“International IDEA introduces online Democracy Tracker tool”
Following developments in democracy and human rights across 173 countries.
“Breakaway candidate could give Erdogan a lifeline in tight Turkey election”
Reuters follows a potential spoiler scenario in Turkey.
Photo ID across the pond
From the Guardian: “Ministers have faced renewed accusations that the plan to impose mandatory photo ID for voting is a waste of time and resources, after statistics showed there was not a single proven case of in-person voter impersonation… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of the Final Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar of the Semester, “Confronting the Insider Threat on Election Security and Protecting Election Officials” with Judd Choate and Liz Howard
Great conversation (and here’s the slide deck):
Trump Arraignment Roundup
So that this isn’t eclipsing everything else in your feed, here’s an attempt at a (very partial! and growing!) compilation of pieces focused on analysis of the actual charges. This is, of course, in addition to Rick’s Slate piece… Continue reading
Janet Protasiewicz wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race
And the NYT offers a prediction about the first order of business:
Once Judge Protasiewicz assumes her place on the court on Aug. 1, the first priority for Wisconsin Democrats will be to bring a case to challenge the current… Continue reading
“How Wisconsin became the ‘wild west’ of campaign spending”
Steven Walters writing at Isthmus about the campaign finance landscape behind the state supreme court slugfest.
“Gov. Murphy Signs Law Decried as a ‘Frontal Assault’ on Good Government”
NYT with the report: New Jersey increases contribution limits and, inter alia, cuts off current investigations with a change to the statute of limitations.
More here from nj.com: “Murphy signs controversial N.J. campaign money law after election watchdogs resign … Continue reading
If you bring the polls to where the people are…
They vote. A story on Chicago’s most active precinct (in 2020): the Cook County jail. (The vast majority of people housed at the jail have not yet faced trial, and are eligible to vote.)
“Could Ballot Images Loosen the Grip of Disinformation?”
Steven Rosenfeld discusses an Arizona measure with the backing of both Adrian Fontes and Ken Bennett, which would publicly release registration rolls, voter lists, scanned ballot images, and final electoral tallies. Much of that information is already available (voter rolls… Continue reading
“New Mason County auditor rejects ‘election denier’ label, pledges big changes for office”
And here’s a newly elected county official offering full cooperation to citizen vigilantes with a propensity for partial research.
“A hero to election deniers, Michigan clerk has a new fight: keeping her job”
Bridge Michigan with a story about a recall effort for the election clerk of Adams Township, Michigan.
“Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protest”
Stories from the AP, the Tennesseean, and Fox review the resolutions to expel three members of the Tennessee House for leading students in the gallery in chanting for gun reform, without being recognized to speak. (They’d apparently not… Continue reading
Ballot access in Montana
A top-two primary, but only for U.S. Senate, and only for 2024. That’s in one bill that Montana legislators advanced on Monday.
A second Montana bill advancing Monday would raise thresholds for parties to qualify for the ballot, and… Continue reading