Election Litigation Fell Almost 25 Percent in 2021-22 Compared to Last Midterm Election Season (2017-18), But Slump May Not Last [Corrected]
My latest data crunching of a sample of election law cases shows a steep drop in the rate of election litigation, with litigation averaging 257 .5 cases per year in the 2021-22 midterm election period, down almost 19 percent compared… Continue reading
Stopping Gerrymandering by Respecting Territorial Communities
As Rick noted, the Alaska Supreme Court held on Friday that “partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional under the Alaska Constitution,” specifically, its equality guarantee in Article I, Section 1. This ruling is notable in at least two respects. First, it’s… Continue reading
“President Biden Announces 2024 Re-Election Bid, Setting Up Potential Trump Rematch”
WSJ:
President Biden is framing the 2024 election as a fundamental choice about the future of freedom and democracy in the U.S., casting Republicans—who want to focus on the faltering economy and Mr. Biden’s age—as a danger to the nation.… Continue reading
ELB Summer Blogging Schedule (May)
As it was last summer, this summer will be filled with various ELB contributors taking the helm of ELB. Here are the primary ELB bloggers for the month of May:
Week of May 1, 2023: Justin Levitt
Week of May… Continue reading
“Massive turnover in local election officials likely before 2024, says new survey; A new survey suggests that more than 1 in 5 local election officials will have never worked a presidential election next year.”
NBC News:
A new survey from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law predicts huge turnover in local election officials before the 2024 election.
According to the survey, 12% of local officials began working in… Continue reading
Arizona: “Cochise County ready to hire elections director who spread false claims of 2020 election rigging”
Votebeat:
Cochise County is close to hiring an elections director who has repeatedly shared false claims about widespread election fraud on Facebook, including claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against former President Donald Trump.
Bob Bartelsmeyer, currently the… Continue reading
“Iran gained access to election results server in 2020, military reveals”
WaPo:
The U.S. military discovered that an Iranian hacking group had penetrated a local government website that was to report 2020 election results and disrupted the attack before the votes were tallied, officials revealed Monday during a conference of… Continue reading
Georgia: “Trump probe: DA urges law enforcement to prep for indictments this summer”
AJC:
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday said she would announce this summer whether former President Donald Trump and his allies would be charged with crimes related to alleged interference in Georgia’s 2020 election.
Willis revealed the timetable… Continue reading
Pennsylvania: “Lackawanna County officials seek solution to mail-in ballot issue at county prison”
Times-Tribune:
Lackawanna County Prison and election bureau officials say they’re working to resolve an issue that could prevent inmates who are legally eligible to vote from casting mail-in ballots in the May primary election.
Under the prison’s current mail policy,… Continue reading
Mitchell on gov’t agencies at the RNC donor retreat
As this blog noted, Cleta Mitchell was invited to give a “special legal presentation” to a recent RNC donor retreat — either because of or despite her role in proceedings attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
There has already… Continue reading
“For Saner Politics, Try Stronger Parties; Well-intended reforms have made the national parties weak and ineffective—and unable to resist their most extreme elements”
“Supreme Court to decide if First Amendment stops government officials from blocking social media critics”
Tierney Sneed for CNN:
The Supreme Court said Monday that it will consider whether the First Amendment protects social media users from being blocked from commenting on the personal pages that government officials use to communicate actions related to their… Continue reading
“Whitman & Torricelli: Why we need a 3rd political party in New Jersey | Opinion”
At NJ.com, advocating fusion.