“How we know voter fraud is very rare in U.S. elections”
Ashley Lopez for NPR.
“Trump floats sending military after US citizens on election day citing ‘radical left lunatics’ and ‘the enemy from within’”
The Independent:
Donald Trump has chillingly suggested sending the military or National Guard after US citizens on Election Day.
The ex-president gave a sit-down interview with Maria Bartiromo, one of the Fox News hosts whose role in pushing Trump’s… Continue reading
“Here’s how Donald Trump could fight to overturn a 2024 loss”
Deep dive by Bart Jensen from USA Today:
The strategy is nothing new. Trump refused to say he’d concede if he lost to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016. Trump was filing lawsuits through Election Day that year, making claims… Continue reading
My Q and A with Jonathan Weiler on Risks in the Upcoming Elections
Read it over at Jon’s substack.
The hand counted ballot crisis narrowly averted for 2024
A few weeks ago, a USA Today story entitled “Democrats propose voting rights bill to counter Georgia’s election changes and others” was essentially a press release. It offered no engagement with the text of the proposed bill, labeled the “Voter… Continue reading
“Electing a Single Winner When the Electorate is Divided in Multiple Ways”
The third in a series of Common Ground Democracy essays on the philosophy of democracy and its implications.
“Far-right website admits there was no fraud at 2020 vote count in Atlanta”
Sam Levine for The Guardian:
The far-right website the Gateway Pundit acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that there had not been any fraud during ballot counting in Atlanta in 2020 when Donald Trump lost the presidency, a significant… Continue reading
Problems with Proposals to Allocate Presidential Electors Proportionately or By Congressional District
As thoughts turn to the Electoral College, I want to mention a point that’s been less discussed about suggestions that states shift to awarding their electors either proportionately to the vote in that state or, as Maine and Nebraska currently… Continue reading
Federal District Court Strikes Down 5 More Provisions of Restrictive Texas Law Limiting Assistance for Voters
Via Sean Morales-Doyle of the Brennan Center, here is the court’s order.
“Justice Department Sues Virginia for Violating Federal Law’s Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election”
DOJ has been busy:
The Quiet Period is an important protection for voters, because systematic removal programs may be error-ridden, cause voter confusion and remove eligible voters days or weeks before Election Day who may be unable to correct the… Continue reading
The View from Australia: “Can You Steal an Election? America are You OK?”
I spoke with ABC Australia for their program on what’s going on here in the U.S.
“Democratic campaign office in Arizona closes down after being shot at 3 times in 3 weeks”
USA Today:
The Arizona Democratic party closed a field office in Tempe, Arizona that was the target of three shootings in three weeks.
The incidents come amid a 2024 election cycle that has seen multiple instances of threats or violence,… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of “Ninth Annual State of Voting Rights” Event Sponsored by ABA Section of Civil Rights And Social Justice
You can watch here, featuring Khyla Craine, Andrew Garber, Rick Hasen, and, Sophia Lin Lakin. Moderated by Jason Abel.
“Musk is Going All in to Elect Trump”
NYT deep dive:
In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, the richest man in the world has involved himself in the U.S. election in a manner unparalleled in modern history.
Elon Musk, seen over the weekend jumping for joy… Continue reading