“Ranked Choice Voting Elections Benefit Candidates and Voters of Color: 2024 Update”
New from FairVote.
“Democratic law firm challenges Wisconsin’s congressional district lines in filing with state Supreme Court”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A high-powered Democratic law firm is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2024 election, arguing a redistricting decision last month calls into question the battleground state’s current district lines.
Elias… Continue reading
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Tries Creating Own Party to Get on Ballot in 6 States”
January 23 Safeguarding Democracy Project Free Webinar with Ryan Reilly, Author of “Sedition Hunters” (Date corrected)
Join us for a conversation on January 23 at 3 pm ET/12 pm PT for a free Safeguarding Democracy Project webinar (free registration required) with Ryan Reilly, author of Sedition Hunters: How January 6 Broke the Justice … Continue reading
1868 and 2024: The Relevance of the Past to the Present
I’ve posted on SSRN this paper relevant to one of the key issues in the pending SCOTUS case from Colorado on whether or not section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment bars Trump from returning to the presidency. Here’s the abstract:… Continue reading
My New Piece in the NY Times: “The U.S. Lacks What Every Democracy Needs”
I have written this guest essay (free gift link) for the NY Times (adapted from my upcoming book, A Real Right to Vote). It begins:
The history of voting in the United States shows the high costs of living… Continue reading
“Iowa caucus turnout lowest in over a decade amid freezing temperatures”
WaPo:
The state’s most devoted Republican caucus-goers were undeterred, defying snowy driveways, icy roads and speculation of lower turnout to show up and throw their support behind the former president. In total, Edison Research estimated turnout at 115,000 on Monday… Continue reading
“‘Scared to Death’: Local election officials on edge ahead of 2024 vote”
Politico:
Election officials across the U.S. are confident they can overcome foreign and domestic hacking threats to run a secure election this November. They’re far less sanguine that Americans will believe them.
And they’re terrified of the backlash from… Continue reading
“Iowa entrance poll: Most GOP caucusgoers don’t accept Biden’s 2020 win, say a conviction wouldn’t make Trump unfit for office”
CNN:
Most Iowa GOP caucusgoers refuse to accept President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory and say they would view former President Donald Trump, whom CNN projected will win the caucuses Monday night, as fit for office even if convicted of… Continue reading
“News Outlets Make an Early Call in Iowa, and a Backlash Ensues”
NYT:
While news outlets typically refrain from announcing a projection until after polls have closed, Iowa’s caucuses are not typical. Voters must be present by 7 p.m., when the caucus doors close, and The A.P. considers this moment the equivalent… Continue reading
“Prince William County admits election tally in 2020 shorted Joe Biden”
NBC Washington:
A Northern Virginia county acknowledged it underreported President Joe Biden’s margin of victory over Donald Trump there in the 2020 presidential election by about 4,000 votes, the first detailed accounting of errors that came to light in 2022… Continue reading
“Trumper gets jail time in voter fraud case involving dead father’s ballot”
Villages-News:
An official active in the Villagers for Trump group has been sentenced to jail time in a voter fraud case involving his dead father’s mail-in ballot.
Robert Rivernider Jr., 58, was sentenced to 180 days in jail on Tuesday after… Continue reading
“Majority of Iowa caucusgoers say Trump conviction wouldn’t affect their support”
NBC News:
More than 6-in-10 likely Republican caucusgoers — 61% — say that it doesn’t matter to their support if former President Donald Trump is convicted of a crime before the general election, according to the latest numbers from the… Continue reading
Don’t Despair—Mobilize for Institutional Change
A new Common Ground Democracy column with this subtitle: Even smart scholars think nothing can be done to solve the problem of polarization, but they’re unduly pessimistic: there are institutional reforms that would work if we muster the will to… Continue reading