Monthly Archives: January 2022
Sen. Thune Suggests Republicans Open to ECA Reform
From Axios Sneak Peek:
A top Republican is signaling his party isn’t necessarily opposed to joining with Democrats to clarify an existing federal law to reduce the potential for election subversion.
Driving the news: While broader federal voting rights legislation… Continue reading
Flood of Calls to Fix the Electoral Count Act
At the same time that Ned and I, along with Brad Smith and Michael McConnell, published our piece laying out a map for ECA reform, pieces from others on this are also increasingly coming out.
David French, on this substack,… Continue reading
“As Midterms and 2024 Loom, Trump Political Operation Revs Up”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump and his allies are scheduling events and raising money for initiatives intended to make the former president a central player in the midterm elections, and possibly to set the stage for another run for the White… Continue reading
“Election Falsehoods Surged on Podcasts Before Capitol Riots, Researchers Find”
NYT:
Weeks before the 2020 presidential election, the conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck outlined his prediction for how Election Day would unfold: President Donald J. Trump would be winning that night, but his lead would erode as dubious mail-in ballots… Continue reading
My Conversation on KPCC’s Airtalk: “One Year After The January 6 Attack On The U.S. Capitol, How Have American Democracy And Elections Changed? “
I talked to Larry Mantle. Listen. (You need to scroll down to my segment)
“How Congress can fix the Electoral Count Act”
The Washington Post has published this essay from Ned Foley, Michael McConnell, Brad Smith, and me. An excerpt:
We are scholars of election law who span the ideological spectrum but agree on two fundamental principles to help avert potential political… Continue reading
“By Preserving Bob Dole’s Bipartisan Voting Rights Legacy, Manchin and Sinema Can Help Save Democracy”
David Durenberger and Ralph Neas in the Washington Spectator.
“The Arbitrariness of Citizenship; It makes sense to expand local voting rights to everyone who lives and pays taxes in a community.”
Rosa O’Hara for Noema.
“States prepare for new round of voting wars as midterms approach”
Reid Wilson for The Hill:
State legislatures will begin debating changes to voting rights and election administration laws in the coming days after an unprecedented wave of reforms passed in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. At least… Continue reading
“Here’s where election deniers and doubters are running to control voting”
Miles Parks for NPR:
Mark Finchem was at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.He says he didn’t go inside, but he snapped some photos of people who did.“What happens when the People feel they have been ignored, and Congress… Continue reading
Must Read WaPo/ProPublica: “Facebook groups topped 10,000 daily attacks on election before Jan. 6, analysis shows”
WaPo:
Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory between Election Day and the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, with many calling for executions or other political violence, an… Continue reading
New CAP Report on the Risk of Election Subversion
Read it here.
NYC Bar Association Event: “New York/Texas: An Election Reform Conversation”
This looks interesting and important:
WebcastNew York/Texas: An Election Reform ConversationWednesday, January 12 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Program Fee:Free for Members | $15 for Non-Member Lawyers | Free for Non-LawyersNon-Lawyers please CLICK HERE to register. Members of the Austin Bar… Continue reading