“Trump Said to Have Reacted Approvingly to Jan. 6 Chants About Hanging Pence”
NYT:
Shortly after hundreds of rioters at the Capitol started chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” on Jan. 6, 2021, the White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, left the dining room off the Oval Office, walked into his own office… Continue reading
NYT: Federal Grand Jury Looking at Trump Lawyers Eastman, Giuliani, Ellis in Connection with Fake Electors Scheme
NYT:
The Justice Department has stepped up its criminal investigation into the creation of alternate slates of pro-Trump electors seeking to overturn Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory in the 2020 election, with a particular focus on a team of… Continue reading
In a Major Development, Georgia SOS Brad Raffensperger Apparently Wins Outright Rather Than Going to a Runoff Against 2020 Election Denier, Jody Hice; What It Means
It appears that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger running for reelection in the Republican primary received over 50 percent of the vote, thereby avoiding a runoff. He defeated Congressman Jody Hice, who embraced the Stop the Steal… Continue reading
Jonathan Mitchell Cert. Petition Attacking Pennsylvania Congressional Redistricting Order from State Supreme Court Namechecks Marc Elias in the Question Presented
I’ve not seen something so ad hominem in a question presented in a cert. petition before:
I Spoke with Charlie Sykes for the Bulwark Podcast About My Cheap Speech Book, Musk’s Purchase of Twitter, Today’s Ga. Primary and the Coming Pa. Senate Recount
You can listen here.
Disagreement Among PA Republicans Over Decision to Take Oz’s Side in Fight Over Counting Ballots Missing Dates in McCormick-Oz Race
Philly Inquirer:
“A top Pennsylvania Republican operative and adviser to David McCormick’s Senate campaign accused state GOP chairman Lawrence Tabas of trying to ‘invalidate’ Republican votes by opposing McCormick’s lawsuit urging election officials to count undated mail ballots.Jim Schultz,… Continue reading
Fourth Circuit Holds That 1872 Amnesty Act Does Not Prevent North Carolina from Removing Insurrectionists from Ballot (But Lots More to Be Decided in a Future Case)
Three judges; three opinions. A lot more left undecided, and the case may ultimately be moot now that it looks like Madison Cawthorn won’t win his primary.
“The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within”
“Votebeat launches as a permanent newsroom”
Axios shares the very good news:
Chalkbeat, the nonprofit news outlet that covers education at the local level, has raised $3.1 million to permanently launch a separate newsroom called Votebeat that will be dedicated to covering voting at the… Continue reading
“Financing of Races for Offices that Oversee Elections: May 2022”
New from the Brennan Center:
Recent developments in election official races, including an analysis of the most recent campaign finance data available for secretary of state races in the states in our sample, reveal some key trends.
Money is flowing… Continue reading
“The Cost of Conducting Elections”
New paper from Charles Stewart full of helpful information.
“The Future of the Two-Party System?: Lessons from the North Carolina Senate Race”
Election Law at Ohio State is pleased to host this webinar. Here’s the description:
In our current highly polarized political environment, the system of party primaries in most states risks eliminating consensus candidates from the general election. These consensus… Continue reading
“GOP intervenes in Pa. Senate race vote-counting lawsuit”
AP:
The national and state Republican parties are taking the same side as celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s neck-and-neck GOP primary contest for U.S. Senate and opposing a lawsuit that could help former hedge fund… Continue reading