“Claims of voter fraud, old as the republic, still work as weapons for Trump
Ron Elving for NPR.
“New congressional maps dilute Black power, critics say”
AP reports.
“Sarah Palin’s defeat in Alaska proves ranked-choice voting works”
“Rationalizing Democracy: The Perceptual Bias and (Un)Democratic Behavior”
Intriguing experimental paper from Suthan Krishnarajan in the APSR:
Democracy often confronts citizens with a dilemma: stand firm on democracy while losing out on policy or accept undemocratic behavior and gain politically. Existing literature demonstrates that citizens generally choose the… Continue reading
“A Second Constitutional Convention? Some Republicans Want to Force One”
Carl Hulse for the NYT.
Watch Archived Video of My Appearance on CNN Talking About Ginni Thomas, Justice Thomas, January 6 and the Supreme Court
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“Handling of Georgia election breach investigation questioned”
AJC:
A recording first surfaced six months ago claiming that a team copied “every piece of equipment” in Coffee County’s elections office after the 2020 election, but it wasn’t Georgia investigators who confirmed that confidential voting data had been taken.Instead,… Continue reading
“GOP escalates fight against citizen-led ballot initiatives”
AP:
Hundreds of thousands of people signed petitions this year backing proposed ballot initiatives to expand voting access, ensure abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona, Arkansas and Michigan.Yet voters might not get a say because Republican officials… Continue reading
“US election conspiracies find fertile ground in conferences”
AP:
Over eight hours with only a brief lunch break, attendees were deluged with election conspiracies, complete with charts and slide shows. Speakers talked about tampering of voting machines or the systems that store voter rolls, ballot-box stuffing and massive… Continue reading
Electoral Count Act Reform Potentially Up for Senate Vote This Fall
WSJ:
The Electoral Count Act hit 60 votes of support over the August recess, putting it on track to pass the Senate should Mr. Schumer put it on the floor for a vote. The legislation includes changing an 1887… Continue reading
In Saturday Night Speech, Trump Says Republicans Should Be “Ashamed” They Didn’t Help Him Overturn the Results of the 2020 Election
Video:
Trump says Republicans should be "ashamed of themselves" for not helping him overturn the 2020 election, then calls for Mitch McConnell to be "scorned" pic.twitter.com/EDqFVomcte— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 4, 2022
“How a Record Cash Haul Vanished for Senate Republicans”
NYT:
The committee had squeezed donors with hyperaggressive new tactics. And all the money coming in obscured just how much the committee was spending advertising for donors. Then inflation sapped online giving for Republicans nationwide. And the money that… Continue reading
“Unpacking Biden’s argument about state-level threats to democracy”
NPR:
President Biden warns that there are threats to American democracy taking shape at the state level. NPR’s Michel Martin discusses how and why with political scientist Jacob Grumbach…MARTIN: Right now, we want to focus on one aspect of his… Continue reading
Montana Election Law Prof Anthony Johnstone Nominated for the Ninth Circuit
Exciting news! He’s a brilliant scholar and very friendly and generous colleague.