“Wisconsin clerks in sticker shock over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request to have name covered on ballot”
“The Biggest Swing State Counts Its Votes in the Worst Way”
Jesse Wegman for NYT Opinion.
“Will the Supreme Court Revive the Dangerous Fringe Election Theory It Just Rejected?”
Anna Jessurun in Slate:
As several scholars predicted, ISLT proponents have now seized on the language in Moore to argue that state supreme court decisions that invalidate state election laws on state constitutional grounds violate the elections clause. This spring, the … Continue reading
“‘It’s Our Last Backstop’: How Voting Access in Montana Rides on Supreme Court Races”
The latest from Bolts.
“Ricketts’ Riches: Wealthy governor, billionaire family changed Nebraska elections”
Sara Gentzler and Alex Richards report for the Flatland Free Press, with the subhead: “A new Flatwater Free Press analysis shows the breadth of Nebraska campaign giving by Pete Ricketts and his parents, which spiked when he ran for governor… Continue reading
“With Trump Ready to Pounce, What Happens When Election Officials Make Mistakes?”
New from Steven Rosenfeld.
“Report — Rules of the Road: Political Advertising on Social Media in the 2024 U.S. Election”
New from CDT.
“Voters are advised to return their ballots early because of mail delay concerns”
“And then what?” should accompany hypotheticals surrounding January 6, 2025 disaster scenarios
Continuing in the spirit of my recent blog post, I want to visit this Politico piece Rick H. posted earlier this week. It offers four specific disaster scenarios surrounding the counting of electoral votes, with no better sourcing… Continue reading
Doomcasting continues to overstate the case for a presidential election going to the House of Representatives
Justin Levitt‘s excellent piece earlier this election season, “Get Ready for the Scourge of Election Season: Electoral-Process Porn,” is well worth another read. That’s because a new round of paranoia about the 2024 election continues to spread.
There are… Continue reading
“Legal Watchdog Group Warns Pro-Trump Lawyers Against Subverting Democracy in November”
NYT:
After the 2020 election, legal watchdogs, outraged at some of their colleagues, filed scores of ethics complaints against lawyers who used their skills in questionable ways to help former President Donald J. Trump stay in power.
And in the… Continue reading
“Even before election, Trump, allies sue over claims that non-citizens might vote”
Reuters:
Donald Trump and his Republican allies are ratcheting up baseless claims that the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election could be skewed by widespread voting by non-citizens in a series of lawsuits that democracy advocates say are meant to sow… Continue reading
“In Georgia, a New Showdown Is Brewing Over Election Rules”
NYT:
A showdown is brewing between the top election official in Georgia and the State Election Board over more than a dozen new rules and procedures scheduled to be voted on by the board at a meeting on Friday.
A… Continue reading