“The Pipeline: How Russian Propaganda Reaches and Influences the U.S.”
Deep dive from Brandy Zadrony of NBC News.
“Voters distrust delayed election results, but a prebunking message inoculates against distrust”
Important new paper from Mackenzie Lockhart, Jennifer Gaudette, Seth J. Hill, Thad Kousser, Mindy Romero, and Laura Uribe. Here is the abstract:
Counting and certifying election results in the United States can take days and even weeks following election day.… Continue reading
“Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters”
Bolts:
Voting rights advocates celebrated the court’s decision but they remain outraged at Evnen and Hilgers for the confusion and delays they created. The timing of the court’s decision gives advocates little opportunity to help people who might be confused… Continue reading
En Banc Sixth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Reconsider Ruling Rejecting RFK Jr.’s Attempt to Get Off Michigan Ballot
You can read a set of opinions here. From Judge Clay’s concurrence:
Plaintiff’s complaint also suffers from flaws on the merits. Plaintiff’s theory of injury, for example, argues that that “once the ballots are printed” with his name on… Continue reading
Breaking: More Controversial New Georgia Election Board Rules That Were Going into Effect for This Election, Including the “Reasonable Inquiry” Rule Before Certification, Blocked By Georgia State Court
Read the 11-page opinion and order (via Stephen Fowler. who also notes the case was brought by a Republican state law maker and a Republican election official).
The primary basis for the ruling is that the new rules… Continue reading
” Vance says ‘no,’ Trump did not lose the 2020 election”
Politico:
This time, JD Vance didn’t dodge the question: “Did Donald Trump lose the election in 2020? Not by the words that I would use.”
Vance has been repeatedly asked in recent weeks if he thinks his running mate lost… Continue reading
“Inside the Republican legal blitz to sow election doubt: ‘The claims are garbage'”
Sam Levine for The Guardian.
“Preliminary Injunction Entered in Justice Department Suit to Stop Alabama’s Systematic Removal of Voters from Registration Rolls”
“Elon Musk Might Have Broken the Law Against Bribing Voters. Whoops!”
I have written this piece for Slate. A snippet:
Federal law has long prohibited providing payments or making expenditures to induce voting, whether or not those inducements are limited to those who might vote for a particular candidate. The… Continue reading
“Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.”
ProPublica:
Right-wing strategists still talk about what happened in Detroit in 2020, when poll watchers stood outside the absentee ballot counting center, banging on windows and shouting “Stop the count!” Conspiracy theories swirled that those volunteers had been kept out… Continue reading
Democratic, Republican fundraising for election litigation tops $113 million in 18 months for 2024 election cycle
I’ve been chronicling the increase in spending on election litigation. Since 2015, election donors may contribute to “election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings,” above and beyond individual candidate campaign contribution limits.
Perhaps surprisingly, the pace of fundraising actually… Continue reading
“Online Political Spending in 2024”
New:
Political advertisers in the United States spent more than $619 million on the two largest digital ad platforms between the beginning of 2023 and the end of August of this year, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis jointly conducted… Continue reading
Votebeat Investigation of Arizona County Rejection of Mail-In Ballots for Signature Mismatches Finds Fault in Use of Signatures Captured on Electronic Pads at DMV, Hurts Younger, Older Voters
Great Votebeat investigation:
That’s especially true in Maricopa County, the largest county in Arizona and a focal point of false claims about election fraud. Under a more stringent review process, the number of ballots rejected in the county for… Continue reading