Monthly Archives: May 2021
“In Arizona, a Troubled Voting Review Plods On as Questions Mount”
NYT:
Directly outside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum near downtown Phoenix, the Crazy Times Carnival wraps up an 11-day run on Sunday, a spectacle of thrill rides, games and food stands that headlines the Arizona State Fair this year.Inside the coliseum,… Continue reading
“The making of a myth”
WaPo deep dive:
Key elements of the baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump took shape in an airplane hangar here two years earlier, promoted by a Republican businessman who has sold everything from Tex-Mex… Continue reading
“GOP’s Voting Curbs Show Long Reach of 2013 Supreme Court Ruling”
Bloomberg:
Republicans across the U.S. can thank the Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Roberts as they enact the country’s most significant voting restrictions in generations.The court’s watershed 2013 Shelby County ruling created a glide path for many of… Continue reading
Bad Ballot Design in London Mayor’s Race Leads 1 out of 30 Votes Cast to be Rejected
For this race, Londoners used an RCV system, in which they were permitted to rank their first and second choices. But a terrible, confusing ballot design led a significant number of voters to cast a first choice for two different… Continue reading
“After Facing Numerous Recall Attempts, Democratic Lawmakers Want To Change Rules”
This story is out of Colorado, from the CPR News. Proponents assert that there are good government reasons for these changes. But the story notes that the vote in committee to report out this bill was on a straight… Continue reading
Why Puerto Rican House Members Are Divided Over Puerto Rican Statehood
Given the intense politics within Puerto Rico over statehood v. commonwealth status, it is rare to find journalistic stories that capture well the positions in this debate. This long essay from Ben Jacobs at the DC Examiner is one of… Continue reading
“Republicans continue their nationwide campaign to restrict voting”
Fredreka Schouten for CNN:
Republicans in key states intensified their push to roll back access to the ballot this week — with the GOP-led Texas House passing new voting limits Friday, a day after Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed… Continue reading
“Arizona’s dangerous vote audit includes a hunt for bamboo”
New Josh Douglas CNN oped.
“Texas GOP’s voting restrictions bill could be rewritten behind closed doors after key House vote”
Alexa Ura for Texas Tribune:
As opposition to Texas Republicans’ proposed voting restrictions continues to intensify, state lawmakers’ deliberations over the GOP priority legislation could soon go behind closed doors.The House early Friday voted 81-64 to advance a pared… Continue reading
“‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation; Social and psychological forces are combining to make the sharing and believing of misinformation an endemic problem with no easy solution.”
NYT talks with Brendan Nyhan.
Sounds Like Joe Manchin, in Negotiating on Voting Rights Bill, Wants Preclearance Expanded to All 50 States
Interesting report:
A former two-term governor of West Virginia and a former secretary of state, the chief elections officer in West Virginia, Manchin said he sees the need for some changes. However, he also believes the authority for managing elections… Continue reading
“Florida and Texas Join the March as Republicans Press Voting Limits”
NYT:
Hours after Florida installed a rash of new voting restrictions, the Republican-led Legislature in Texas pressed ahead on Thursday with its own far-reaching bill that would make it one of the most difficult states in the nation in which… Continue reading
“GOP eyes voter fraud conspiracy theorist to replace Liz Cheney”
WaPo:
Republicans have offered a pretty curious rationale for excommunicating Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her No. 3 leadership role. Amid her continued criticisms of former president Donald Trump, they’ve argued not that her claims are wrong (because they aren’t),… Continue reading