Jane Timm for NBC News:
State Republicans spent 2021 hunting for the widespread voter fraud that former President Donald Trump told his supporters cost him the election.They never found it. Still, the year was characterized by a wave of… Continue reading
West Virginia v. EPA, one of the blockbusters on the Supreme Court’s docket this term, is an administrative law, not an election law, case. The question is whether the EPA has the authority to regulate greenhouse gases in certain ways—and,… Continue reading
WaPo:
The House select committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 sent a letter on Monday to Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) requesting he provide information that could be crucial to the panel’s examination of efforts to… Continue reading
One of the most important ways to combat the extremism in our current politics is through institutional changes in the way candidates are able to make it to the general election. The goal should be to make it likely that… Continue reading
Sue Halpern in The New Yorker:
The fact is that, despite real gains over the past several years in shoring up the security of election systems in a number of states—with increased cybersecurity training for election officials, the introduction… Continue reading
Rob Yablon oped:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has set the stage for another decade of gerrymandered electoral maps. For Wisconsinites across the political spectrum who are fed up with partisan redistricting abuses, the court’s decision is a gut punch —… Continue reading
NYT:
Stymied by Republicans on voting rights legislation, Senator Chuck Schumer on Monday gave the clearest sign yet that he would try to force a fundamental change in Senate rules if needed to enact federal laws to offset voting… Continue reading
CNN:
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger said Sunday the House panel investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection is looking into whether former President Donald Trump committed a crime with his involvement in the deadly riot.“I don’t want to go there… Continue reading
Release:
Support by the largest institutional investors for the Center for Political Accountability’s corporate political disclosure resolution jumped to 83.5 percent in 2021, up from 75.7 percent in 2020 according to analysis based on shareholder voting data from Proxy Insight.… Continue reading
Reform of the Electoral Count Act is one of the most important things Congress can do to reduce the risk of electoral subversion of the 2024 presidential election. Along with other election law experts, I’ve been urging reform of the… Continue reading
Paul D. Eaton, Antonio M. Taguba and Steven M. Anderson have written this WaPo oped:
As we approach the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, we — all of us former senior military officials —… Continue reading
NYT:
Mr. Reives is one of a growing number of Black elected officials across the country — ranging from members of Congress to county commissioners — who have been drawn out of their districts, placed in newly competitive districts… Continue reading