“‘We can’t afford to wait’: coronavirus could shut out droves of new US voters; Covid-19 is severely curbing voter registration across the US – which could have huge consequences in November”
Sam Levine for The Guardian.
“Want to Find a Misinformed Public? Facebook’s Already Done It; While vowing to police COVID-19 misinformation on its platform, Facebook let advertisers target users interested in ‘pseudoscience'”
The Markup:
Last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a post pledging to combat misinformation about COVID-19 circulating on Facebook.“We’ve taken down hundreds of thousands of pieces of misinformation related to COVID-19, including theories like drinking bleach cures the… Continue reading
“Double-office seeker Dan Quart tries to get 22-year-old challenger thrown off Assembly ballot”
NYDN:
Already hedging his bets by running for two offices this year, Assemblyman Dan Quart is looking to boot one of his challengers from the Democratic primary ballot.Quart — who’s seeking re-election to the Assembly at the same time… Continue reading
Texas Lawsuit Over Absentee Voting Raises 26th Amendment Claim
I had been wondering if any lawsuits that are challenging excuse-based absentee voting in the era of COVID have raised a 26th amendment age discrimination in voting claim. These excuse-based states generally allow anyone over 65 to get an absentee… Continue reading
“LDF and ACLU File Federal Lawsuit Challenging South Carolina Requirements That Put Voters at Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic”
Release:
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed a federal lawsuit today over South Carolina’s failure to take action to ensure all eligible voters can vote by mail during… Continue reading
SCOTUSBlog Running Symposium on Faithless Electors Cases at Supreme Court
You can find it here (Derek Muller and David Post have first two entries.)
“Mail voting expected to ‘explode’ in Florida as coronavirus reshapes 2020 elections”
Miami Herald:
In Florida, a state where the steady rise of mail voting has dramatically transformed the campaign season over the last 20 years, the novel coronavirus could fast-forward the evolution of elections.
Elections offices in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm… Continue reading
“Analysis: Supreme Court’s first opinion related to COVID-19 was anonymous. Here’s why that matters”
Marcia Coyle for PBS.
“How the coronavirus could delay presidential election results by a week or more”
“Milwaukee Common Council votes to mail absentee ballot applications to city’s registered voters”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
The Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to create a program under which all of the city’s approximately 300,000 registered voters would receive an application for an absentee ballot in the mail. The “SafeVote” program also provides… Continue reading
“Two weeks after election, COVID-19 cases have not spiked in Wisconsin but experts urge caution about conclusions”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.
“What’s behind the fight over Wisconsin’s primary? The Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling.”
Guy Charles and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer in The Monkey Cage:
On April 7, thousands of Wisconsin citizens braved a global pandemic to show up at the polls to vote. Some commentators blamed Republicans in the legislature for forcing voters to choose… Continue reading
“Colorado State Trial Court Puts Democratic Candidate on Primary Ballot Due to Health Crisis, Despite Incomplete Petition”
BAN:
On April 21, a Colorado state trial court put Michelle Ferrigno Warren on the June 30 Democratic primary ballot for U.S. Senate, even though she needed 10,500 valid signatures and she only had 5,383 valid signatures….Here is the 28-page … Continue reading
“Vote-By-Mail, Critical In Pandemic, Poses Risks For Voters Of Color”
Tierney Sneed for TPM:
The pandemic stands to bring a major surge of mail-in and absentee voting, both in the remaining spring and summer elections, and in the general election this fall.But the system — critical for keeping voters safe… Continue reading