“20 groups from across political spectrum urge Donald Trump and Joe Biden to reveal information about their campaign fundraisers”
Good idea from Issue One.
“The QAnon Candidates Are Here. Trump Has Paved Their Way. The conspiracy theorists accuse Democrats and even fellow Republicans of being beholden to a cabal of bureaucrats, pedophiles and Satanists. President Trump has cheered them on.”
NYT:
A Republican Senate candidate recently declared herself “one of the thousands of digital soldiers” in service of QAnon, a convoluted pro-Trump conspiracy theory about a “deep state” of child-molesting Satanist traitors plotting against the president. A congressional candidate… Continue reading
Connecticut: “Election officials expect flood of absentee ballots for Aug. 11 primary and potential delays in reporting results; Republicans concerned about fraud”
Hartford Courant:
“We have evidence of people who received absentee ballot applications who have been deceased for more than a decade,” Romano said, adding that the ballots are supposed to be sent only to active voters. “We found an example… Continue reading
North Carolina: “Coronavirus fears spark ‘striking surge’ of mail-in ballot requests”
Charlotte Observer:
A new report shows “a striking surge” in the number of absentee ballot requests in North Carolina, reflecting patterns seen across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.State election officials say as many as four of 10 voters,… Continue reading
California Supreme Court to Rule Friday on Redistricting Delay
Fort Bend District Attorney, in Response to Texas State Bar President, Says that Wearing “Black Lives Matter” Shirt to Poling Place Does Not Violate Texas Electioneering Ban
Read the Federal District Court Opinion Extending the Time for Oregon Initiative Proponents to Collect Signatures for Redistricting Ballot Measure
Following up on this post, you can read this order.
“California rejected 100K mail-in ballots because of mistakes”
AP:
More than 100,000 mail-in ballots were rejected by California election officials during the March presidential primary, according to data obtained by The Associated Press that highlights a glaring gap in the state’s effort to ensure every vote is… Continue reading
“Bloc voting is a bigger problem than electors going rogue. Here’s a fix.”
Kevin Johnson at The Fulcrum.
“Is the US supreme court having a liberal moment? Not on one crucial issue; John Roberts sided with the court’s liberal bloc in two notable recent cases, but critics say he’s no swing voter on voting rights”
Sam Levine for The Guardian.
Oregon: “Federal District Court Grants People Not Politicians an Extension”
Release:
A federal district court issued a preliminary order granting People Not Politicians, a broad and diverse coalition to create an independent citizens commission for Oregon, relief to qualify its redistricting reform initiative for the November 2020 election. The… Continue reading
Must-Listen (or Read) NPR: “Signed, Sealed, Undelivered: Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots Rejected For Tardiness”
Pam Fessler and Elena Moore:
Mail-in voting, which tens of millions of Americans are expected to use this November, is fraught with potential problems. Hundreds of thousands of ballots go uncounted each year because people make mistakes, such as … Continue reading
“Texas runoff elections show stress of coronavirus pandemic on state’s voting systems”
Texas Tribune:
If the primary runoff elections are a test run for November, cracks are becoming apparent in the state’s voting system as it struggles to function under the strain of rampant coronavirus spread.Early voting is over, and Tuesday… Continue reading