Unfortunate use of the word “coup”

July 19, 2024, 11:25 amUncategorizedNed Foley

The New Yorker writer Susan Glasser, a journalist whom I greatly admire (and read regularly), in her most recent column uses the word “coup” to describe the current effort within the Democratic Party to persuade Joe Biden to step aside… Continue reading

Kleinfeld & Sachs, “Give Parents the Vote”

July 19, 2024, 10:58 ampolitical equalityDan Tokaji

Joshua Kleinfeld and Stephen Sachs have posted this paper, forthcoming in Notre Dame Law Reivew, on SSRN. Here’s the abstract: Many of America’s most significant policy problems, from failing schools to the aftershocks of COVID shutdowns to national debt… Continue reading

“North Carolina is quickly losing local elections directors”

July 19, 2024, 10:49 amelection administrationDan Tokaji

From WFAE in Charlotte: “With Election Day approaching, North Carolina has a problem. The state is rapidly losing county elections directors. In the past five years, the state says North Carolina’s 100 counties have seen 61 election director changes.… Continue reading

“Election denialism front and center at Republican national convention”

July 19, 2024, 10:43 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

The Guardian: “At the convention, there was little doubt that the next election could be rigged. The struggle of the Biden campaign and Trump’s strong standing in the polls only increased the belief that any Democratic victory would be… Continue reading

Thanks to Dan Tokaji; Spencer Overton Blogging Weeks of July 22 and July 29; Tabatha Abu El-Haj Blogging Week of August 5

July 19, 2024, 6:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Great thanks to Dan for stepping in these last few weeks. Great job as always. Certainly not the lazy days of summer around here! Spencer Overton steps into the chair for two weeks, July 22-August 4. Then Tabatha Abu El-Haj … Continue reading

“Mississippi can wait to reset legislative districts that dilute Black voting strength, judges say”

July 19, 2024, 6:12 amredistricting, Voting Rights ActDan Tokaji

AP, on yesterday’s order in Mississippi State Conference of NAACP v. State Board of Election Commissioners: Mississippi can wait until next year to redraw some of its legislative districts to replace ones where Black voting power is currently … Continue reading

“Democratic donors begin mobilizing to raise money for Harris if she’s the nominee”

July 19, 2024, 5:50 amcampaign financeDan Tokaji

Politico: Allies of Vice President Kamala Harris have begun courting Democratic donors to provide financial support for her if President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race. One Democratic donor adviser has begun collecting pledges from female Democratic… Continue reading

“In Arizona, a court ruling narrows the path for registering to vote without proof of citizenship”

July 19, 2024, 5:43 amUncategorizedDan Tokaji

Votebeat explains: Arizona residents who try to register to vote with the widely used state form will have their registration rejected unless they provide proof of U.S. citizenship, under a temporary ruling Thursday from a federal appeals court. Previously,… Continue reading

What Happens to Biden’s Money If He Steps Aside?

July 18, 2024, 4:46 pmcampaign financeDan Tokaji

WaPo’s answer, amid growing whispers that the President may be coming to terms with reality: If Biden withdraws from the race, the dollars in his campaign account are considered “excess campaign funds” that can be contributed to the Democratic… Continue reading

“Biden’s Support From Big Donors Is Said to Plummet”

July 18, 2024, 4:40 pmcampaign financeDan Tokaji

NYT: “Wealthy supporters of President Biden’s campaign have slammed their wallets closed, with support from major donors in July on track to plummet to roughly half of the previous month’s amount if he remains in the race, according to… Continue reading

What’s Good for the Donald Is Good for the Hunter

July 18, 2024, 3:44 pmDepartment of JusticeDan Tokaji

AP reports on Hunter Biden’s motion to dismiss the special counsel’s case against him, based on Judge Cannon’s dismissal of the classified documents case against Trump: President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, asked federal judges on Thursday to dismiss tax and … Continue reading

Trump Senior Advisor Channels Yogi Berra

July 18, 2024, 3:17 pmelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

Sort of: “‘It’s not over on Election Day. It’s over on Inauguration Day,’ [Trump campaign senior advisor Chris] LaCivita told Politico’s Jonathan Martin during a Thursday interview at the RNC.”

En Banc Fifth Circuit Upholds Mississippi Felony Disenfranchisement Law

July 18, 2024, 1:03 pmfelon votingDan Tokaji

AP: Mississippi legislators, not the courts, must decide whether to change the state’s practice of stripping voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.… Continue reading

“GOP lawsuit over Nevada mail ballot deadline tossed”

July 18, 2024, 12:50 pmabsentee ballotsDan Tokaji

Courthouse News Service: A federal judge in Nevada on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee and Donald Trump’s campaign claiming the state’s deadline for mail-in ballots, four days after Election Day, is unconstitutional. Chief U.S. District… Continue reading