“Need extra money? Poll workers are in demand and getting a pay raise before the 2024 election.”

July 26, 2023, 4:48 amelection administrationDan Tokaji

USA Today on the response to increasing threats and harassment that poll workers face: “Multiple states moved to create new poll worker protections this year, and in recent months a handful have moved to further incentivize the people many view… Continue reading

“Top election security expert fired by Trump confirms he spoke with special counsel”

July 26, 2023, 4:45 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

CNN: “Chris Krebs [former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] confirmed to CNN publicly for the first time Tuesday that he has spoken with investigators. Krebs sat down with special counsel Jack Smith’s team in early… Continue reading

“‘Lose the courts, lose the war’: The battle over voting in North Carolina”

July 26, 2023, 4:42 amfelon voting, judicial elections, redistricting, voter idDan Tokaji

Center for Public Integrity has this story, part of its series on state high courts, tracing the state’s long-running fights over voting. Spoiler alert: “The North Carolina Supreme Court released its opinions in the redistricting, voter ID and… Continue reading

“New York Redistricting Case Could Help Sway Control of Congress”

July 26, 2023, 4:26 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

WSJ: New York’s highest court is set to weigh in on a new set of congressional maps in the state, a ruling that analysts say could position Democrats to pick up as many as five U.S. House districts in… Continue reading

The Federal Role in U.S. Elections, in One Picture

July 26, 2023, 4:19 amDepartment of Justice, election administration, Election Assistance Commission, federal election commissionDan Tokaji

Bipartisan Policy Center has this explainer, which “identifies the primary entities from each branch of the federal government with a role in elections and their overlap and inter-agency collaboration to equip election stakeholders to better use existing resources and… Continue reading

“The origins of the next Trump indictment”

July 26, 2023, 4:14 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Politico’s dive into the different strands of the effort to overturn the 2020 election result: Two and a half years have passed since the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021. Yet investigators are still piecing together the breadth of Trump’s attempt… Continue reading

Election litigation after Moore v. Harper–lessons from habeas review of state courts

July 25, 2023, 6:48 amElections Clause, legislation and legislaturesDerek Muller

This is the first in a few posts looking at litigation comparable to the issues in Moore v. Harper to see if any lessons can be learned from those areas. I started with the Takings Clause here. I’ll look… Continue reading

How Criminal Charges Are Affecting the GOP Presidential Race

July 25, 2023, 4:58 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Politico Playbook sums it up: “Most observers, including us, have been cautious in predicting the political fallout from the criminal cases engulfing Trump. But the data has been clear. Every act of accountability from the justice system has strengthened Trump’s… Continue reading

“Many redistricting redos pending, but ’24 election outlook unclear”

July 25, 2023, 4:45 amredistrictingDan Tokaji

Roll Call reports on states where there’s still pending or potential action in federal or state court, including Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Ohio, New York, Utah, and South Carolina. You can find state-by-state redistricting updates on 538.

Who has qualified for the first Republican debate?

July 25, 2023, 4:39 amcampaign finance, primariesDan Tokaji

538 reports that six candidates appear to have satisfied both the polling and donor requirements: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Chris Christie.

“5 things to watch for if Trump is indicted again”

July 25, 2023, 4:34 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

Aaron Blake’s in WaPo on a potential federal indictment for Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

“Jan. 6 Rioter Who Beat Officer With Flagpole Gets Four-Year Sentence”

July 25, 2023, 4:29 amelection subversion riskDan Tokaji

NYT: “The attack by the driver, Peter Stager, produced one of the most disturbing images to emerge from the Capitol attack. Mr. Stager, 44, of Conway, Ark., was captured on video beating the officer, Blake Miller, with the flagpole… Continue reading

“Special counsel scrutinizing February 2020 meeting where Trump praised US election security protections”

July 25, 2023, 4:27 amDepartment of Justice, election subversion riskDan Tokaji

CNN: Special counsel Jack Smith’s office has asked former US officials about a February 2020 Oval Office meeting where then-President Donald Trump praised improvements to the security of US elections, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. In… Continue reading

“Democrats eye Wisconsin high court’s new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings”

July 25, 2023, 4:26 amcampaign finance, judicial elections, redistrictingDan Tokaji

AP: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will flip from majority conservative to liberal control in August and Democrats have high hopes the change will lead to the state’s abortion ban being overturned and its maps redrawn to weaken GOP control of… Continue reading