“Sick: Trolls Exploit Coronavirus Fears for Election Fun”
Daily Beast:
Accounts from self-identified supporters of Bernie Sanders’ candidacy also joked that Biden voters, who tend to be older and presumably more at risk of serious illness from coronavirus, should stay away from polling places. In tweets now deleted… Continue reading
“‘Rigged’ rhetoric makes a comeback after Trump’s comments and Sanders’s losses — and gives Russia just what it wants”
Aaron Blake for WaPo.
“Trey Trainor’s nomination to the FEC will only make matters worse”
Issue One:
In response to the news that Senate Republicans will hold a confirmation hearing next week for Federal Election Commission (FEC) nominee Trey Trainor, Issue One Executive Director Meredith McGehee released the following statement:“It is unacceptable that the… Continue reading
“L.A. elections chief apologizes for long voting lines, chaotic balloting as voters vent”; What Needs to Happen Next
LAT:
Los Angeles County’s new voting system was marked by long lines, snafus and growing anger among voters, with some waiting hours to cast ballots that continued well into the night.“This was a challenging day for a lot… Continue reading
“Michael Bloomberg Quits Democratic Race, Ending a Brief and Costly Bid”
NYT:
In an unprecedented effort to self-finance a presidential campaign — which some rivals derided as an attempt to buy the White House — Mr. Bloomberg’s bid cost him more than half a billion dollars in advertising alone. He… Continue reading
“The Cybersecurity 202: Here are the serious tech glitches that frustrated voters on Super Tuesday”
WaPo:
The scenario election officials feared – Russians hacking the vote – did not come to be on Super Tuesday. But the mega-primary day was bedeviled by a slew of serious technical glitches that frustrated voters. Voting machines shut… Continue reading
Persily: “The Paradox of Political Problem Perception (or if you will, Persily’s Paradox)” (Balkinization Symposium on Election Meltdown)
Nate Persily:
One of the central concerns animating Rick Hasen’s excellent book, Election Meltdown, is Americans’ decreasing confidence in the electoral system. Genuine worries about voter suppression and voting machine insecurity, as well as manufactured anxieties due to disinformation,… Continue reading
“Watchdog Sues to Force Facebook to Reveal Political Ad Sponsor”
Bloomberg:
A watchdog group is seeking to force Facebook Inc. to disclose who paid for online political ads on the social media site in 2018 that promoted Green Party candidates in certain House and Senate races.The Campaign Legal Center (CLC)… Continue reading
“The U.S. is Vulnerable to an ‘Election Meltdown’
I was on Texas Public Radio discussing my new book.
“Cashing in on justice; Three Senate Judiciary members outpace colleagues in contributions from judicial nominees”
Roll Call:
Before they put on their robes, dozens of federal judges appointed during the Trump and Obama administrations made significant campaign contributions to Senate Judiciary Committee members and their home-state senators — the very people who could make or… Continue reading
“Primary Day: Why Presidential Nominees Should Be Chosen on a Single Day”
Eugene Mazo has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Why do we have an Election Day but not a Primary Day? No aspect of the presidential nomination process causes as much controversy as the primary calendar. The… Continue reading
“Ohio’s Absentee Ballot Deadline for Prisoners Upheld on Appeal”
Bloomberg Law:
An Ohio law allowing unexpectedly hospitalized voters to get an absentee ballot as late as 3 p.m. on Election Day, while most voters, including prisoners, must request an absentee ballot by noon three days before, is constitutional,… Continue reading
My New LA Times Oped on Why Cable News Needs to Stop Its Breathless Coverage of Election Reporting Delays
I have written this piece for the LA Times Opinion section. It begins:
Americans are increasingly worried that the 2020 presidential election will not be safe and secure. The news media have done a good job covering the threats,… Continue reading