Blogging This Week
Thanks to Justin for blogging last week. I’ll be doing that this week, so send any suggestions you might have to me. We should have important cert. decisions and orders from the Supreme Court coming down this week.
“The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system”
NPR’s latest report is truly a blockbuster. The SAVE system run by DHS has always been a system keeping track of the immigration status of individuals at some point in the immigration system (including after people naturalize). As the National… Continue reading
“Meet the Faces of Democracy”
Issue One has a new interview with former Georgia State Election Board member Edward Lindsey. I raise it up mostly to highlight the exceptional set of interviews they’re amassing. As they put it: “More than 10,000 officials across the country… Continue reading
“The first rule in Trump’s Washington: Don’t write anything down”
WaPo’s subhead: “A new culture of secrecy in government is taking root – among career staffers and new political appointees alike.”
Across President Donald Trump’s administration, a creeping culture of secrecy is overtaking personnel and budget decisions, casual social… Continue reading
“How Zohran Mamdani Brought New Voters to the Polls”
The NYT covers Mamdani’s electoral coalition for the primary, and the combination of new registrations and younger voters is noteworthy. The 18-24 and 25-29-year-old figures represent a particularly staggering departure from the norm.
“Voting Rights Litigation: A Blueprint for Strategic Investment in America’s Polarized Political Landscape”
I’m can’t-look-away-from-the-train-wreck fascinated by the guidance on how investors can profit off of civil rights struggles:
The Supreme Court’s 2013 Shelby County v. Holder decision, which gutted the Voting Rights Act’s (VRA) preclearance protections, has unleashed a wave of litigation… Continue reading
“Three archetypes define American politics. Reading this article suggests which one might apply to you”
This won’t be novel for many on the list, but the latest CNN poll on Americans’ attention to political news has some implications for the role that political parties are playing in our democracy.
“How Successful Were We in Running the 2024 Elections?”
John Fortier is moderating an AEI panel next Tuesday, July 1, keyed to Monday’s release of the EAC’s latest Election Administration and Voting Survey data, which includes a huge amount of valuable information about how we did what we did… Continue reading
Local election officials warily eyeing the EAC’s action on voting systems guidelines
Votebeat’s weekly newsletter reports on the upcoming meeting of the EAC’s Technical Guidelines Development Committee, and some local anxiety about whether plans are in the works to change direction on voluntary voting systems guidelines, in line with the President’s (unlawful)… Continue reading
“Republicans push for election skeptics to oversee Atlanta-area voting”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covers a distressingly familiar fight that’s now hit the courts:
The Democrat-controlled Fulton County Commission in May voted along party lines to reject the GOP’s nominees. That led the Georgia Republican Party to sue earlier this month… Continue reading
“Report: Voter confidence in election systems high, but more education needed”
Yesterday, I flagged a discussion in The Conversation about trust in elections focused on cybersecurity, where the remedy recommended was more public education.
Today, Michigan Advance has the report on a Michigan poll with a broader sweep on inputs but… Continue reading
“Jocelyn Benson vs. GOP: What is this fight over Michigan election manuals really about?”
I agree with Votebeat’s topline description of the latest tiff in the Wolverine State:
Michigan’s top election official is locked in a clamorous legal battle with Republican lawmakers over access to election training materials, a conflict that likely has less… Continue reading
“Where the Voting Rights Act stands after the Supreme Court punts on a Louisiana case”
Hansi Lo Wang, looking ahead for NPR.
“D.C. elected these noncitizens to office. Congress could oust them.”
WaPo on three green-card holders elected to “nonpartisan, unpaid positions in D.C.’s Advisory Neighborhood Commissions,” whose eligibility to hold office is tied to their eligibility to vote in local elections. DC law currently allows noncitizens to vote in local elections,… Continue reading