“Trump once condemned the Jan. 6 rioters. Now he’s become one of their biggest supporters”

July 27, 2023, 3:57 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

AP: “Now the early but commanding front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, Trump regularly downplays the violence, lionizes the rioters as patriots and spreads false claims about who was involved. He has not only vowed to pardon a… Continue reading

Brennan Center: “The Civil Rights Law That Could Be Used to Indict Trump”

July 27, 2023, 3:54 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

Sean Morales-Doyle and Gabriella Sanchez analyze the possible charge under 18 USC 241: Examining the historical and contemporary usage of Section 241 makes clear why it’s relevant to Trump’s case. He is accused of orchestrating an attempt to overturn the… Continue reading

Trump on Early Voting: Not Such a Bad Idea After All

July 26, 2023, 5:06 pmabsentee ballotsDan Tokaji

Courtesy of Political Wire, this quote from the former President: “While Republicans have worked to share our beautiful values with voters, Democrats and dangerous groups funded by the far left have simply focused on collecting ballots. But you know… Continue reading

“How Many Disabled People Vote Over the Internet? We Need Better Data.”

July 26, 2023, 5:03 pmvoters with disabilities, voting technologyDan Tokaji

Center for Democracy & Technology: From a disability rights perspective, internet voting may be the best or even only way for some disabled voters to cast a ballot independently and thereby enhance access to the ballot. From a cybersecurity… Continue reading

Survey on the Aftermath of Presidential Indictments

July 26, 2023, 4:58 pmelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

A highlight of the Bright Line Watch survey: “Few Republicans believe former president Trump committed crimes in attempting to overturn the 2020 election (13%), in the events around January 6, 2021 (11%), and in falsifying business records to cover… Continue reading

“Mississippi can’t restrict absentee voting assistance this year, US judge says as he blocks law”

July 26, 2023, 10:22 amabsentee ballots, voters with disabilitiesDan Tokaji

AP reports: “A federal judge [Henry Wingate] blocked a new Mississippi law that would set criminal penalties for some people who help others with absentee voting — a ruling that comes as absentee ballots are already available in party… Continue reading

“How Alabama could get away with defying the Supreme Court”

July 26, 2023, 9:55 amredistricting, Supreme CourtDan Tokaji

Ian Millhiser in Vox, concluding that the Alabama legislature’s “defiance [of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Allen v. Milligan] is unlikely to be tolerated by the courts,” but that “there is a risk that the Supreme Court will… Continue reading

“Trump’s ‘Elite Strike Force Team’ Falls on Hard Times”

July 26, 2023, 9:37 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadDan Tokaji

Politico Magazine on the consequences that Trump’s lawyers and advisers have faced for their attempts to overturn the 2020 election results. It begins: The scene was instantly infamous. There was Rudy Giuliani — once “America’s Mayor,” now a man ridiculed … Continue reading

“Giuliani Concedes He Made False Statements About Georgia Election Workers”

July 26, 2023, 7:52 amelection subversion risk, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

NYT: Rudolph W. Giuliani has conceded that while acting as a lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump, he made false statements by asserting that two Georgia election workers had mishandled ballots while counting votes in Atlanta during the 2020… Continue reading

“FEC asked to investigate flower shop’s $500,000 contribution to super PAC backing Suarez’s 2024 bid”

July 26, 2023, 5:34 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

AP: A government watchdog group is asking federal regulators to investigate a $500,000 contribution to a super PAC backing Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s presidential bid, citing possible campaign finance laws violations. The nonpartisan group Campaign Legal Center said… Continue reading

“Texas trial to be first major test of Voting Rights Act since Supreme Court decision”

July 26, 2023, 5:24 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

NPR’s Morning Edition: “A voting map drawn by Republicans for one Texas county [Galveston] eliminated the only precinct represented by a non-white Democrat. Now, that map is being challenged.”

“The Ohio GOP’s bold abortion gambit has imploded”

July 26, 2023, 4:59 amabsentee ballots, direct democracyDan Tokaji

The Fix on the August ballot measure that would raise the threshold for amending the state constitution from 50% plus one to 60%, in order to make it more difficult to enact an abortion rights initiative later this year: It… Continue reading

“Head of US cybersecurity agency sees progress on election security, with more work needed for 2024”

July 26, 2023, 4:52 amelection subversion risk, voting technologyDan Tokaji

AP, with news from the National Association of State Election Directors conference in South Carolina: “Jen Easterly, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, announced plans to boost resources within the agency, hiring 10… Continue reading

“Need extra money? Poll workers are in demand and getting a pay raise before the 2024 election.”

July 26, 2023, 4:48 amelection administrationDan Tokaji

USA Today on the response to increasing threats and harassment that poll workers face: “Multiple states moved to create new poll worker protections this year, and in recent months a handful have moved to further incentivize the people many view… Continue reading