“Young people will vote if you get them registered | COMMENTARY”
Vicki Shapiro in the Baltimore Sun.
“Dirty Tricks: Eight Falsehoods that Could Undermine the 2020 Election”
Brennan Center posting.
“Voter Suppression and the 2020 Elections: A Threat to Our Democracy?”
Looking forward to participating in this virtual event on May 20.
Why There Are Not Risks on Both Sides of the “Faithless Elector” Cases
At the Supreme Court oral argument yesterday in the “faithless electors” cases, Justice Kavanaugh creatively invoked what he called “the avoid-chaos principle of judging,” by which he meant that “if it’s a close call or a tiebreaker” . . . … Continue reading
“Registering and Voting in the Era of COVID-19”
New report from the Fair Elections Center.
“COVID-19 Silenced Voters of Color in Wisconsin”
Demos:
From recent headlines, you might think election concerns are overblown. Media reports after Wisconsin held its presidential primary on April 7 called voter turnout “extraordinarily high,” even though the election took place during a global pandemic. Unfortunately,… Continue reading
New BPC Report: Accessing the Vote During a Pandemic
New from the Bipartisan Policy Center:
State and local election administrators across the country are planning for voting in primaries and the November general election during the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. These officials are guided by the deeply held… Continue reading
“Voter protection group created to counter Georgia fraud investigations”
Divided Texas Appeals Court Imposes Stay Pending Appeal Allowing Texas Voters Afraid of Contracting COVID-19 to Vote by Mail, But It May Not Be the Last Word
You can read the majority’s order here and the dissent here.
The question is technical, turning in part upon the power of the appeals court to issue a stay when the state has appealed. The court did not address… Continue reading
“Republicans Disagree On Voter Fraud Risk For Mail-In Voting”
Pam Fessler reports for NPR.
“Florida election supervisors make urgent plea for help to make 2020 voting safe”
Sun-Sentinel:
Florida elections supervisors said Wednesday that Gov. Ron DeSantis needs to “act immediately” to take steps to alleviate coronavirus-caused strains on the state’s voting systems.They want emergency changes in state rules, and they said DeSantis needs to access $20.2… Continue reading
“States Should Embrace Vote by Mail and Early Voting To Protect Higher-Risk Populations From Coronavirus”
Danielle Root for CAP.
“Supreme Court Seems Ready to Curb ‘Faithless Electors’”
Adam Liptak for the NYT:
The Supreme Court seemed ready on Wednesday to allow states to require members of the Electoral College to cast their votes for the presidential candidates they had pledged to support.In two arguments concerning “faithless electors”… Continue reading
“Missouri moving to allow mail-in voting during pandemic”
The St. Louis-Post Dispatch reports.