“Bill would require disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads”
The WaPo reports on Rep. Yvette Clarke’s bill, but it may be even more notable that the N.Y. Democrat called out a recent RNC ad as a model.
“Voter Registration in 2022 Highest in 20 Years for Congressional Elections”
The Census Bureau released voting and registration toplines from the Current Population Survey today.
[Serious data nerd voice] I’ll confess to a longstanding pet peeve with the way that these results are inevitably reported, including by the Bureau itself in… Continue reading
Young Latino voters will be vital to the outcome of the 2024 election
Brookings with a post on the “nuanced relationship between young Latinos and the dominant parties,” in their series on younger voters.
With a very different focus on laws aimed at college voters, CNN also has a piece today on the… Continue reading
“Senate panel explores ethics standards for US Supreme Court as questions swirl”
Reuters on the Judiciary Committee’s hearing today.
“Bush v. Gore docs among new releases from Justice Stevens archives”
“Texas Republicans want power to overturn Harris County elections over mishaps at the polls”
The Houston Chronicle reports on the 6th of 7 bills targeting Harris County to pass the Texas Senate. This one allows the appointed secretary of state to order a new election in a county with more than 2.7 million people… Continue reading
“Voting has gotten harder in Wisconsin. Organizers have found ways to help.”
Wisconsin Watch deploying the Cost of Voting Index to track changes over the past few decades.
“New Report: Restoring Voting Rights for People With Felony Convictions Can Improve Public Safety”
I’d missed this new research on recidivism rates from the Sentencing Project.
“Pritzker Calls for Campaign Finance Reform After Spending $323m on Campaigns”
This piece from Illinois Policy points out, among other things, that Illinois law prohibits any “single person” from donating more than $500K to a single campaign … and that both Pritzker’s campaign committee and his revocable trust donated the… Continue reading
“Billionaire backing effort to raise Ohio amendment threshold funded election deniers, Jan. 6 rally”
The Ohio Capital Journal notes that one of the ostensible reasons for raising Ohio’s threshold to pass citizen-initiated constitutional amendments is to “keep powerful out-of-state interests from meddling with the Ohio Constitution” … and that a significant donor to the… Continue reading
Ranked choice on the menu
There must be something in the water today.
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s editorial board decries a “two-party system in a one-party town,” in advocating a switch from splintered partisan primaries to a nonpartisan primary with ranked-choice voting.
Illinois state Rep. Kam… Continue reading
“Small-dollar donors didn’t save democracy. They made it worse.”
From the Washington Post:
Small-dollar donors were supposed to save democracy. Reformers had hoped that grass-roots political fundraising — connected by the internet and united against corruption — would become a formidable force to counter the money that wealthy individuals… Continue reading
Congratulations to Anthony Johnstone …
who is (among many other professional accomplishments) a former election law professor, and now the most recent Ninth Circuit judge.
Montana state legislator sues over censure
The lawsuit filed today in state court by Rep. Zephyr – Montana’s first openly transgender lawmaker — and several of her constituents contends that her censure and subsequent barring from Capitol grounds violates the Montana state constitution.
I’m still hoping… Continue reading