“Utah’s new kind of ranked-choice voting could hurt political minorities — and sometimes even the majority”
Jack Santucci and Benjamin Reilly blog.
“Illinois Discloses New Problems With Voter Registration”
AP:
Illinois elections officials disclosed fresh problems Wednesday with the state’s automatic voter registration program, saying at least one eligible voter who declined to register to vote was signed up anyway.The program is already under fire for mistakenly registering … Continue reading
“The Cybersecurity 202: There’s a new cross-country effort to train election and campaign pros on digital security”
I Spoke with Sean Illing of Vox about My New Book, Election Meltdown
You can read the interview here.
“As public schools grow more diverse, school board elections are largely determined by white voters”
Crum: Racially Polarized Voting and the Fifteenth Amendment
The following is the fourth in a series of guest posts by Travis Crum on the 150th anniversary of the 15th amendment:
In yesterday’s post, I
outlined how originalist Justices have conflated the Reconstruction Amendments
and applied Fourteenth Amendment principles… Continue reading
My Interview with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air: “‘Election Meltdown Is A Real Possibility’ In 2020 Presidential Race, Author Warns
You can listen to the interview with Fresh Air at this link.
Preorders of Election Meltdown; Episode 1 of the Election Meltdown Podcast (in conjunction with Slate Amicus); Book Tour info; Washington Post Sunday Outlook preview.
“The SEC’s New Rules Will Move Companies Backward”
Eleanor Bloxham for Barron’s.
“1 Simple Step Could Help Election Security. Governments Aren’t Doing It”
NPR:
Local governments across the United States could perform a simple upgrade to strengthen voters’ confidence that they are what they say they are: use websites that end in .gov.Federal officials control the keys to the “.gov” top-level domain,… Continue reading
Bipartisan House Ethics Warning About Members and Their Staffs Circulating Deep Fakes
New memo (via Brian Svoboda):
However, intentional distortions of audio and/or visual representations can be far more damaging. Members have a duty, and a First Amendment right, to contribute to the public discourse, including through parody and satire. However,… Continue reading
“The Cybersecurity 202: DNC heads to Iowa to help protect caucuses from digital attacks and disinformation”
WaPo:
The Democratic National Committee’s top cybersecurity and disinformation experts will head to Iowa to help protect the caucuses against digital attacks from Russia and other U.S. adversaries. The team will run a rapid response operation out of the… Continue reading
“The Technology 202: Pinterest bans misinformation about voting and the census”
“Who should count? Details of Missouri GOP redistricting plan could mean big changes”
KC Star:
Who should be counted when Missouri’s 197 legislative districts are redrawn: everyone who lives in the state or only citizens old enough to vote?It’s not a question that’s gotten much attention in the more than a year lawmakers… Continue reading
“Trump allies are handing out cash to black voters”
Politico:
Allies of Donald Trump have begun holding events in black communities where organizers lavish praise on the president as they hand out tens of thousands of dollars to lucky attendees.The first giveaway took place last month in Cleveland,… Continue reading