“Judge tosses Democratic Party challenge to Trump order’s impact on FEC”
Politico:
A federal judge has dismissed a Democratic Party lawsuit claiming an executive order issued by President Donald Trump was intruding on the independence of the Federal Election Commission.
In a ruling Tuesday night, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali… Continue reading
“Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office responds to social media post claiming county residents can vote in Municipal Election”
Not great:
After a social media post circulated on election day claiming county residents can vote in Municipal Elections, the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office made a Facebook post reminding voters this isn’t true.
Allegedly, the initial social media… Continue reading
“Some of Trump’s Biggest Inaugural Donors Benefit From Early Government Actions”
Wall Street Journal:
The biggest contributor to President Trump’s inauguration was chicken processor Pilgrim’s Pride, which gave $5 million. In April, its Brazilian parent company, JBS, received government approval for a U.S. stock listing that it had long sought. … Continue reading
“Ohio election security: LaRose issues 6th statewide directive for 2025”
Cleveland.com:
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued his sixth statewide election security directive Monday, providing new cybersecurity protocols for all 88 county boards of elections.
This latest directive builds upon prior security enhancements that have positioned LaRose as… Continue reading
“Failure of Texas proof-of-citizenship law is not the end”
Washington Post
And from the Associated Press, “Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell in the states.”
Mountainhead from Mountainview: “Google’s New AI Tool Generates Convincing Deepfakes of Riots, Conflict, and Election Fraud”
Time:
Google’s recently launched AI video tool can generate realistic clips that contain misleading or inflammatory information about news events, according to a TIME analysis and several tech watchdogs.
TIME was able to use Veo 3 to create realistic videos,… Continue reading
The Court Rightly Granted Cert. in the Illinois Election Case
Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections raises important questions about who, if anyone, has standing to bring federal challenges to certain types of election laws in advance of an election. These are laws that expand opportunities to vote but… Continue reading
“Firings, pardons and policy changes have gutted DOJ anti-corruption efforts, experts say”
“Low Turnout in Mexico’s Far-Reaching Judicial Election Fuels Legitimacy Concerns”
New York Times:
Mexico’s sweeping reorganization of its judicial system got off to a rocky start. The nationwide election of thousands of judges over the weekend was marked by an exceptionally high level of abstention, with nearly 90 percent… Continue reading
New Iowa law allows poll workers to challenge voters on the basis of citizenship, bans ranked choice voting, and changes major party status rules
Tom Barton for the Cedar Rapids Gazette:
House File 954 addresses elections laws regarding voter registration, citizenship and major party status. It also bans ranked choice voting in Iowa.
It adds citizenship status to age and residency under which… Continue reading
“An Initial Assessment of Proportional Ranked-Choice Voting in Portland, Oregon”
New report from AEI by Kevin Kosar, Jaehun Lee, and Jack Santucci:
Our core findings are as follows:
Voter Choices. There were more candidates overall in 2024 than in past elections, although each voter could choose only among the candidates… Continue reading
UK: “Speaker’s Conference reports on abuse and intimidation of MPs and election candidates”
Report from Parliament:
An interim report from the Conference has found that threats and abuse are dissuading candidates from standing and making it harder for MPs and candidates to engage with the public. This has worsened over the last… Continue reading
“DOJ’s New Top Voting Lawyer Worked for Leading Anti-Voting Law Firm”
Democracy Docket:
The new top voting lawyer at the Department of Justice was until recently an attorney and activist for a leading anti-voting legal group that has worked for years to spread fear about illegal voting and press election officials… Continue reading