James Sample has posted this draft on SSRN (Houston Law Review). Here is the abstract:
It took nearly 100 years after the United States gained its independence for African American men to secure the right to vote, and almost 150… Continue reading
NYT:
One of the great paradoxes of America’s polarized political system is that people seem to hate it, yet few can conceive of a way out.
Every once in a while, a third-party candidate catches fire — as the quirky… Continue reading
AJC:
The Georgia Court of Appeals has denied an attempt to stop early voting on Saturday for the U.S. Senate runoff, a ruling that allows counties to open polling places two days after the Thanksgiving holiday.
The court’s one-sentence decision… Continue reading
Sam Wang for The Atlantic:
Republicans have gained control of the House of Representatives, but their majority will be tiny. Such close division has triggered many what-if discussions. Some have focused on New York, where Democrats performed poorly. The… Continue reading
CNN:
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a challenge to Texas state legislative maps that critics say intentionally dilute minority voting power and result in an illegal racial gerrymander.
At the center of the dispute is Senate District 10, which… Continue reading
With Elon Musk firing much of his staff, restoring Donald Trump after an unscientific Twitter poll (and after promising to set up a content moderation council to consider the issue and then abandoning that promise and deleting the tweet), restoring… Continue reading
WaPo:
Arizona’s Republican attorney general has demanded answers from Maricopa County about widespread issues with printers that plagued voting on Election Day, injecting new uncertainty into a fraught post-election dynamic just days before the county is required to certify the… Continue reading
FOX 10 Phoenix:
Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates has confirmed that he moved to an undisclosed location for his safety after security concerns connected to the 2022 midterm elections.
Deputies from the sheriff’s office are also providing a security… Continue reading