Marc Elias writes in the Democracy Docket. ELB readers know that fellow ELB blogger Derek Muller has posted here a somewhat different perspective on this matter. A hearing is scheduled for July 28. I will be looking to see whether… Continue reading

N.Y. Times reports on the ongoing threat of disinformation campaigns from foreign governments, especially Russia, China, and Iran. Remember, though, as pernicious as foreign disinformation operations are, they are not the same as allegations that foreign governments are attacking the… Continue reading

The Hill reports: “Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says former President Trump will face a lot of competition in a Republican primary if he runs for president in 2024.” “I think we’re going to have a crowded… Continue reading

N.Y. Times reports. Here’s the opening paragraph: ‘Prosecutors in Atlanta have informed 16 Trump supporters who formed an alternate slate of 2020 presidential electors from Georgia that they could face charges in an ongoing criminal investigation into election interference, underscoring… Continue reading

Beau Tremitiere of Protect Democracy has a piece for RealClearPolicy arguing in favor of a return to fusion voting, to enable Democrats to co-nominate a non-MAGA Republican running also as the nominee of a centrist party. The specific example discussed… Continue reading

Earlier today I discussed David Leonhardt’s summary of the New York Times Magazine piece on the origins and evolution of the “Stop the Steal” movement. The piece itself, which is extremely detailed (although the broad outlines will be familiar to… Continue reading

Here’s the decision. Note: this decision will not affect this year’s elections. Here’s the Columbus Dispatch’s report: “The map struck down by the Ohio Supreme Court will be used in the November elections, however, because candidates were selected… Continue reading

Just Security asked 8 experts. Here’s the summary: “Almost every expert said a defamation suit brought by Dominion against Trump would be very strong, but one expert raised concerns about the practicality of such a lawsuit and another raised… Continue reading

Yesterday I linked to a couple of Washington Post pieces on the Democrats “playing with fire” by supporting election denialists in GOP primaries. Today brings this new POLITICO piece focusing on how that strategy might especially backfire in Pennsylvania. Here’s… Continue reading

Harvard Law School’s Election Law Clinic filed this amicus brief yesterday in Merrill v. Milligan on behalf of Jowei Chen, Chris Elmendorf, Chris Warshaw, and me. Here are some excerpts from the brief’s introduction: There’s a narrative that frames Section… Continue reading

First, there’s this report in The Hill about the potential plan of House Republicans, if they take back control after the midterms, to hold hearings on election-related conspiracy theories like those in the film “2000 Mules.” Despite the widespread debunking… Continue reading

It’s casebook supplement season…. I’ve been asked to pass along that the 2022 Supplement to Michael Dimino, Brad Smith, & Michael Solimine’s casebook, Voting Rights and Election Law: Cases, Explanatory Notes, and Problems (3d ed. 2021), is now available for… Continue reading

Hard-hitting, including this: “The bad news begins with the fact that Pennsylvania still won’t let officials preprocess mail votes before Election Day. Many states do this, including Florida, which is why they can deliver results on election night or… Continue reading

POLITICO discusses the implication of Alaska’s new electoral system for Senator Murkowski’s chances of reelection: “Her path to reelection is eased by her state’s new election rules, but the race is still shaping up to be a nail-biter. It’s not… Continue reading