“California and New York allow for preregistration at 16. Data show neither state is fulfilling the promise of these laws.”
Laura Brill at her Substack.
ELB Podcast 5:6: Rick Hasen and Erwin Chemerinsky: A Real Right to Vote
New ELB Podcast:
Why doesn’t the U.S. Constitution contain an affirmative right to vote?
Can constitutional reform promote political equality, defuse the voting wars, and thwart election subversion?
How can we get a constitutional right to vote, if we can’t… Continue reading
Near-unanimous Wisconsin Senate advances important bill responding to Electoral Count Reform Act
In December 2022, I blogged about how state legislatures needed to take a look at how their existing election codes fit with the Electoral Count Reform Act. In particular, “States should be working backwards from that deadline to determine… Continue reading
“Florida man arrested for alleged Kansas election fraud in No Labels party petition”
KC Star:
A Florida man accused of forging signatures on petitions to get a new political party officially recognized in Kansas has been arrested. George Andrews, 30 of Dade City, Florida, was arrested on Feb. 10 and has been charged… Continue reading
“Supreme Court allows sanctions against Trump-allied lawyers over 2020 election lawsuit”
NBC News:
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals brought by Trump-allied lawyers who faced legal sanctions for baselessly alleging in court that the 2020 election in Michigan was fraudulently won by President Joe Biden.
By rejecting the appeals, the… Continue reading
“DNC intervenes in GOP effort to nullify Arizona election manual”
Politico:
The Democratic National Committee is looking to jump into a pair of Arizona election lawsuits Tuesday morning, another salvo in the sprawling legal battle over the country’s election procedures ahead of November.
The DNC and Arizona Democratic Party, with… Continue reading
Justice Alito Sings a Different Tune About Disparate Impact as a Test of Race Discrimination: Compare What He Said under the Voting Rights Act With His Views About Preventing School Admissions Policies Promoting Diversity
“Effort to allow for early processing of Wisconsin absentee ballots stalls out”
WPR:
Local clerks may still have to wait until Election Day to begin processing absentee ballots in Wisconsin, despite a bipartisan effort to allow for early canvassing.
The state Assembly passed legislation in November that would allow election workers to… Continue reading
“The Quiet Way Democrats Hope to Expand Their Power at the State Level”
NYT:
Locked out of power on the Supreme Court and still playing catch-up against Republicans in the federal judiciary, Democrats are hoping to gain a political advantage on a less visible but still important playing field: the state courts.
After… Continue reading
I Will Be Discussing My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote” with Larry Mantle at Feb. 21 Free “America at the Crossroads” Webinar
Looking forward to this conversation Feb. 21 at 5 pm PT:
Join us!
“Gov. Tony Evers signs new election maps, ending Wisconsin Republicans’ grip on legislative power”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Wisconsin Republicans lost their more than decade-long grip on control of the state Legislature Monday after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed into law new electoral maps that reshape down-ballot races in this battleground state.
Evers signed a bill … Continue reading
Free UCLA Law Webinar: February 20, 12:15pm – 1:15pm: “Lessons and Warning Signs: A Conversation with a January 6th Investigator”
At UCLA Law:
Register here for in-person or virtual attendance.
Organized by the Promise Institute for Human Rights; co-sponsored by the Safeguarding Democracy Project
With introductions by Director of the International & Comparative Law Program, Jess Peake, the conversation will… Continue reading
“San Francisco Appoints First Noncitizen to Serve on Elections Commission”
KQED:
The newest member of the San Francisco Elections Commission, a seven-member civilian body that oversees and creates policy for the city’s Department of Elections, isn’t legally allowed to vote.
Kelly Wong, an immigrant rights advocate, is believed to be… Continue reading
“A Top-3 Presidential Election System”
Happy President’s Day. Here’s a new Common Ground Democracy column explaining why and how to apply the top-3 electoral system that Eric Maskin and I describe in our Project Syndicate column to presidential elections. The key, as explained at the… Continue reading