“A Guide to Election Year Activities of Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) Organizations”
Steven Sholk’s latest iteration of his useful guide.
A Simple Cure for House Chaos
As I’ve watched this week’s removal of McCarthy from the Speakership and the ensuing sense that the House may be ungovernable because of the fragmentation within its Republican conference, I return to the idea that I first advocated shortly after … Continue reading
“Kevin McCarthy’s Downfall Is the Culmination of the Tea Party”
Politico Q & A with Theda Skocpol.
“Spoiler alert: Biden world is taking third-party threats seriously”
Politico:
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman convened a Zoom call with 30 other like-minded donors this week to address a persistent fear among national Democrats: Third-party candidates who could undercut Joe Biden’s campaign.
In particular, the donors on the line were… Continue reading
Only 23.4 Percent of 18-Year-Olds Registered to Vote in Ohio
Via the indispensable Laura Brill/Civics Center. That’s 100,000 potential voters.
You can’t vote if you are not registered. So….
John Eastman, in Fundraising Email, Continues to Claim “election illegality and fraud” in the 2020 Election
Here’s a screenshot:
“Bill limiting ballot hand counting in California becomes law; one county pledges to defy statute”
ABC News:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation into law on Wednesday that will limit the ability of local governments to manually count ballots less than a year after one northern county’s governing board ditched its contract with Dominion Voting… Continue reading
“Election Conspiracies Loom Over Louisiana’s Secretary of State Race”
“Trump Seeks Dismissal of Federal Election Case, Claiming Immunity”
NYT:
Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump asked a judge on Thursday to throw out a federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election and claimed that because the charges relate to actions he took as… Continue reading
“Court picks new Alabama congressional map that will likely flip one seat to Democrats” (and Alabama Will Stop Fighting over the Map for Purposes of the 2024 Elections) (Link to Order)
Politico:
A federal court has picked Alabama’s new congressional map, which will likely result in an additional Black — and Democratic — member in the delegation.
The new map came after the same panel of federal judges twice found that… Continue reading
“Turnover of Election Officials in Swing States Adds Strain for 2024, Report Says”
NYT:
A tide of resignations and retirements by election officials in battleground states, who have increasingly faced threats, harassment and interference, could further strain the election system in 2024, a national voting rights group warned in a report released on… Continue reading
“Trump Announces $45.5 Million Fund-Raising Haul, Tripling DeSantis”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump’s campaign announced on Wednesday that it had raised $45.5 million from July through September, an enormous sum that tripled what his closest rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, had revealed raising earlier in the day.
The… Continue reading
“How to Counter AI Threats to Election Security”
New analysis from the Brennan Center and and Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. Over the remainder of the year, they will release a series articles related to how AI may impact elections and democracy in the US.
Congratulations to Ian Bassin of Protect Democracy….
for winning a MacArthur Foundation fellowship.
Ian and PD’s work has been absolutely essential in helping to protect threats to U.S. democracy. And I’m so glad to see MacArthur recognized this key intervention.