Monthly Archives: February 2021
Pam Karlan Back to DOJ to Help Protect Voting Rights (and Off the Facebook Oversight Board)
Great news for our country that Pam is back to working for the U.S. to protect voting rights. No one is smarter about voting rights than Pam.
“Was Election Denial Just a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme? Donors’ Lawsuits Look for Answers” (with Juicy Tidbits on True the Vote Lawsuit)
Some great reporting here from Richard Salame:
Eshelman ultimately gave True the Vote a total of $2.5 million for its 2020 election efforts. True the Vote launched a massive undertaking in November to recruit whistleblowers, lobby legislatures, analyze data,… Continue reading
“USTPC HotTopics Webinar on Technology & Trust: Voting in the Electronic Age, February 11, 2021”
This looks like a valuable meeting.
“Financial Inclusion in Politics”
Terrific new draft paper with some key data from Abhey Aneja, Jacob Grumbach, and Abby Wood. Here is the abstract:
Our deregulated campaign finance system has a race problem. We use innovations in statistical methods and the universe of campaign… Continue reading
“Claudia Tenney to be certified as winner of New York’s 22nd race, judge rules”
Syracuse.com:
Republican Claudia Tenney will be certified as the winner of New York’s 22nd Congressional District race, a judge ruled Friday, ending a three-month ordeal in the only undecided House race in the country.The ruling represents the most definitive answer… Continue reading
“What of ‘Individual-1’? Feds’ Trump campaign case is ‘dead’”
AP:
When Donald Trump lost the legal shield of the presidency last month, some pundits speculated federal prosecutors might revive an investigation that implicated him in possible campaign finance crimes during his 2016 run for office.But several people involved… Continue reading
“Sen. Warner to unveil bill reining in Section 230, seeking to help users fight back against real-world harm”
WaPo:
Sen. Mark Warner is set to introduce a new bill that could hold Facebook, Google and other tech giants more directly accountable when viral online posts and videos result in real-world harm.The measure is dubbed the SAFE TECH Act,… Continue reading
Feb. 12 Event: “After the people vote: A book event with John C. Fortier”
This looks great:
Election Day is just the beginning of a long and complex process to count, certify, and ultimately inaugurate the next president of the United States. The fourth edition of “After the People Vote: A Guide to the… Continue reading
Small Donors, Political Extremism, and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Open Secrets reports a completely unsurprising piece of news:
The House took steps to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) of her committee assignments Thursday, punishing the freshman member for trafficking baseless conspiracy theories and promoting violence against Democrats before… Continue reading
“How to Change Incentives for both Politicians and Donors”
Ian Vandewalker at Brennan:
In a recent blog post, law professor and election law expert Richard Pildes raised a concern about the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1), the major democracy reform package moving through Congress. He notes… Continue reading
“Fox News Is Sued by Election Technology Company for Over $2.7 Billion”
NYT:
In the latest volley in the battle over disinformation in the presidential election, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation has been sued by an obscure tech company that has accused his cable networks of defamation and contributing to the fervor… Continue reading
“Voting officials: Here’s how we can safeguard our upcoming elections”
Jocelyn Benson, Katie Hobbs and Steve Simon CNN oped.
“Opinion: Congress should make a deal to end partisan gerrymandering”
Ned Foley WaPo oped:
The country’s electoral and voting system is in dire need of fundamental change — most urgently, to deal with the pernicious practice of partisan gerrymandering. The filibuster might stand in the way of making this critical… Continue reading