“In Georgia and federal indictments, two vastly different approaches”
Washington Post team compares the two indictments, discussing the pros and cons of each approach (one narrower and the other much broader).
“After Years of Spreading Lies, Election Deniers Face Consequences”
Nick Corasaniti in N.Y. Times:
“It is still far from clear whether Mr. Trump and his allies who face charges will ultimately be convicted. But the legal threat may force Trump allies to think twice in the future about… Continue reading
“Judge calls new Texas election law unconstitutional but state says it will appeal ruling”
AP reports:
“The law, which would abolish a position that oversees elections in Harris County, was temporarily blocked by state District Judge Karin Crump in Austin after county officials filed a lawsuit earlier this month.
“But the judge’s order,… Continue reading
“Trump Plans to Release 100-Page Report on Georgia Election Fraud Claims”
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan in the N.Y. Times.
“The report in question, according to people familiar with the matter, is a document of more than 100 pages that was compiled at least in part by Liz Harrington, a Trump… Continue reading
“Mark Meadows seeks to move Georgia prosecution to federal court”
POLITICO reports.
“Meadows is the first defendant to try to take the case federal, but others — including Trump — are expected to follow suit. A federal law, known as a “removal statute,” generally allows an “officer of… Continue reading
“1.5% of all absentee/mail-in ballots were rejected in 2022”
Ballotpedia News reports (via Electionline). This rate was “roughly equal to the 1.4% rejection rate in 2018, the most recent midterm election, and up from the 1.0% and 0.8% rejection rates in the 2016 and 2020 presidential election cycles,… Continue reading
“States need to pay up to secure 2024 elections, experts warn”
Axios reports.
“Presidential elections cost $2 billion-$5 billion to administer nationally, yet most of the nation’s 10,000 local jurisdictions are woefully underfunded, Charles Stewart III, director of the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, told the [NCSL] conference. …… Continue reading
“Proposed Legislation Would Restore Voting for Released Felons”
Governing reports.
“The Democracy Restoration Act would restore voting rights for released felons in federal elections only. In states where eligibility doesn’t kick in during probation or parole, the voter would only be able to fill out a federal ballot,… Continue reading
States have the power to judge the qualifications of presidential candidates and exclude ineligible candidates from the ballot, if they want to use it
Rick H. links to a forthcoming article by Professors Michael Stokes Paulsen and Will Baude on Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, and specifically the application of that section to former president Donald Trump. I am sure the paper will… Continue reading
“Forget the Trump trials. He might already be ineligible for 2024.”
That’s the new headline the Post is currently using for my column published this morning. I like this headline because I do think the main focus, at least for election law purposes, should be on the issue of Trump’s status… Continue reading
Kemp’s prebuttal of Trump’s claim of a report next Monday
Kemp’s post on X:
“The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen.
“For nearly three years now, anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward – under oath – and prove anything in a court of law.… Continue reading
“Alabama Republicans defend not creating a second majority Black district in court”
Zach Montellaro in POLITICO.
“Hearings over the new map kicked off in federal court in Alabama on Monday, and the state is once again arguing that it is not illegally diluting the power of Black voters. This week’s hearing will… Continue reading
“The First Amendment Is No Defense for Trump’s Alleged Crimes”
Alan Rozenshtein in The Atlantic:
“Some have criticized the indictment for taking a position on the predicate to all of Trump’s actions—whether the 2020 election was stolen—and concluding that Trump in fact lost, fair and square. But far from… Continue reading
My New One at Slate: “Why the Fulton County Indictment Is Different From Jack Smith’s Case”
I have written this piece for Slate. It begins:
If the recent federal indictment of Donald Trump on charges related to his attempt to subvert the 2020 presidential election was a streamlined surgical strike aimed at assuring a clean case… Continue reading