“Nonprofit headed by former Gen. Michael Flynn spends large sums on Flynn family, promoting election-related lies, new documents show”
New from Issue One.
“Election Fraud: Will doubts about electoral integrity impair the 2024 election?”
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“Tony Evers urges Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider congressional maps”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is asking the state Supreme Court to take up a motion to reconsider Wisconsin’s congressional maps after the state’s legislative boundaries were changed to weaken Republicans’ grip on the state Legislature.
Evers asked… Continue reading
Former Reps. Steve Israel (D-NY) and Tom Coleman (R-MO) Warn of the Danger of a Contingent Election for President
Here at The Hill.
“NYC’s non-citizen voting law ruled unconstitutional on appeal”
Politico:
A state appeals court ruled that a New York City law that would allow non-citizens to vote in local elections is unconstitutional — marking a win for the Republican elected officials who sued to block it.
“We determine that… Continue reading
“My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell must pay $5 million to election data debunker, federal judge confirms”
CNN reports.
My Pillow owner and right-wing conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell will have to pay $5 million because of a contest he initiated at one of his “cyber symposium” events after the 2020 election, a federal judge confirmed Wednesday.
Robert… Continue reading
Join Trevor Potter and Me for a Free Webinar on My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote,” Feb. 29 at 3 PM ET
Looking forward to this conversation with Trevor, brought to you by the Campaign Legal Center. (Free registration required.)
“Local Initiatives to Improve the Voting Experience”
New report from the Fair Elections Center.
Cert petition filed in Wyoming polling place electioneering restriction
Last fall, I noted the 10th Circuit’s decision upholding Wyoming’s ban on electioneering within 300 feet of the polling place. That restriction is substantially larger than the restriction approved by the Supreme Court in Burson v. Freeman (1992). In… Continue reading
“West Virginia’s top election official embraces conspiracy theories and election denial”
NBC News:
The National Association of Secretaries of State Winter Conference is usually a cordial affair. It’s one of two occasions every year in which top election officials from most states gather to commiserate and share nonpartisan advice. But at… Continue reading
“Election Deniers Seek to Rewrite the Law”
NYT:
In the conspiracy-soaked aftermath of the 2020 election, far-right activists clamored to inspect ballots based on elaborate — and false — theories.
In Georgia, election deniers pushed for a review that might detect counterfeit ballots because they were not… Continue reading
“What Recalls Tell Us About Regular Elections”
Joshua Spivak in Governing;
Most people, including elected officials, seem to believe that a recall held on a special election date is much more likely to result in removal. Their logic is clear: The recall proponents would have motivated voters,… Continue reading
“The President of the Senate, the Original Public Meaning of the Twelfth Amendment, and the Electoral Count Reform Act”
The Case Western Reserve Law Review has just published my article, “The President of the Senate, the Original Public Meaning of the Twelfth Amendment, and the Electoral Count Reform Act.” Here is the abstract:
When Congress convenes under… Continue reading