“Ex-Field Organizer Sues Bloomberg Campaign, Alleging Breach of Contract”

March 23, 2020, 8:59 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: A former field organizer for Michael R. Bloomberg filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against his presidential campaign Monday, arguing that she and thousands of others laid off this month had been tricked into taking jobs they were told would… Continue reading

Supreme Court, Without Noted Dissent, Denies Cert. in John Doe v. FEC Campaign Disclosure Case

March 23, 2020, 8:58 amcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Docket at SCOTUS, and here’s more from CREW on the case.

“The Coronavirus Supercharges Vote-by-Mail Efforts, But Barriers Remain”

March 23, 2020, 8:51 amabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

Carrie Levine for CPI: In extraordinary circumstances and with enough money and resources, anything is possible, said Audrey Kline, national policy director of the National Vote at Home Institute, a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for vote-by-mail options.“Based off what… Continue reading

“Rand Paul Tests Positive for Covid-19, Fueling Anxiety in the Capitol”

March 22, 2020, 7:52 pmlegislation and legislaturesRick Hasen

NYT: Senate Republicans were struggling to salvage a more than $1 trillion economic rescue package to respond to the coronavirus crisis when they got the message on Sunday afternoon: One of their own had been walking around the Capitol with… Continue reading

NASS Issue Brief: Election Emergencies & COVID-19

March 22, 2020, 7:36 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

You can find it here.

“Election Officials Call for Increased Election Funding; Local election officials call for an increase to funding being considered in the current stimulus package to ensure the security and resiliency of our nation’s election system.”

March 22, 2020, 3:28 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Brennan Center coordinating this letter.

150+ Groups Sign Letter Urging Congress to Add $2 Billion in Election Funding for Virus-Related Expenses

March 22, 2020, 3:25 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

You can read the letter here.

“The 2020 Election Won’t Look Like Any We’ve Seen Before; Voting by mail is key to ensuring the integrity and accessibility of November’s vote.”

March 22, 2020, 3:22 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

Extensive NYT editoral.

“Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose proposes pre-paid, statewide mail vote for delayed primary”

March 22, 2020, 11:43 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

Cleveland.com: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants to send postage-paid absentee ballots to millions of Ohioans as part of his plan to complete the state’s presidential primary election, delayed over coronavirus concerns.LaRose on Saturday announced his plan, which would… Continue reading

“The Lessons of the Elections of 1918; A nation ravaged by the Spanish flu figured out how to vote back then. Not without incident, but with democracy intact.”

March 21, 2020, 1:41 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

NYT reports.

“Mail voting could secure the November election. But can election officials make it happen in time?”

March 21, 2020, 1:38 pmabsentee ballots, election administrationRick Hasen

WaPo: The rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic has forced election officials to consider a sobering reality: The crisis could run headlong into November’s presidential election, and revamping America’s voting systems before then could be difficult and in some cases impossible.Even as… Continue reading

“Mike Bloomberg transfers his campaign assets to Democratic Party to fight President Trump in swing states”

March 21, 2020, 1:34 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg has decided to donate significant components of his shuttered presidential campaign to the Democratic Party, a historic bequest that includes an $18 million cash infusion to organize for the general election in swing… Continue reading

“Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge has reinstated online voter registration in Wisconsin”

March 21, 2020, 1:24 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: A federal judge reinstated Wisconsin’s online voter registration system late Friday to help people find ways to participate in the April 7 presidential election amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wisconsin stopped allowing people to use the state’s online voter… Continue reading

“Election limbo as coronavirus outbreak upends US primaries”

March 21, 2020, 1:19 pmelection administrationRick Hasen

AP: U.S. elections have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic. At least 13 states have postponed voting and more delays are possible as health officials warn that social distancing and other measures to contain the virus might be in… Continue reading

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