Monthly Archives: August 2021

“Colorado lawyers who filed election lawsuit must pay rivals’ fees”

August 4, 2021, 7:06 pmelection subversion riskDerek Muller

From the Associated Press: A federal magistrate on Wednesday levied penalties against two Colorado attorneys for filing a class-action lawsuit that alleged the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump.The now-dismissed suit relied on baseless conspiracy theories spread… Continue reading

Coming Next Week to the ELB Book Corner: Kurt Lash on His New Two-Volume Collection, The Reconstruction Amendments

August 4, 2021, 9:53 amELB Book CornerRick Hasen

Very much looking forward to Kurt’s posts about his new book collection.

New York Senate Public Hearing today: “To solicit testimony on voting experiences and issues from voters in Syracuse”

August 4, 2021, 7:28 amelection administrationDerek Muller

Coverage and testimony here. It arises out of seeking to fix the problems surrounding New York’s 22d Congressional District election and a 109-vote margin of victory as certified by the board of elections. The problems prompted local election official… Continue reading

“Ex-Gov. Blagojevich files federal lawsuit challenging state law precluding him from running again”

August 4, 2021, 6:40 amballot accessDerek Muller

Chicago Tribune: The last time convicted ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared in federal court in Chicago, he watched sullenly via a video link from prison as a judge resentenced him to 14 years in prison for an array of corruption… Continue reading

“The voting fix that cannot wait: Stopping partisan gerrymandering”

August 4, 2021, 6:34 amredistrictingDerek Muller

Michael Li op-ed in the Washington Post. As he notes, “On Aug. 16, the Census Bureau releases map data to states. After that, states are expected to rush to complete maps. Eighteen states, including Texas, Ohio and North Carolina,… Continue reading

“Redistricting battles kick off early as Democrats scramble to try to cut into GOP advantages”

August 3, 2021, 7:03 pmredistrictingDerek Muller

Washington Post: The battle over the once-a-decade realignment of legislative and congressional districts is underway across the country even before new maps have been drawn, with lawsuits filed in nearly a dozen states, signaling how intense the fight for… Continue reading

“DOJ officials rejected colleague’s request to intervene in Georgia’s election certification: Emails”

August 3, 2021, 12:56 pmelection subversion riskDerek Muller

From ABC News: Top members of the Department of Justice last year rebuffed another DOJ official who asked them to urge officials in Georgia to investigate and perhaps overturn President Joe Biden’s victory in the state — long a… Continue reading

“Ranked-Choice Voting Increased Minority Candidates’ Chances”

August 3, 2021, 12:55 pmalternative voting systemsDerek Muller

Steven John Mulroy at RealClearPolitics: “New York City’s first-ever citywide ranked-choice voting election presents a good opportunity to examine a concern raised by RCV opponents: whether the new system hurts racial minorities. Both the New York City experience and… Continue reading

“Meet the Technocrat Who Keeps Killing Trump Voter Fraud Claims”

August 3, 2021, 12:55 pmelection administrationDerek Muller

Bloomberg: Christopher Thomas took a consulting gig last year thinking he’d use his decades of experience as Michigan’s elections director to help Detroit prepare for a recount.It didn’t turn out to be the routine retirement gig he expected.Thomas became… Continue reading

“Maricopa County and Dominion won’t comply with new subpoenas issued by Arizona Senate”

August 3, 2021, 5:22 amelection administration, recountsDerek Muller

The Arizona Republic: Maricopa County supervisors and Dominion Voting Systems refused to produce additional election material on Monday in response to new subpoenas filed by the Arizona Senate.The subpoenas, issued July 26 by Republican Senate leaders, demanded that representatives for the county… Continue reading

“Threats of violence spark fear of election worker exodus”

August 3, 2021, 5:22 amelection administrationDerek Muller

John Kruzel at The Hill: There is growing concern that election workers will leave their posts in droves following a 2020 presidential contest that saw an unprecedented rise in violent threats against administrators.Election workers had their homes broken into.… Continue reading

“Census Data Change to Protect Privacy Rattles Researchers, Minority Groups”

August 3, 2021, 5:21 amcensus litigation, redistrictingDerek Muller

Wall Street Journal: A plan to protect the confidentiality of Americans’ responses to the 2020 census by injecting small, calculated distortions into the results is raising concerns that it will erode their usability for research and distribution of state… Continue reading