“‘Thank God they walked out’: Oregon’s partisan divide highlights heightened animosity in statehouses”

December 13, 2023, 9:52 amlegislation and legislaturesDerek Muller

Politico: Ten Oregon Republican senators may face the end of their legislative careers for a six-week legislative walkout aimed at thwarting what they see as a radical Democratic agenda on guns, abortion and transgender health care. The lawmakers are… Continue reading

Supreme Court agrees to hear case about obstructing official proceedings, which could affect Trump prosecution

December 13, 2023, 6:52 amSupreme CourtDerek Muller

Rick H. highlighted the case back in April here and the decision of the D.C. Circuit–go check that out for background about the legal issues. Rick P. looked at recent news here. Today, the Court granted cert in Fischer … Continue reading

“Trio of Kari Lake election lawyers set to face disciplinary proceedings. Here’s why”

December 13, 2023, 6:34 amelection administrationDerek Muller

Arizona Republic: A committee that regulates attorneys in Arizona has found probable cause that three lawyers who represented former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in election-related cases should face discipline, marking a significant step forward in the attorney oversight process.… Continue reading

“Ranked choice is ‘the hot reform’ in democracy. Here’s what you should know about it”

December 13, 2023, 6:31 amalternative voting systemsDerek Muller

Miles Park at NPR.

“A fight for Black representation, with a civil rights landmark on the line”

December 13, 2023, 6:31 amVoting Rights ActDerek Muller

Patrick Marley in the Washington Post on the Voting Rights Act.

“Trump campaign recognized legal risks of false electors, still went forward”

December 13, 2023, 6:29 amelectoral collegeDerek Muller

Craig Mauger in the Detroit News: Top advisers within Donald Trump’s campaign were aware of concerns in early December 2020 that criminal charges could result from submitting certificates falsely claiming the Republican won battleground states like Michigan that he… Continue reading

RPV Near Me – Updated with Asian and American Indian/Alaska Native Estimates

December 12, 2023, 12:35 pmUncategorizedNicholas Stephanopoulos

This is a guest post by Ruth Greenwood, Director of the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School: With coalition claims in the election law news again, I wanted to flag an update to a resource that I shared… Continue reading

BREAKING: over 3 dissenting justices, Supreme Court allows Galveston County map to remain in place while Fifth Circuit considers Voting Rights Act claim

December 12, 2023, 12:29 pmUncategorizedDerek Muller

After a panel of the Fifth Circuit found that the Galveston County, Texas map likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the en banc court stayed the order and allowed the old maps to remain in place while… Continue reading

“Judge: Giuliani may have defamed Georgia election workers again outside DC courthouse”

December 12, 2023, 12:23 pmelection administrationDerek Muller

Politico: Rudy Giuliani’s defiant public statements outside a Washington, D.C., federal courthouse — just minutes after he departed the first day of his civil trial for defaming two Georgia election workers — may have defamed them yet again, the… Continue reading

BREAKING: by 4-3 vote, New York high court orders new congressional maps, as Democrats requested

December 12, 2023, 12:15 pmredistrictingDerek Muller

The decision in Matter of Hoffmann v New York State Independent Redistricting Commission is here. From the New York Times: New York’s highest court ordered the state to redraw its congressional map on Tuesday, making a major pre-election… Continue reading

“‘More money, less disclosure’: N.J.’s new elections law fails a key test”

December 12, 2023, 5:44 amcampaign finance, campaignsDerek Muller

Politico: This fall, the longtime New Jersey political boss George Norcross helped a shadowy group called Jersey Freedom split Republican votes to benefit Democrats in some of the most competitive districts in the state. In ads, the organization promoted… Continue reading

Recent news of pending Section 3 challenges

December 12, 2023, 5:41 amballot accessDerek Muller

In Michigan, the case has been submitted without argument to a court of appeals panel. The Michigan Supreme Court declined to take immediate review of the case. In Colorado, the state supreme court heard oral argument last week.… Continue reading

“Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Quickly Rule on Trump’s Immunity”

December 11, 2023, 1:34 pmelection administrationDerek Muller

Jess Bravin and Ryan Barber in the Wall Street Journal: Special counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court to take up Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution and can’t face criminal charges related to efforts to… Continue reading