“Twitter’s rigid fact-check rules allow Trump to continue spreading false information about the election”
CNN:
The world took notice on May 26, when Twitter fact-checked President Donald Trump for the very first time. Trump posted a series of blatant lies about mail-in voting, and declared that “this will be a rigged election.” Twitter responded… Continue reading
Kobach Silent So Far About Watkins Election Fraud Indictment
“Court denies Mich. absentee ballots that come after election”
AP:
The Michigan appeals court denied a request to require the counting of absentee ballots received after the time polls close on Election Day, ruling that the deadline remains intact despite voters’ approval of a constitutional amendment that expanded… Continue reading
“Democratic-allied group gives a boost to conservative Kobach in Kansas Senate primary”
CNN:
The new group, called the Sunflower State PAC, has quietly reserved $850,000 for ads just this week alone, according to data from the Campaign Media Analysis Group. The ad, reviewed by CNN, bashes Republican US Rep. Roger Marshall as… Continue reading
“CLC Research Draws Connections Between Campaign Finance System and Federal Relief for Fossil Fuel Industry”
“Scattered problems with mail-in ballots this year signal potential November challenges for Postal Service”
WaPo:
Postal workers found three tubs of uncounted absentee ballots the day after the Wisconsin primary. Some Ohioans did not receive their ballots in time for the election because of mail delays. And in Dallas, absentee ballots some voters… Continue reading
ALI “Reasonably Speaking” Podcast Episode with Foley, Huefner, Shaw, and Tolson: “Faithless Electors: SCOTUS Decisions and Implications for November”
Republican Congressional Candidate Mark Harris, Who Benefitted from Absentee Ballot Tampering in 2018 #NC09 Congressional Race in Blade County, Won’t Be Criminally Charged
AP:
A former North Carolina congressional candidate won’t face state charges in an absentee ballot fraud investigation that’s already led to indictments against his hired political operative and a new election, a local prosecutor said on Wednesday.Wake County District… Continue reading
“Fact check: Mailing ballots to dead people not leading to voter fraud, experts and studies say”
“Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier”
“Can the United States hold free and fair elections this fall?”
Looking forward to participating in this July 21 event:
Can the United States hold free and fair elections this fall?Tuesday, July 21, 1:00pm – 2:15pm (EST)Free and fair elections constitute an essential element of representative democracy, enabling societies to… Continue reading
“What It’s Been Like to Vote in 2020; So Far Long lines. Pizza at the polls. Absentee ballots that never showed up. And that’s just the warm-up to November.”
NYT:
Over the past five months, people have waited in all sorts of lines to vote: some bent around stuccoed store corners, some curving through city parks, others spaced six feet apart.On Tuesday, voters in Alabama, Texas and Maine… Continue reading
“As Trump And Biden Battle, Election Officials Are Running Out of Time, Money For November”
Frontline:
Experts say the coronavirus pandemic has tacked on hundreds of millions of dollars in unexpected costs to this year’s election. And there are clear signs that an emergency federal infusion of $400 million made in March will fall far… Continue reading