Georgia SOS Brad Raffensperger in WSJ Oped Accuses Sen. Warnock of Being an Election Denier Because Warnock Has Accused Georgia of Voter Suppression
This was disappointing to see, whether or not one believes Sen. Warnock has overstated the extent to which Georgia’s laws make it harder for people to register or vote. The term “election denialism” should be reserved for those people who… Continue reading
“The Conservative Policy Bias of US Senate Malapportionment”
Richard Johnson and Lisa Miller have written this article for PS. Here is the abstract:
The US Senate is unique in the United States and rare internationally for its total disregard of population differences among its representational units. To… Continue reading
“Jan. 6 Panel to Cap 18-Month Inquiry With Final Public Session”
NYT:
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will hold its last public meeting on Monday afternoon, ending an 18-month investigation with the approval of its final report and a vote on issuing criminal and… Continue reading
“An ‘Imperial Supreme Court’ Asserts Its Power, Alarming Scholars; Several new studies document the current court’s distinctive insistence on its dominance and the justices’ willingness to use procedural shortcuts to achieve it”
Adam Liptak NYT Sidebar column:
The arguments this month over the role of state legislatures in setting rules for federal elections seemed to illustrate the point. The questioning suggested that the court was not prepared to adopt a novel… Continue reading
“Exclusive: Flynn deposition reveals questions about pressure on U.S. intelligence ahead of Jan. 6”
CBS News:
New audio files obtained by CBS News reveal how a congressional investigator pushed retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to former President Donald Trump, to testify about his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential… Continue reading
“Trump-Backed Election Loser Kari Lake Hints At Violence At Conservative Gathering”
S.V. Date:
Former television newscaster and failed Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake hinted at violence to a crowd of thousands of conservative activists Sunday, continuing her claim that she had really won last month.
“On Nov. 8 , they… Continue reading
“Lessons for Our Elections from the January 6 Hearings; The hearings exposed structural flaws in our democracy. Here’s how to fix them.”
New from the Brennan Center.
“U.S. Scrutinizes Political Donations by Sam Bankman-Fried and Allies”
NYT has this report, with the subhead: “Federal prosecutors appear to be focusing on possible wrongdoing by cryptocurrency executives, rather than by Democratic or Republican politicians. But the inquiries widen an explosive campaign finance scandal.”
“Georgia Grand Jury’s Probe of Donald Trump Nears End”
WSJ:
A criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn his election defeat in Georgia has produced a flurry of activity in the last month, with several high-profile witnesses appearing before a special grand jury that is… Continue reading
Arizona: “Judge rejects Finchem’s lawsuit seeking new secretary of state election; request for sanctions OK’d”
Arizona Republic:
A judge Friday evening dismissed Rep. Mark Finchem’s lawsuit seeking a do-over of the race for Arizona secretary of state and affirmed Adrian Fontes as winner of the Nov. 8 election.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Melissa… Continue reading
“Big Cities in Swing States Saw Declines in Midterm Voting”
This is from a WSJ piece, which is paywalled. A few excerpts:
In Detroit, about 22,600 fewer voters came to the polls than in the 2018 midterm election, a nearly 12% decline. Philadelphia tallied about 55,300 fewer voters than four… Continue reading
“Justice Dept. Examines Emails from Trump Lawyers in Fake Elector Inquiry”
NYT:
Federal prosecutors have examined more than 100,000 documents seized from the email accounts of three lawyers associated with former President Donald J. Trump in a continuing investigation into the roles they played in a wide-ranging scheme to help Mr.… Continue reading
“Georgia’s Racial Turnout Gap Grew in 2022”
Brennan Center:
As state-by-state turnout data becomes available after the midterms, it’s clear that we remain in a period of high voter participation. Current estimates from the U.S. Elections Project suggest that turnout in the 2022 election was just a… Continue reading