“Dozens of bipartisan election officials, former members of Congress, and government officials call on Congress to fund our elections”
New from Issue One.
“Arizona county’s new elections head shared voter fraud memes”
AP:
A rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced voting machine conspiracies on Tuesday hired an elections director who has promoted the false claims that voter fraud cost former President Donald Trump reelection in 2020.
The two Republicans on the… Continue reading
“Voting rights groups target line relief ban in Georgia election law changes”
GPB:
Voting rights groups are going to federal court to block part of a law the General Assembly passed two years ago prohibiting volunteers from providing food and water to voters waiting in long lines at the polls.
Groups including… Continue reading
Trump Donor Charged with Voter Fraud, Voting in Both Ohio and Florida in 2020 and 2022
“The Jolt: Top Trump lawyer never saw proof of Dominion fraud claims”
AJC:
One of the chief architects of pro-Donald Trump election conspiracy theories conceded in a recording that she never saw evidence of voting machine fraud in Georgia — and that’s why she didn’t target election equipment maker Dominion in a… Continue reading
“The State Con-Con Papers”
Election Litigation Fell Almost 25 Percent in 2021-22 Compared to Last Midterm Election Season (2017-18), But Slump May Not Last [Corrected]
My latest data crunching of a sample of election law cases shows a steep drop in the rate of election litigation, with litigation averaging 257 .5 cases per year in the 2021-22 midterm election period, down almost 19 percent compared… Continue reading
Stopping Gerrymandering by Respecting Territorial Communities
As Rick noted, the Alaska Supreme Court held on Friday that “partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional under the Alaska Constitution,” specifically, its equality guarantee in Article I, Section 1. This ruling is notable in at least two respects. First, it’s… Continue reading
“President Biden Announces 2024 Re-Election Bid, Setting Up Potential Trump Rematch”
WSJ:
President Biden is framing the 2024 election as a fundamental choice about the future of freedom and democracy in the U.S., casting Republicans—who want to focus on the faltering economy and Mr. Biden’s age—as a danger to the nation.… Continue reading
ELB Summer Blogging Schedule (May)
As it was last summer, this summer will be filled with various ELB contributors taking the helm of ELB. Here are the primary ELB bloggers for the month of May:
Week of May 1, 2023: Justin Levitt
Week of May… Continue reading
“Massive turnover in local election officials likely before 2024, says new survey; A new survey suggests that more than 1 in 5 local election officials will have never worked a presidential election next year.”
NBC News:
A new survey from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law predicts huge turnover in local election officials before the 2024 election.
According to the survey, 12% of local officials began working in… Continue reading
Arizona: “Cochise County ready to hire elections director who spread false claims of 2020 election rigging”
Votebeat:
Cochise County is close to hiring an elections director who has repeatedly shared false claims about widespread election fraud on Facebook, including claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against former President Donald Trump.
Bob Bartelsmeyer, currently the… Continue reading
“Iran gained access to election results server in 2020, military reveals”
WaPo:
The U.S. military discovered that an Iranian hacking group had penetrated a local government website that was to report 2020 election results and disrupted the attack before the votes were tallied, officials revealed Monday during a conference of… Continue reading
Georgia: “Trump probe: DA urges law enforcement to prep for indictments this summer”
AJC:
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday said she would announce this summer whether former President Donald Trump and his allies would be charged with crimes related to alleged interference in Georgia’s 2020 election.
Willis revealed the timetable… Continue reading