“Democratic lawsuit challenging Arizona absentee ballot deadline cites Supreme Court ruling on Wisconsin primary”
WaPo:
Democratic lawsuit challenging Arizona’s absentee ballot deadline is citing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling about the Wisconsin primary to support its case, arguing that the decision to allow absentee ballots to count in Wisconsin if they were postmarked… Continue reading
“The brewing state battles over how to hold elections in a pandemic”
“Will Arizonans be required to risk their lives to vote?”
EJ Montini oped in the Arizona Republic.
“New Details Hint at Risk of Russian Misinformation in Dossier”
NYT:
The Trump administration has declassified several footnotes from a report about the F.B.I.’s Trump-Russia investigation, providing details hinting anew at the possibility that Russia may have sown disinformation in a dossier used to investigate a former Trump… Continue reading
“Biden Campaign Indicates Priorities USA Is Preferred Super PAC”
WSJ:
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign signaled Wednesday that it favors a Democratic super PAC established during the Obama era over another group formed last year as the party prepares for a general-election battle against President Trump.The signal that Priorities USA,… Continue reading
“Kentucky just made it harder to vote during a pandemic”
“Texas judge will issue order that could greatly expand mail-in voting”
Texas Tribune:
A state district judge on Wednesday said he will move forward with an order easing restrictions for voting by mail in Texas in light of the new coronavirus pandemic.After conducting a video conference hearing in a lawsuit… Continue reading
“Emergency Election Money is Available. But Some States Struggle to Claim It”
CPI:
Some states aren’t sure if they can claim their share of emergency funds Congress approved to help states meet pandemic-related expenses for administering 2020 elections, citing conditions on the money. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission, which is coordinating the… Continue reading
“To save the election, call in the National Guard: How to safeguard the November vote despite coronavirus”
Nate Persily and Tom Westphal NYDN oped:
t despite such challenges, the vote must go on.
One possible solution: Call in the National Guard. The National Guard provides states with a ready, reliable workforce that can backfill poll … Continue reading
Lawsuit Filed Against Use of New Voting Machines in North Carolina
Release:
Today, voting rights advocates filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court challenging the new electronic voting system that Mecklenburg County and several other North Carolina counties rushed to implement for the 2020 elections. The suit alleges the… Continue reading
“Instead of Challenging Joe Biden, Maybe the Green Party Could Help Change Out Democracy”
Bill McKibben advocates ranked choice voting for President.
Breaking: 6th Circuit Panel Unanimously Upholds Constitutionality of Michigan Independent Redistricting Commission (Including Interesting Concurring Opinion by Judge Readler Attacking Anderson-Burdick Framework)
Not at all surprised by this result (which I’ve long been predicting, all the while puzzling over why Republicans did not raise a different argument against the commission as applied to congressional redistricting). But a fascinating majority opinion by Judge… Continue reading
“South Korea’s Coronavirus Test Run: How to Hold an Election; Its national election gives countries early guidance on how votes might be held once rates of new infections fall”
The WSJ reports. Graphic from the article: