“Presidential battleground states weigh more election funding”
YES. Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes. Please. And not only in battleground states.
Congress, you could help here.
“The first arrests from DeSantis’s election police take extensive toll”
The WaPo on a message communicated to Floridians: “Voting is dangerous.”
“Giuliani admits using ‘dirty trick’ to suppress Hispanic vote in mayoral race”
Now saying the quiet part loud and proud, apparently.
“A top GOP lawyer wants to crack down on the college vote. States already are.”
Zachary Roth on efforts targeting a younger segment of the electorate.
“How Ron DeSantis Could Unlock $86 Million for a Presidential Run”
The WSJ reviews potential efforts for DeSantis to transfer the reserves in his state campaign fund to a federal Super PAC supporting his not-quite-announced-just-yet presidential bid.
“How Scalia Law School Became a Key Friend of the Court”
The NYT reports on the relationship between the school and several Justices.
“GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity”
AP:
The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure. Yet each also is navigating a fine line on how to address election fraud conspiracies as they gear up… Continue reading
“Prosecutors in Jan. 6 Case Step up Inquiry Into Trump Fund-Raising”
NYT:
As they investigate former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, federal prosecutors have also been drilling down on whether Mr. Trump and a range of political aides knew that he had lost the race but… Continue reading
“Formerly incarcerated North Carolinians can’t vote while serving felony sentences”
News & Observer on a third election-related ruling coming out of the North Carolina Supreme Court today:
Thousands of formerly incarcerated North Carolina residents serving felony sentences will no longer be able to vote.
A trial court ruling had made… Continue reading
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Updated: In Ruling with Major Political Implications that Potentially Moots U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Moore v. Harper Independent State Legislature Case, North Carolina Supreme Court, on 5-2 Partisan Vote, Holds Partisan Gerrymandering Claims Cannot Be Brought Under State Constitution
[This post has been updated]
In a 5-2 decision along partisan lines, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that it cannot consider partisan gerrymandering claims under the state constitution. This ruling overturns an earlier ruling of the state supreme… Continue reading
What happens to Moore v. Harper after the latest North Carolina Supreme Court decision in the partisan gerrymandering case?
What a mess.
Rick H. links to the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision in the partisan gerrymandering cases. The congressional piece of that is in front of the United States Supreme Court right now.
Earlier, I blogged about how “mootness”… Continue reading
Does Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prohibit intentional discrimination, or only election practices that had a discriminatory effect?
The text of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, amended in 1982, contains this language:
“Pence Appears Before Grand Jury on Trump’s Efforts to Retain Power”
NYT:
Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared on Thursday before the grand jury hearing evidence about former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to cling to power after he lost the 2020 election, a person briefed on the matter said, testifying… Continue reading