Monthly Archives: August 2020
“USPS says Pennsylvania mail ballots may not be delivered on time, and state warns of ‘overwhelming’ risk to voters”
Philadelphia Inquirer:
The U.S. Postal Service has warned Pennsylvania that some mail ballots might not be delivered on time because the state’s deadlines are too tight for its “delivery standards,” prompting election officials to ask the state Supreme Court to… Continue reading
“Postal Service: Michigan deadlines for mail-in voting might disqualify some ballots”
Detroit News:
The U.S. Postal Service has warned Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson that mail delivery timelines pose “significant risk” to ballots sent too close to Election Day and that could lead to their disqualification. USPS General Counsel… Continue reading
“Trump campaign sues key Iowa counties over absentee mailings”
AP:
The Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and other GOP groups filed the lawsuits Wednesday against elections officials in Linn and Johnson counties.At issue are absentee ballot request forms that the counties are sending to registered voters with personal… Continue reading
“Judge orders Trump campaign to produce evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania”
CNN:
A federal judge in Pennsylvania told the Trump campaign and the Republican Party that they must produce evidence they have of vote-by-mail fraud in the state by Friday.The judge’s order, in a high-profile case about vote-by-mail in the… Continue reading
NYT: Biden Campaign Avoided Duckworth V.P. Nomination over Concern of “One Partisan Judge in One Swing State” on Natural Born Citizenship Issue
NYT:
Ms. Duckworth was regarded by Biden advisers as among the candidates likeliest to help him achieve a smashing electoral victory in November. But legal advisers to the campaign expressed urgent concern that Ms. Duckworth could face challenges to her… Continue reading
“There’s Still Time to Protect American Democracy Against Threats to the 2020 Elections”
“Kudlow: Money for voting rights is a ‘really liberal left’ wish list item”
Politico:
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday labeled voting rights funding a “really liberal left” wish list item, slamming congressional Democrats for their coronavirus relief package demands.The comments from a top administration official came hours after President… Continue reading
“Lessons Learned from the Primaries: Recommendations for Avoiding a Crisis in November”
New report from the National Task Force on Election Crises.
Supreme Court, Over 3 Noted Dissents, Won’t Overturn Rhode Island Consent Decree Easing Absentee Ballot Requirements During the Pandemic
Rhode Island loosened its witness and notary requirements for voting by mail as part of a consent decree in response to a lawsuit against the requirements during the pandemic. The RNC objected. Today the Supreme Court, over the dissents of… Continue reading
Is Kanye West Breaking the Law By Coordinating with the Trump Campaign While Running for President? Perhaps
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about whether Kanye West, who is running for President and getting on the ballots in at least a few states, is somehow breaking campaign finance law by doing so given the… Continue reading
“Trump blurts out his true motive on mail-in voting”
Aaron Blake for WaPo:
Back in March, President Trump seemed to blurt out the real reason he opposes expanded voting by mail in the 2020 election. Referring to provisions in the Democrats’ coronavirus stimulus bill to vastly increase funding… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Facebook cracks down on political content disguised as local news”
Axios:
Facebook is rolling out a new policy that will prevent U.S. news publishers with “direct, meaningful ties” to political groups from claiming the news exemption within its political ads authorization process, executives tell Axios.Why it matters: Since the… Continue reading
“Another fraught party divide in Wisconsin: most Republicans plan to vote in person, most Democrats by mail”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The signs in battleground Wisconsin increasingly point to a new and volatile election scenario: a big Democratic-leaning bloc of voters casting absentee ballots — and a big Republican-leaning bloc voting at the polls on Election Day. Consider this… Continue reading