More activity in the federal classified information case
Several former Secret Service agents are apparently scheduled to testify on Friday in the federal classified documents probe.
“Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to block aides from testifying in Jan. 6 probe”
In a sealed order issued Tuesday, a panel of the DC Circuit reportedly “rejected an emergency bid by former President Donald Trump to block several top aides from testifying in the special counsel investigation of his effort to subvert the… Continue reading
“Trump’s legal drama could soon continue in Georgia”
A deep dive into the Fulton County probe into election interference.
Still more defamation actions
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Eugene notes Devin Nunes’s latest, about an allegation that federal investigators were looking into Trump Media for potential money laundering activities.
“Georgia lawmakers add to the growing list of bans on outside election funding”
NPR reports on the latest measures.
The real kicker is the last sentence, though: “Georgia lawmakers declined to add the $4 million to replace the [backup power supply] equipment and many of Raffensperger’s other requests in either budget approved… Continue reading
“N.C. lawmaker flips parties, handing state GOP a veto-proof majority”
Rep. Tricia Cotham becomes a Republican, in a district that apparently went 61-38 for Biden.
“Legislature restores no voting rights during 2023 session”
Mississippi Today with a piece on the legislature’s practice of restoring (or, in this year’s case, not restoring) voting rights to handfuls of specific individuals with convictions.
“Redistricting could leave Va. with more partisan lawmakers”
Mark Rozell discusses the impact of a redistricting map that pairs incumbents in five Virginia state legislative districts.
“To be safe, Texas Senate again approves political district maps”
Because state law requires redrawing the boundaries in the first regular session after the census data are out … and the COVID delays meant that happened after the 2021 session ended.
“Realignment, More Than Redistricting, Has Decimated Swing House Seats”
Dave Wasserman reignites the forever wars over whether polarization and residential moving patterns or redistricting is more to blame for the drop in competitive congressional seats.
(Just about everyone believes that the answer is that it’s both. The political science… Continue reading
New paper on modeling election outcomes
From Danny Ebanks, Jonathan Katz, and Gary King, comes “If a Statistical Model Predicts That Common Events Should Occur Only Once in 10,000 Elections, Maybe it’s the Wrong Model”:
Political scientists forecast elections, not primarily to satisfy public… Continue reading
“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