In the Election Law Mailbag: Winner-Takes-All: The Secret History of the Electoral College
New book criticizing the Electoral College by James Moyer.
“Jury finds Seminole GOP chair guilty in ‘ghost’ candidate case”
Orlando Sentinel:
A jury of six people found Seminole County GOP Chairman Ben Paris guilty on Thursday of causing his cousin’s name to be falsely listed on independent “ghost” candidate Jestine Iannotti’s campaign contribution forms in 2020.Paris was sentenced… Continue reading
“Losing Legitimacy? Institutional Legitimacy Under Stress”
Jim Gibson has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In its ruling abrogating a federal constitutional right to abortion services, the U.S. Supreme Court set off a firestorm of criticism unrivaled in recent times. Indeed, the Dobbs… Continue reading
“Trump Allies Back Mass Challenge to Voter Eligibility in Georgia”
Bloomberg:
A group backed by Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and Overstock.com founder Patrick Byrne is challenging the eligibility of tens of thousands of Georgia voters just weeks before the November election in the state where… Continue reading
ELB Podcast, Season 4, Episode 1: Fixing the Electoral Count Act to Stop Future Stolen Elections
New ELB Podcast:
Will Congress pass bipartisan legislation to fix the Electoral Count Act, that Donald Trump tried to exploit in 2020?Is the new Electoral Count Reform Act the right way to go to stop election subversion?Are there ways… Continue reading
“Trump vows pardons, government apology to Capitol rioters if elected”
WaPo:
Former president Donald Trump said he would issue full pardons and a government apology to rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and violently attacked law enforcement to stop the democratic transfer of power.“I mean… Continue reading
Washington State: “GOP Senate Candidate Scrubs Election ‘Integrity’ Section From Website”
Rick Pildes’ Written Responses on the ISLT to the House Committee on Administration
Like Rick Hasen, I was given homework by the House Committee on Administration after testifying in July on the independent state legislature theory. The Committee sent me a list of follow-up questions, and my written responses are available here.
Federal District Court Holds “Speech or Debate Clause” Immunity Only Protects Lindsay Graham from Certain Questions Before Georgia Grand Jury Investigating Trump Attempt to Interfere with 2020 Election Count
From the Order:
This case comes before the Court on Senator Lindsey Graham’s Supplemental Motion to Quash [40]. After due consideration, the Court again declines to quash the subpoena in its entirety. As to the issue of partial quashal,… Continue reading
Electoral Count Reform Act picks up its 10th Republican, 8th Democratic co-sponsor in the Senate
News about the Electoral Count Reform Act has been a bit quiet ever since the Senate left for its August recess. The original bill, introduced in late July, had 9 Republicans and 7 Democrats backing it. In early August, the… Continue reading
“Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden’s 2020 victory”
WaPo:
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressed lawmakers to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory not only in Arizona, as previously reported, but also in a second battleground state, Wisconsin, according to… Continue reading
Massachusetts’ Top Court Issues Opinion Explaining Its Earlier Order Rejecting Republican Party Challenge to State Expansion of Early Voting
You may read the opinion at this link.
“Cipollone, Philbin expected to appear Friday before federal grand jury probing Jan. 6: Sources”
ABC News:
Two former top Trump White House lawyers are expected to appear Friday before a federal grand jury investigating the events surrounding Jan. 6, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and… Continue reading
“Ron DeSantis’ voter fraud hunt backfires”
Axios:
Elections officials across Florida are poking holes in the DeSantis administration’s claims that they’re to blame after 20 people were arrested for voting illegally.Driving the news: Supervisors of elections in Hillsborough, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties say it’s the… Continue reading