“How Arizona tackles a language barrier to provide Navajo voters a ballot they can listen to”
Jen Fifield for Votebeat.
“Will Georgia’s New Election Rules Allow Trump to Steal the Presidency?”
Smart and detailed Anna Bower.
“State Sen. Mike McDonnell deflates GOP hopes for Nebraska winner-take-all in 2024”
Nebraska Examiner:
The Republican push to change how Nebraska awards its Electoral College votes and boost former President Donald Trump ran into political reality Monday as a key lawmaker, State Sen. Mike McDonnell, announced he won’t support the change.
McDonnell,… Continue reading
Sept. 27 Live Symposium: 150th Anniversary of Minor v. Happersett
This live symposium looks terrific. (There’s unfortunately no zoom option.)
Washington University Law Review Symposium: 150th Anniversary of Minor v. Happersett
9:45 am PANEL ONE: History
Moderator: Adrienne Davis, Washington University
Panelists:
Henry Chambers, University of Richmond
Minor v.… Continue reading
“Missing mail, including vote-by-mail ballots, reported across Boston”
WBUR:
Missing mail: If you’re a resident of Boston who hasn’t been receiving your mail on time, you’re not alone. In the last two weeks, residents in Dorchester, Mattapan, Brighton, Roxbury and Mission Hill have filed reports of late… Continue reading
Watch Video of UCLA Hammer Museum/Safeguarding Democracy Project Forum: Democracy and Risks to the 2024 Elections (Leah Aden, John Fortier, Yoel Roth)
Great conversation that you can watch here.
“Labelling Trump’s lies as ‘disputed’ on X makes supporters believe them more, study finds”
The Guardian:
Labelling tweets featuring false claims about election fraud as “disputed” does little to nothing to change Trump voters’ pre-existing beliefs, and it may make them more likely to believe the lies, according to a new study.
The study,… Continue reading
“Conservative court is set to hear a GOP challenge that could invalidate millions of mail-in votes”
Bob Egelko:
An election-law case about to be heard by a conservative federal appeals court panel in New Orleans could — if it reaches the Supreme Court — invalidate millions of absentee ballots in numerous states, including California.
The Republican… Continue reading
“The Surprising Reality of Political Violence in America”
NYT:
When Donald J. Trump was nearly assassinated in Pennsylvania in July, a Dartmouth political scientist named Sean Westwood happened to be in the middle of a research project asking Americans about political violence.
At the time, many feared that… Continue reading
“How Trump Hopes to Exploit the Myth of Voter Fraud in November”
New Yorker:
At the center of the operation is Cleta Mitchell, a longtime conservative activist and lawyer who advised Trump on how to block the certification of the 2020 election results. After Trump left office, Mitchell started the Election Integrity… Continue reading
“Republicans Boost Jill Stein as Potential Harris Spoiler”
WSJ:
Some Republicans are supporting Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s long-shot bid for the presidency, attempting to bolster a campaign that could siphon liberal voters from Vice President Kamala Harris.
The support, including from allies of former President Donald … Continue reading
Texas AG working from Alabama’s Playbook circa 1955 in targeting civil rights groups
This is “old” (last Friday), but important news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pulling tricks straight out of Alabama’s playbook in in the mid-1950. He is targeting the associations supporting Latino voter registration efforts, following LULAC’s endorsement of … Continue reading
A message to the “third-party curious”
Micah Sifry offers a thoughtful reflection on how to engage with those who feel alienated with our two-party system. Sifry notes, “All seven key battleground states will have at least one spoiler candidate on the ballot,” and only a few… Continue reading
“Republicans Try to Block Pennsylvania Voters From Fixing Problems With Ballots” (Is This Lawsuit from RNC Too Late?)
I had missed this NYT story from the other day. I’m wondering if this lawsuit comes too late for this election and could be barred by laches. Any indication that these are new concerns so that this lawsuit could not… Continue reading