Monthly Archives: December 2020
“Despite what Court briefs say, no state legislature has appointed–or ‘endorsed’–a rival slate of presidential electors”
Derek Muller with the fact check.
11th Circuit Rejects Emergency Relief Sought by GA Republican Party and Loeffler Campaign to Cut Back on Absentee Balloting During Runoffs
They sued the Secretary of State but relief must come from county election officials:
The Campaigns’ motion for injunction asks us to do what we said could not be done in Jacobson: order a nonparty county official to do something… Continue reading
Quote of the Day (Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn)
In interview with the NY Times about his vote in the Wisconsin election case:
Yes, I’ve been called a traitor. I’ve been called a liar. I’ve been called a fraud. I’ve been asked if I’m being paid off by the… Continue reading
“Trump says he spoke with Sen.-elect Tuberville, who has hinted at backing electoral college challenge next month”
WaPo:
President Trump said Sunday that he has spoken with Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville, the Alabama Republican who suggested last week that he supports a potential challenge to the electoral vote count when the House and Senate convene next month to… Continue reading
Trump Campaign Files Ridiculous New Expedited Cert Petition, Seeking Supreme Court Order to Overturn PA Election Results, Relying on Fake Electors for Trump from PA as Reported by the Epoch Times
John Eastman should be ashamed of this petition for cert and motion to expedite.
I won’t go through all of the ridiculous things here, but this is an attempt to challenge PA Supreme Court cases in October and mid-November.… Continue reading
Michael Malbin Retires After 21 Years as Director of the Campaign Finance Institute
Michael Malbin has been one of the most important and careful scholars tracking empirical developments in campaign finance as a professor at SUNY Albany and for 21 years as director of the influential Campaign Finance Institute. I rely on… Continue reading
“2020’s Lessons for Election Security”
Important analysis from the Brennan Center.
Brook Thomas: “Rule by Law Under a Flawed System to Elect a President”
In the Dec 18, 2020, New Yorker, Steve Coll notes that the outdated 1887 Law of Electoral Count enables Trump’s allies to create more havoc when the joint session of Congress meets January 6, 2021, for the official count of… Continue reading
“Why race-specific voter turnout data is a challenge to collect”
Poynter:
With vote counting and certification for the 2020 presidential election behind us, national and local news outlets have largely framed public understanding of what the electorate looked like this year.Media organizations kept track of key facts like the proportion… Continue reading
NY-22: “Tenney leads Brindisi by 19 votes after count of Chenango County ballots”
Syracuse.com:
Former Rep. Claudia Tenney expanded her lead from 12 to 19 votes over Rep. Anthony Brindisi today after three counties reported corrected vote totals in the undecided 22nd Congressional District election.For now, Tenney leads Brindisi 155,519 to 155,500, according… Continue reading
“Officials Alarmed Over Trump Talk of a Power Grab”
Political Wire:
Jonathan Swan: “Senior Trump administration officials are increasingly alarmed that President Trump might unleash — and abuse — the power of government in an effort to overturn the clear result of the election.”“These officials tell me that… Continue reading
“Decades of Inequality Shadow Voter Turnout in Rural Georgia”
Steven Rosenfeld for Bill Moyers.