“The Electoral Count Act & The Process of Electing a President”
The National Task Force on Election Crises has issued this analysis.
Monthly Archives: September 2020
WSJ Supports Permitting Election Officials To Start Processing Absentees Before Election Day
The WSJ editorial page offers another strong endorsement of changing laws in states like PA, MI, and WI to permit election officials to begin processing absentees earlier than Election Day. I strongly agree on that point, without necessarily agreeing with… Continue reading
“The Winter of Our Discontent: Projecting the 78 harrowing days after the election”
David Dayen for TAP.
“Fact-checking William Barr: Is your vote no longer secret with mail-in ballots?”
CNN:
Attorney General William Barr has become one of the staunchest supporters of the President’s campaign against mail-in voting. Speaking in Phoenix on Thursday, Barr continued to push false and negative narratives about mail-in voting.“There’s no more secret vote,… Continue reading
“Texas Court Denies State’s Attempt to Stop Harris County from Sending Mail Ballot Applications to All Voters”
Brennan Center release.
Breaking: Ohio State Court Orders Election Officials to Accept Faxed or Emailed Applications to Vote Absentee
You can find the decision here.
Breaking: Divided 11th Circuit, Sitting En Banc, Upholds Florida Law Making It Harder for Ex Felons To Vote without Acknowledging That Some Ex-Felons Do Not Know How Much They Owe in Fees and Fines
You can find the 200 pages of opinions and rulings at this link.
From one of the dissents (Judge Martin):
Second, even if a returning citizen is able to determine his original LFO obligation, then “[d]etermining the amount that has… Continue reading
“More than 100 times this year, President Trump has peddled false claims or imaginary threats about voting by mail.”
“‘We’ll put them down very quickly’: Trump threatens to quash election night riots”
Politico:
President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to “put … down very quickly” riots on election night should aggrieved Democrats take to the streets in the wake of his potential victory.The remarks from the president came in an interview with Fox… Continue reading
“Our Most Vulnerable Election”
Pam Karlan in NYRB:
But a huge danger lies ahead even if the upcoming election goes smoothly, or smoothly enough to satisfy the Election Official’s Prayer—“Dear Lord, let this election not be close.” I am less optimistic than Douglas that… Continue reading
As Wisconsin Supreme Court at Last Minute Puts Mailing of Absentee Ballots on Hold as It Considers Whether to Include Green Party on Ballot, Election Officials Have Already Mailed 378,000 Ballots Out and Would Have to Do Second Mailing
What a mess:
The state Supreme Court told election officials Thursday that absentee ballots should not be mailed for now so the justices can determine whether they should include the Green Party’s presidential ticket. The 4-3 order left open… Continue reading
“Center for a New American Security and Penn’s Center for Ethics and the Rule Law and Annenberg Public Policy Center to Host Virtual Election Integrity Symposium”
Release:
The Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) and the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC), both of the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), will present a virtual symposium, Protecting… Continue reading
“Alaska lawsuit calls for safer voting process during pandemic”
“Prepare for election month, not election night”
Fareed Zakaria WaPo column.