“No, State Laws Haven’t Locked Biden Onto the Ballot”
The Atlantic has more on this subject … with the subtitle, “In a few weeks, however, his party’s own rules just might.”
“How late would be too late to replace Biden on the November ballot?”
Great analysis by Jessica Huseman at Votebeat, digging into the state laws in several key states. A snippet:
Other news media so far have amply covered the question of how, under the Democratic Party’s rules, Biden could be replaced before… Continue reading
Happening Today: “Year in Review: Democracy Litigation in SCOTUS and the States”
The State Democracy Research Initiative here at University of Wisconsin Law School will be hosting its annual review of democracy litigation in the U.S. and state supreme courts, at 3:00-4:15 CT today. It features Pam Karlan, Derek Muller, Gowri Ramachandran,… Continue reading
“‘The Justices Dropped This Bomb’: Three Legal Experts on a Shocking Supreme Court Term”
NYT has this fascinating conversation featuring Kate Shaw, Will Baude, and Steve Vladeck, on Trump v. United States, Trump v. Anderson, and other cases from the term. A highlight from Will:
It’s no secret that the Supreme Court trusts… Continue reading
“The NYC mayor fundraised for a New York PAC. Now money is going out of state.”
Politico:
A PAC run by a close ally of Mayor Eric Adams, which raised more than $1 million from people who support him, is making some curious out-of-state expenditures.
Al Cockfield’s Striving for a Better New York says on… Continue reading
What’s the Real Biden Decision Deadline?
The Washington Post reports:
Should Biden bow out now — before he officially becomes the party’s nominee — legal experts say replacing him on the ballot would be relatively straightforward. The process would become significantly more complex and legally… Continue reading
“How best to prepare for a brokered convention”
Rob Richie in the Fulcrum, advocating ranked-choice voting and concluding: “Out of crisis comes opportunity. If forced to pick a new nominee, Democrats have real options for doing it well. Looking to 2028 and beyond, parties can adapt lessons… Continue reading
Redistricting Reform in Colorado
From Princeton’s Innovations for Successful Societies, this report by Al Vanderlipp. Here’s the abstract:
In Colorado, as in most US states, politicians long controlled the process of drawing federal- and state-level legislative districts and manipulated district boundaries to secure political… Continue reading
Pew Finds Partisan Divide Over Absentee & Early Voting
A highlight from the Pew survey:
Americans are now less likely to support no-excuse early or absentee voting than they were prior to the 2020 election. This is the result of shifting views among Republicans.
In 2018, when we… Continue reading
“Former Utah attorney general candidate charged with bribery after allegedly offering job to opponent”
NBC News:
Frank Mylar was charged with one count of bribery in elections in connection with soliciting fellow Republican Trent Christensen’s endorsement in exchange for a job in his office if he were elected.
A detective in Murray, Utah,… Continue reading
House Approves SAVE Act
The Hill:
House Republicans and a handful of Democrats on Wednesday approved a bill that seeks to expand proof-of-citizenship requirements to vote in federal elections and impose voter roll purge requirements on states, legislation that has been touted by former President… Continue reading
Who Says Democrats and Republicans Never Agree?
NOTUS has this from an anonymous House Democrat: “It’s pretty wild when Biden loyalists and the Heritage Foundation are circulating the same narratives about how hard it would be for Dems to replace Biden at the top of the ticket,… Continue reading
“Idaho governor announces executive order to tighten up voter registration rules”
The Hill: “Under the new order, the Idaho secretary of state will review the state’s voter rolls with local police and the transportation department to identify anyone who is not a citizen. The secretary of state can also work… Continue reading
“The man who cries voter fraud”
The Guardian has this profile of Hans von Spakovsky, who authored the FEC chapter of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.