True the Vote Fundraising Email Says Without Evidence That “The Left” Will Use Delay in Results Thanks to Counting of Mail Ballots “to Cheat and Sway Outcomes”
So irresponsible:
“Democrats, voting rights groups pressure Senate to approve mail-in voting resources”
“More than 18,000 mail ballots not counted in Florida’s March presidential primary”
Tampa Bay Times:
More than 18,000 Floridians who voted by mail in March’s presidential primary did not have their votes counted, according to an analysis done by a group of national elections experts and academics.The numbers of uncounted mail ballots,… Continue reading
“Senate strips provision from intelligence bill requiring campaigns to report foreign election help”
CNN:
The Senate will incorporate the annual intelligence policy legislation into the National Defense Authorization Act — but only after stripping language from the intelligence bill that would have required presidential campaigns to report offers of foreign election help.Sen.… Continue reading
Alabama Goes to Supreme Court to Reverse Lower Court Orders Making Voting Easier During Pandemic (and I Expect Alabama Will Win)
The case is Merrill v. People First and the state’s petition is here.
Here is my earlier coverage of the 11th Circuit ruling and the district court order.
Justice Thomas asked for a response by July 2… Continue reading
Rejection Rate in KY of Absentee Ballots
Now that results are coming in for Kentucky’s primary last week, this line in a local report is worth noting:
Blevins says no absentee ballots were rejected due to signatures not matching those on file. But he says quite a… Continue reading
5th Circuit Overturns Finding that Louisiana Judicial Districts Violate Voting Rights Act
You can find the opinion, authored by Judge Edith Jones, at this link. The court found no liability under Section 2’s result’s test and rejected the district court finding of intentional racial discrimination. Judge Duncan, concurring in the judgment, believed… Continue reading
“Public Interest Legal Foundation Drops Meritless Voter Purge Lawsuit Against Detroit”
“What alleged voter fraud in Paterson, N.J., tells us about November — and what it doesn’t”
“Can a Group of Policy Experts Prevent an Election Catastrophe in 2020?”
David Corn for Mother Jones:
Edward Foley has a nightmare. It’s a poli-sci horror tale. A professor of constitutional law and elections expert at The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, Foley foresees a scenario for the coming election… Continue reading
“Send Every N.Y. Voter a Ballot”
Jerry Goldfeder and Nick Reade in NYDN.
“Rep. Katie Porter flexes political power with new fundraising committee to support progressive candidates”
OC Register:
As she heads into the heart of her first re-election campaign, Rep. Katie Porter of Irvine is quickly becoming a power broker in the House of Representatives.She’s a Democrat in a flip district that still leans slightly… Continue reading
“Voting in an Era of Crisis”
New piece in the ABA Journal from Jason Abel.
“Trump campaign sues Pa. over mail-in drop-off sites for ballots”
AP:
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, the national Republican Party and four Pennsylvania members of Congress sued Monday to force changes to how the state collects and counts mail-in ballots under revamped rules.The federal lawsuit filed in Pittsburgh claims… Continue reading