, with a new look and updated data from 2018. The EPI was developed a decade ago with the long view in mind. But with the 2020 election right upon… Continue reading
“The Voting Rights Act Should be Amended to Apply to the Federal Government”
Travis Crum at Take Care.
North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering King David Lewis Resigns, Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Case Touching on Separate NCGOP Bribery Scandal
I expect we will hear much more about this.
Trump Campaign Reportedly Provides Little Evidence of Mail-In Ballot Fraud to Support Its Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Drop Boxes
The Intercept:
In a motion last week, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future and the Sierra Club called on the Trump campaign to provide evidence of the existence of voter fraud, arguing that the campaign’s lawsuit was “replete with salacious allegations and… Continue reading
7th Circuit Affirms Order Easing Way for Libertarian Party and Others Onto the Illinois Ballot, After Illinois Elections Board Changed Its Mind
From the unsigned order:
Once again in its appellate briefs the Board asks this court to reverse the district court’s decisions and permit the Board to determine the best options for balancing the, plaintiffs’ interests with the statutory ballot… Continue reading
Public Health Experts: We Do Not Need 6 Feet of Social Distancing in the Polling Booths
In-person voting is going to remain critical this fall – far moreso than is widely recognized currently. Yet as of now, many election officials are assuming they must ensure 6 feet of social distance between the actual polling booths;… Continue reading
“Mail Delays Could Hurt The Census, Too”
Hansi Lo Wang for NPR:
Under pressure from the Trump administration to deliver 2020 census results by the end of this year, the U.S. Census Bureau has set a cutoff date for receiving paper forms for the once-a-decade head… Continue reading
“Trump Phone Calls Add to Lingering Questions About Russian Interference”
NYT:
More than 200 pages into a sprawling, 1,000-page report on Russian election interference, the Senate Intelligence Committee made a startling conclusion endorsed by both Republicans and Democrats: Donald J. Trump knew of and discussed stolen Democratic emails at critical… Continue reading
“Election officials around the country race to expand voting options as Postal Service crisis spurs alarm”
WaPo:
Election officials are racing to install more ballot drop boxes and secure large venues for Election Day voting, part of an urgent push to reassure Americans worried about trusting their ballots to a U.S. Postal Service engulfed in… Continue reading