“Michigan election officials call Detroit’s primary voting problems ‘appalling,’ ‘alarming”
The Detroit News reports. Urgent need for SOS Benson to get authority to get more involved.
“Charity cannot save the US Postal Service”
Ellen Aprill oped in The Hill.
Republican Party Officials Seek to Distance Themselves from Trump Statement About Sending Law Enforcement to the Polls
WaPo:
Mike Reed, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, said that law enforcement officers are not part of the RNC’s new poll-watching program. “Our program consists of volunteers and attorneys,” he said.Other Republican officials who spoke on the condition… Continue reading
“For Election Administrators, Death Threats Have Become Part of the Job”
Jessica Huseman for ProPublica:
In a polarized society, the bureaucrats who operate the machinery of democracy are taking flak from all sides. More than 20 have resigned or retired since March 1, thinning their ranks at a time when… Continue reading
“Agreement Waives Ballot Witness Requirement in LWV Virginia Case for November Election”
Release:
Parties in League of Women Voters of Virginia, et al. v. Virginia State Board of Elections have agreed to waive the witness requirement for absentee ballots in the November general election. The agreement was accepted by a federal… Continue reading
The Guardian Obtains and Posts Trump Campaign’s (Paltry) Evidence of Election Fraud to Support Its Attack on Mail-In Voting in Pennsylvania
The Guardian:
Donald Trump’s campaign failed to produce any evidence of vote-by-mail fraud in Pennsylvania after a federal judge ordered it do so, according to a 524-page court filing obtained by the Guardian.The order came from US district judge… Continue reading
“‘It was great’: In leaked audio, Trump hailed low Black turnout in 2016”
Politico:
In a private meeting inside Trump Tower days before his inauguration, Donald Trump told a group of civil rights leaders something most Republicans wouldn’t dare publicly acknowledge: lower turnout among Black voters did, in fact, benefit him in the… Continue reading
Ohio State Technology Law Journal Symposium on Elections in the Era of Technological Threats and Opportunities
Dig in!
Symposium on Elections in the Era of Technological Threats and Opportunities
Introduction: The Danger of Democracy’s Self Doubt, Prof. Edward B. Foley
Keynote Address
The Virus and the Vote: How to Prevent the Infection of our … Continue reading
“Potential Challenges to a President’s Attempt to Deploy Law Enforcement to the Polls on or Around Election Day”
Protect Democracy explainer.
“Is Vote-by-Mail a Trap for Democrats? An Exchange.”
Roy Greenwald and Robert Kuttner debate at The Prospect.
D.C. Circuit Strikes FEC Rule Which Limited Disclosure of Contributions Funding Independent Expenditures
Big win for more effective disclosure rules.
Federal District Court Rejects Challenges to Indiana’s Excuse-Only Absentee Ballot System for November
A federal district court has rejected arguments that the system violates equal protection or the 26th amendment (which was made on the grounds that older voters can vote without an excuse but others cannot). It will not issue a preliminary… Continue reading
“Facebook Braces Itself for Trump to Cast Doubt on Election Results; The world’s biggest social network is working out what steps to take should President Trump use its platform to dispute the vote.”
NYT:
Facebook spent years preparing to ward off any tampering on its site ahead of November’s presidential election. Now the social network is getting ready in case President Trump interferes once the vote is over.Employees at the Silicon Valley company… Continue reading
Now Down to Six States That Will Require a Specific Justification for Voting Absentee
With New York predictably moving to no-excuse absentee voting for this fall, we are now down to six states that will not permit all voters to vote by mail: IN, MS, SC, TN, TX, WV. In those states, voters will… Continue reading