“What Edgar Allan Poe’s Death And Voter Fraud Myths Have In Common”
Interesting read from Ciara Torres-Spelliscy.
“Elections officials scramble for options as coronavirus worries mount”
WaPo:
Elections officials have stocked up on hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes. Many are urging voters to cast absentee ballots or vote early to avoid crowds.But as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, local and state officials are scrambling to… Continue reading
“Another reason to worry: Coronavirus could upend our election”
Greg Sargent in WaPo:
All states allow vote by mail in certain circumstances, and this trend has been advancing here and there. But what Wyden is envisioning is something much broader: a federal mandate that states make this option fully… Continue reading
Remainder of Election Meltdown Events (including Boston and Philadelphia) Cancelled/Postponed
Travel restrictions and COVID-19 precautions strike again.
You can still buy the book!
“Ballot machines clog due to increased use of hand sanitizer”
When election technology and COVID-19 mitigation efforts clash.
“Senate clashes over fate of embattled election watchdog”
Politico:
The Federal Election Commission — which is charged with policing federal campaign finance law — has been sidelined for months leading up to the presidential election because it lost its quorum. But a hearing Tuesday to fill a… Continue reading
“Symposium on Richard L. Hasen, Election Meltdown: Collected Posts”
[cross-posted from Balkinization]
Symposium on Richard L. Hasen, Election Meltdown: Collected Posts
JB
Here are the collected posts for our Balkinization symposium on Rick Hasen’s new book, Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy (Yale… Continue reading
“Sotomayor recuses from one of two Supreme Court cases with consequences for electoral college”
WaPo:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor will not participate in one of the two cases the Supreme Court will hear in April to decide whether the Constitution forbids states from dictating how members of the electoral college cast their votes for… Continue reading
“Wyden Introduces Bill to Protect Voters and Elections Against COVID-19 Risks by Mandating Emergency Vote-By-Mail”
Press release by email:
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced a bill to address the risks to American voters and elections posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19), and other outbreaks of infectious diseases or natural disasters.If 25 percent of states… Continue reading
“An ‘Election Meltdown’ in Texas; How voter suppression, poor planning, incendiary rhetoric, and fear of coronavirus could erode public confidence in elections.”
I spoke to Mike Barajas of the Texas Observer about my book Election Meltdown, long lines in Texas, and what the coronavirus might mean for our elections.
“The Framers’ Inadvertent Gift: The Electoral College and the Constitutional Infirmities of the National Popular Vote Compact”
Michael Morley has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Harvard Law and Policy Review). Here is the abstract:
The National Popular Vote Compact requires member states to appoint presidential electors based on the outcome of the national popular vote in… Continue reading
“Kansas City mayor turned away from polling place” (Poll worker erred in entering last name for first name)
KMBC:
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas returned to his polling place of 11 years Tuesday morning to cast his vote in the Missouri presidential primary only to be turned away.
Lucas made a video for his social media accounts… Continue reading