“Power Up: States plan for worst-case scenario as coronavirus raises concerns about voter turnout”
“Coronavirus threatens to pose an unprecedented challenge to the 2020 elections”
WaPo:
When asked what kept him up at night, Ben Wikler, who is responsible for delivering a must-win state in November as chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, used to answer, “unknown unknowns.” He no longer has to wonder… Continue reading
“Tornadoes, Coronavirus and the 2020 Election”
Jerry Goldfeder for the NYLJ:
The devastating tornado in Tennessee on the eve of the presidential primary last week killed two dozen people and destroyed untold number of homes, sending election regulators scrambling as to how to conduct the state’s… Continue reading
“The Support-or-Advocacy Clauses”
Richard Primus and Cameron Kistler have posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming Fordham Law Review). Here is the abstract:
Two little-known clauses of a Reconstruction-era civil rights statute are a potentially powerful weapon for litigators seeking to protect the integrity… Continue reading
I Talked “Election Meltdown” on KQED Forum, Starting with How Coronavirus May Affect 2020 Campaigns, Conventions, and Voting
You can listen here.
“Democrats hate the GOP so much they’re hurting themselves in congressional races”
Ray LaRaja WaPo oped:
Democrats are eager to depose not just President Trump, but his congressional enablers and defenders, too. And they’re opening their wallets to prove it. In Kentucky, Amy McGrath, the retired fighter pilot who hopes to challenge… Continue reading
“How the Trump Campaign Took Over the GOP”
NYT:
President Trump’s campaign manager and a circle of allies have seized control of the Republican Party’s voter data and fund-raising apparatus, using a network of private businesses whose operations and ownership are cloaked in secrecy, largely exempt from… Continue reading
“Political Advertising, Digital Platforms, and the Democratic Deficiencies of Self-Regulation”
Rob Yablon has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Minn. L. Rev. Headnotes). Here is the abstract:
Amid ongoing concerns about foreign electoral interference and fake news, digital platforms like Facebook, Google, and Twitter have been rolling out new political… Continue reading
“Voting in the Time of Coronavirus: Gloves, Rumors and Disinfectant”; NYT Quoting Me on Need for Congressional Legislation to Deal with Possible Delays in Election 2020 Vote
NYT:
Just how big a public health emergency the virus will become remains unknown. But the virus is already affecting the primaries in complications for voters overseas, canceled party fund-raisers and polling places that opened late on Super… Continue reading
“The Technology 202: Twitter’s first ‘manipulated media’ flag on Trump aide ignites fact-checking debate”
WaPo:
Social media sites are once again at the center of a debate over online speech after Twitter applied its new “manipulated media” label for the first time yesterday to a deceptively edited video of former vice president Joe… Continue reading
“Watchdog warns of election security issues this year and chides federal agency”
WaPo:
Just as the presidential primary season began, a government watchdog warned the Trump administration that it “urgently needed” to address problems with election security infrastructure.The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), part of the Department of Homeland Security,… Continue reading
“The media is blowing its chance to head off an Election Day debacle”
Margaret Sullivan for WaPo:
If Election Day 2020 turns into a full-blown disaster, no one can say there weren’t plenty of warning signs.There were the Iowa caucuses, when glitches with an untested new app delayed the state’s election results for… Continue reading
“Florida Woman Changed Voters’ Party Affiliations, Officials Say”
NYT:
A Florida woman was charged on Thursday after officials said she filled out 10 voter registration forms with false information, at least six of which enrolled Democratic and independent voters in the Republican Party without their consent.The woman, Cheryl… Continue reading