There has been skepticism voiced by some about my suggestion that, after January 6, Democrats in Congress should have pursued a strategy of finding at least ten GOP Senators to support the kind of structural electoral reform, like a majority-winner … Continue reading
WaPo:
More than a year after Donald Trump lost the presidency, election officials across the country are facing a growing barrage of claims that the vote was not secure and demands to investigate or decertify the outcome, efforts… Continue reading
Arizona Republic:
A bitter behind-the scenes battle between Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Mark Brnovich could change election laws in Arizona.Hobbs filed sweeping ethics complaints to the State Bar of Arizona in 2020 accusing Brnovich… Continue reading
Last decade, there was significant controversy surrounding Arizona’s independent redistricting commission process. That controversy involved not only the Governor’s attempt to remove the head of the commission, which the state courts overturned; the controversy was also played out in the… Continue reading
Henry Olsen for the Washington Post updates his top 5 list of the GOP primaries that will show Trump’s influence in the midterms. His new rankings list the Perdue-Kemp gubernatorial primary in Georgia first. When I contemplate this race, as… Continue reading
Politico:
The election that spawned malfunctions and long lines during Los Angeles County’s 2020 primary was even more chaotic and poorly planned than previously indicated, according to an unpublished consultants’ report obtained by POLITICO.The 390-page document by Slalom Consulting describes… Continue reading
Brennan Center:
In 2021, the state legislative push to restrict access to voting was not only aggressive — it was also successful.Between January 1 and December 7, at least 19 states passed 34 laws restricting access to voting.… Continue reading
Augusta Chronicle:
Lincoln County is trying to close all but one polling place for next year’s elections, a move opposed by voting and civil rights groups.Relocating voters from the county’s seven precincts to a single location will make voting… Continue reading
Reuters:
A member of Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign arranged and participated in a meeting at which a Georgia election worker says she was pressed by a Chicago publicist to falsely admit voting fraud.The revelation directly ties a senior… Continue reading
This Washington Post op-ed, by Democratic consultant Doug Sosnik, is a counterpoint to the Virginia GOP self-description of Younkin’s victory there, as posted by Rick Pildes.
While ranked-choice voting enabled Virginia Republicans to choose a gubernatorial nominee who… Continue reading