“Trump Embraces Conspiracy Theories He Only Winked at Before; The former president’s activity on his social network, Truth Social, openly promotes far-right and conspiratorial ideas that are usually confined to corners of the internet.”
NYT:
Mr. Trump has spent more than a decade on social media attacking enemies, cozying up to far-right ideas and sharing false information. He used Twitter to perpetuate the lie that President Barack Obama was not born in the… Continue reading
“Why U.S. Elections Are Vulnerable and What to Do About It”
I did this Q & A with John Medearis of Capital & Main.
Washington & Lee Law Search for Assistant Professor of Law Specializing in Election Law and Voting Rights
This looks like a great opportunity for a junior person:
Washington and Lee University (W&L) School of Law invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Law focusing on election law and voting rights. This… Continue reading
“YouTube and the ‘Big Lie’: Research Shows Cause for Concern”
Tech Policy Press:
The “Big Lie” that the 2020 election was ‘stolen’ from former President Donald Trump is a persistent alternate reality for a sizable number of U.S. voters. As a result, violent threats against election workers are… Continue reading
True the Vote Provides No Data When Requested to Arizona to Back Up Their Phony “Ballot Mules” Claims
Axios:
True the Vote refused multiple requests from the attorney general’s office to provide evidence or data supporting the ballot-harvesting allegations it made in its debunked “2000 Mules” movie.Context: The nonprofit organization and conservative filmmaker Dinesh… Continue reading
“Tech Company 2022 Midterm Election Announcements”
Useful chart from BPC and the Integrity Institute.
“Biden warns U.S. faces powerful threat from anti-democratic forces”
WaPo:
President Biden delivered a forceful address Thursday on what he called a dangerous assault on American democracy, warning that “too much of what’s happening in our country today is not normal” as “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans… Continue reading
“After Peltola win in Alaska, a debate erupts over ranked-choice voting”
In the Election Law Mailbag: Winner-Takes-All: The Secret History of the Electoral College
New book criticizing the Electoral College by James Moyer.
“Jury finds Seminole GOP chair guilty in ‘ghost’ candidate case”
Orlando Sentinel:
A jury of six people found Seminole County GOP Chairman Ben Paris guilty on Thursday of causing his cousin’s name to be falsely listed on independent “ghost” candidate Jestine Iannotti’s campaign contribution forms in 2020.Paris was sentenced… Continue reading
“Losing Legitimacy? Institutional Legitimacy Under Stress”
Jim Gibson has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In its ruling abrogating a federal constitutional right to abortion services, the U.S. Supreme Court set off a firestorm of criticism unrivaled in recent times. Indeed, the Dobbs… Continue reading
“Trump Allies Back Mass Challenge to Voter Eligibility in Georgia”
Bloomberg:
A group backed by Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and Overstock.com founder Patrick Byrne is challenging the eligibility of tens of thousands of Georgia voters just weeks before the November election in the state where… Continue reading
ELB Podcast, Season 4, Episode 1: Fixing the Electoral Count Act to Stop Future Stolen Elections
New ELB Podcast:
Will Congress pass bipartisan legislation to fix the Electoral Count Act, that Donald Trump tried to exploit in 2020?Is the new Electoral Count Reform Act the right way to go to stop election subversion?Are there ways… Continue reading