Nick Plautz in The Fulcrum on why traditionalist GPO politicians, like “half of Republicans” in the electorate, should support RCV. Here’s a snippet: ‘Recently, a lawmaker told me they supported RCV in theory, but were concerned they could “get flanked… Continue reading

Roll Call reports on the Senate’s confirmation of Dale, well-known to ELB and its readers. Congratulations!

The Wall Street Journal has a deep dive, including great graphics, on the dwindling role of corporate money in financing Republican campaigns. “Instead, they are turning to smaller donations from millions of individuals who tend to be wary of… Continue reading

Following today’s earlier story about the glimmers of an “anti-Trump coalition” forming within the GOP Senate caucus, there is now this development about twenty House Republicans breaking with their party and its leadership to vote for tabling the motion to… Continue reading

Fascinating and astonishing details in this lengthy piece by Patrick Marley in the Washington Post. Of particular relevance from an election law perspective (in addition to the ongoing grip of election denialism): “Over the weekend, Michigan Republicans approved rules… Continue reading

Al From and Craig Fuller in a Washington Post column present a forceful (and bipartisan) argument against a third-party effort: “To save the American republic, former president Donald Trump must be defeated. And that’s why the centrist political organization No… Continue reading

That’s the opening sentence of this report by Burgess Everett in POLITICO. If Senate Democrats wanted to pursue the kind of statute I’m advocating–to establish fast-track civil litigation to adjudicate Trump’s status under section 3 of the Fourteenth… Continue reading

Alex Halderman on the release of a previously sealed 96-page report he co-wrote as part of the litigation over Georgia’s voting machines: “While we are not aware of any evidence that the vulnerabilities have been exploited to change votes in… Continue reading

This sentence from a story in The Hill caught my eye: “Senate Republicans … say the battle between the Justice Department and Trump, who pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he violated the Espionage Act and obstructed justice with… Continue reading

Tom Edsall in the Times with an extended analysis of Allen v. Milligan and its implications, quoting multiple election law scholars, including excerpts from ELB blog posts on the decision.

An astute reader of yesterday’s essay has asked me to clarify one detail: what should Democrats in Congress do if the kind of statute I propose is not enacted and, further, there is no indictment of Trump under 18 U.S. … Continue reading

Here. Main takeaway: red states and blue states are moving in opposite directions in the regulation of election administration, with red states becoming more restrictive as blue states are becoming more expansive. This could be viewed as a problem, reflecting… Continue reading

Michael Scherer of the Washington Post reports. This is the most concrete evidence so far of Democrats endeavoring to counteract the threat to Biden of a third-party candidacy. (Meanwhile, Cornel West announced that he is pursuing the Green Party… Continue reading

Overnight I’ve received some feedback on my post concerning a potential nightmare scenario on January 6, 2025. One constructive comment concerns the relationship, including differences, between the statutory crime of insurrection in 18 U.S. Code § 2383 and the… Continue reading