“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.
11th Circuit Denies Rehearing En Banc in Georgia VRA Case
The order in Rose v. Secretary, State of Georgia, is here. As Rick noted in this November post, the panel reversed the district court’s conclusion that the at-large system used to elect Public Service Commission members violates Section… Continue reading
My New One at Slate: “Democrats Sure Aren’t Acting as if Trump Beating Biden Is an Existential Threat to Democracy”
I have written this piece for Slate. Some snippets:
But more recently, Democrats have not done nearly enough to deal with the ongoing risks to democracy that they themselves repeatedly raise. They have supported election deniers running in Republican primaries… Continue reading
Multiple federal courts toss election challenges for lack of standing, citing FDA v. AHM
Last month, I highlighted the Court’s decision in FDA v. AHM and suggested that the decision could disrupt some election litigation. That prediction is coming true.
Yesterday, in Citizens Project v. Colorado Springs, a federal court dismissed Voting Rights Act… Continue reading
“GOP jump-starts 2024 election challenges with Trump-inspired lawsuits”
Washington Post:
The Republican National Committee has expanded legal challenges to voting and election procedures in key swing states since March, when presumptive nominee Donald Trump installed new party leaders with a mandate to pursue his unsubstantiated claims of… Continue reading
Biden’s Plan to Run Out the Clock
NYT’s analysis finds that time is on the President’s side, in his effort to resist pressure to step aside. As noted here, he’s aided by the DNC’s plan to have a pre-convention “virtual roll call,” originally hatched to address… Continue reading
Director of National Intelligence on Iranian Influence Efforts
From yesterday’s statement by Avril Haines:
The Intelligence Community recognizes the importance of informing the public of foreign efforts to influence our democratic processes and, consequently, leading into the Presidential and congressional elections this year, we are launching today the… Continue reading
“Trump Threatens Mark Zuckerberg With Prison In Unhinged Truth Social Rant”
Gizmodo: “Donald Trump threatened to put ‘election fraudsters’ in prison, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a new rant on Truth Social Tuesday morning. . . . Trump made the threat against Zuckerberg during a post about the SAVE… Continue reading
Brennan Center on Georgia Challenge Law
From the analysis by Andrew Garber:
A new law went into effect in Georgia this month that makes it easier for people to attempt to kick their neighbors off the rolls through voter challenges. Georgia already made voter challenges far… Continue reading
Public Corruption and Presidential Immunity
WaPo:
The Supreme Court decision on former president Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity has put new limits on future prosecutors — constraints that legal experts see as the latest and most consequential result of a long-running disagreement between… Continue reading
“If Biden Drops Out, What Happens to His Money?”
NYT:
[T]he most important money is in the accounts held by the Biden-Harris campaign committee: $91 million as of May 30. . . . That money has been raised by the Biden-Harris ticket, and belongs to the Biden-Harris ticket.… Continue reading
“Hey, Governor Shapiro: Time to Declare a Democracy Emergency”
From Laura Brill at the Civics Center, noting Pennsylvania’s low 18-year-old voter registration rate compared to Michigan’s.
ACLU Report: “Trump on Voting Rights”
Available here, arguing: “A second Trump administration will renew efforts to erode constitutional foundations of our democracy, make it harder for Americans to vote — particularly voters of color, voters with limited English proficiency, voters with disabilities, older voters,… Continue reading
“This House race reflects how the Supreme Court has narrowed options for Black voters”
Patrick Marley of WaPo has this piece on South Carolina’s 1st CD. An excerpt:
This spring, the Supreme Court signed off on district lines in South Carolina that Republican state lawmakers said they had designed to benefit their party. The… Continue reading