“Donald Trump Announces Plan to Change Elections”

December 7, 2024, 9:02 pmelection administration, voter id, voter registration, voting technologyJustin Levitt

Sort of. The Newsweek headline should really read “Donald Trump Announces Policy Goals” for elections, since all of what he’s proposing would require legislation: “We’re gonna do things that have been really needed for a long time,” he said. “And… Continue reading

“How Did Trust in Elections Change After the 2024 Presidential Contest?”

December 7, 2024, 9:00 pmelection administration, election subversion riskJustin Levitt

Following on this Pew data, more research from UC San Diego’s Yankelovich Center shows that voters’ expressed level of trust in the election process continues to be driven to a disturbingly large degree by the identity of the winners.

“Canvass board members in 7 Colorado counties vote against election certification”

December 7, 2024, 8:59 pmelection subversion riskcertificationJustin Levitt

Not all election denialism depends on the winner. I’ll continue to hope for repercussions for county board members taking the position that all of the votes of their own constituents should be thrown out.

“Big Cities – Tiny Votes? America’s Urban Voter Turnout”

December 7, 2024, 8:58 pmvoting2024 Election Turnout, local electionsJustin Levitt

More from the Yankelovich Center, this time on urban turnout, comparing presidential turnout (promising!) to mayoral turnout (sad trombone), and also noting the skew that comes with a different electorate.

“Revealed: the tech bosses who poured $394.1m into US election – and how they compared to Elon Musk”

December 7, 2024, 8:57 pmcampaign financeJustin Levitt

The Guardian parses the FEC tech-sector filings beyond Musk. Your reminder that FEC filings facilitate the drunkard’s search under the streetlight: they show what they show, but only where the light is good enough to see.

“Local elected officials in US faced uptick in hostility in lead-up to 2024 election”

December 7, 2024, 8:56 pmelection administration, election subversion risk, The Voting WarsJustin Levitt

The Guardian reports on this Bridging Divides Initiative/Civic Pulse survey of local elected officials and school board members, between July and October 2024. I’ll be interested to see what the stretch covering the general election reveals.

“Democrats say they’ll avoid election challenges on Jan. 6”

December 7, 2024, 8:53 pmelection subversion riskJanuary 6Justin Levitt

From the piece in The Hill: Democrats have protested election results in every cycle when a Republican won the White House for at least two decades, so the lack of protests will be a real change. These past objections… Continue reading

“‘It’s a very dangerous strategy’: The controversial tactic super PACs used to boost Democrats this year”

December 7, 2024, 8:51 pmcampaign finance, political parties, third partiesJustin Levitt

This Politico story highlights money spent on third-party candidates thought to boost Democratic chances of victory. But I’m genuinely pretty confused by the reporting: there’s a claim that the tactic “was used significantly more this year than in other recent… Continue reading

Limits on coordinated spending between candidates and parties back at SCOTUS

December 7, 2024, 8:50 pmcampaign financeJustin Levitt

Rick said back in September he’d been waiting for this one, and now there’s a petition for cert. Don’t know whether that counts as an early holiday present.