“Georgia elections chief launches plan to avoid repeated problems”
AJC:
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger introduced proposals Wednesday to avoid another election debacle, calling for more voting locations, technical support and poll worker training.He also targeted Fulton County’s problems and asked state lawmakers to pass a bill… Continue reading
So It May Be Those ePollBooks (at Least Partially) to Blame for Long Lines in Los Angeles and Parts of Georgia (and Why We Need Paper Backups of Registration Records, as Recommended in “Fair Elections During a Crisis” Report)
Kim Zetter:
The hourslong wait times that snarled the March 3 primary in Los Angeles County stemmed from malfunctions in the electronic tablets used to check in voters at the polls, according to an unpublicized county report that adds… Continue reading
“The Cybersecurity 202: How secure are electronic pollbooks and vote reporting tools? This new program aims to find out”
Constitutional Doctrine on Absentee Voting
As Rick notes, a cert. petition has been filed asking the Supreme Court to hold unconstitutional Texas’ law that permits all those — and only those — 65 and older to vote absentee for any reason. That petition implicates in… Continue reading
Sen. Hawley on How Congress Functions — or Fails to Function
For those of us interested in how American government functions under conditions of extreme polarization, there is a passage worth noting inside the speech Sen. Hawley gave on the Senate floor yesterday (the speech is a lament on behalf of… Continue reading
“Now You Can Opt Out of Seeing Political Ads on Facebook”
NYT:
For months, Facebook has weathered criticism for its willingness to show all types of political advertising to its billions of users, even if those ads contained lies.Now the company is changing tack — sort of.On Tuesday, the social network… Continue reading
Minnesota Settles Case Over Absentee Ballot Rules to Be Used in the Primary [Corrected Headline]
Details here.
Correction: An earlier version of this post mistakenly indicated these changes were for the fall. Litigation is ongoing over the fall rules.
California: “Legislature asks Supreme Court to delay redistricting”
At the Lectern:
In yet another case on the Supreme Court’s pandemic docket, California’s Legislature wants the court to order a four-month delay of the deadline for the state Redistricting Commission to submit Congressional, state legislative, and Board of… Continue reading
Upcoming Webinars: Global Legislative Responses to Coronavirus
Announcement via email:
The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and the journal Theory and Practice of Legislation are happy to invite you to a series of three webinars on Global Legislative Responses to Coronavirus.
The first webinar will take place on… Continue reading
New ELB Tag: “Court Decisions”
I’ve just taken up a suggestion to include a new tag, Court Decisions, on #ELB. We will use it when the post includes a link to a new court decision (not to commentary on court decisions or other information… Continue reading
Iowa: “Kim Reynolds confirms she will sign felon voting rights executive order”
Des Moines Register:
Gov. Kim Reynolds told reporters Tuesday that she will sign an executive order restoring voting rights to people with past felony convictions, a move that will address Iowa’s status as the last state in the country with… Continue reading
“As COVID-19 Delays Census, Fmr Gov Schwarzenegger, Common Cause and League of Women Voters CA Urge Extending Redistricting Deadlines”
In Risky Move, Texas Democrats Appeal 5th Circuit Absentee Voting Decision to Supreme Court, Claiming 26th Amendment Violation
You can find the cert petition here and application to vacate the 5th circuit’s stay of the district court order here. Here is the question presented: “Does Texas’s limitation of the right to cast a no-excuse mail-in ballot to… Continue reading