No Labels Leader Floats Insane “Contingent Election” Scenario
Just wow via NYT:
No Labels, the group that for months has pledged to run a centrist presidential ticket in the event of a rematch between President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump, is running out of time to… Continue reading
“Coordination in Plain Sight: The Breadth and Uses of ‘Redboxing’ in Congressional Elections”
Gabriel Foy-Sutherland and Saurav Ghosh have written this article for ELJ. Here is the abstract:
This article examines the campaign strategy known as “redboxing.” Redboxing refers to efforts by candidates and parties to bypass laws prohibiting them from coordinating campaign… Continue reading
Ohio: “Organizers sue Yost over rejection of ballot proposal that would abolish qualified immunity”
Cleveland.com:
Citizens behind an effort to abolish “qualified immunity” – a legal doctrine that can shield police from liability amid accusations of excessive use of force – are suing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, alleging he’s illegally blocking them from… Continue reading
“Trump’s invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal bills over the RNC”
AP:
Donald Trump’s new joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee directs donations to his campaign and a political action committee that pays the former president’s legal bills before the RNC gets a cut, according to a fundraising invitation… Continue reading
“Ballot Measure May Scare Away the People Who Help Run Wisconsin Elections”
Bolts:
For the past two years, Nick Ramos has volunteered his time to ensure more Wisconsinites can participate in elections: with a mobile printer in hand, he visits polling places in the Milwaukee area to help people who lack proper… Continue reading
“South Carolina Republicans ask justices to let district ruled a racial gerrymander go forward”
Amy Howe for SCOTUSBlog:
Telling the justices that if they do not intervene they will create “confusion and uncertainty over this year’s elections,” a group of Republican lawmakers from South Carolina came to the Supreme Court this week, asking the… Continue reading
“Mathews: There should be a court just for elections”
“Leonard Leo, Koch networks pour millions into groups prepping for potential second Trump administration”
Remember those “Leonard Leo is fighting with Donald Trump” stories? LOL. NBC News:
Huge funding from influential conservative donor networks is flowing into groups affiliated with a conservative venture aimed at creating a Republican “government-in-waiting,” including over $55 million from… Continue reading
“Measuring a decade of improvements in election administration”
Electionline:
Today, the MIT Election Data + Science Lab released the latest iteration of the Elections Performance Index (EPI). The index, which provides an objective measure of election performance in each state for federal elections, has now been updated… Continue reading
Ohio Should Embrace Common Ground Democracy
New Common Ground Democracy column with this subtitle: “Ohio’s U.S. Senate race this year, as in 2022, illustrates how the current electoral system causes the defeat of the candidate whom a majority of voters prefer to each other candidate in… Continue reading
“The impact of voter confusion in ranked choice voting”
Lonna Rae Atkeson, Eli McKown-Dawson, Jack Santucci, and Kyle L. Saunders in Social Science Quarterly. Abstract:
Objectives
Election observers have expressed concerns about voter “confusion” under ranked choice voting (RCV) since the 1890s. What is the… Continue reading
“Republicans Are Counting on Millionaires to Flip the Senate”
NYT:
Since his rise to the presidency, Donald J. Trump has claimed enormous wealth as proof that he is an anti-establishment ally of the working class, not beholden to corporate donors or special interests.
The Republican Party, eyeing control of… Continue reading
“Cross-Border Influencers: Democracy and Externalities”
Saul Levmore has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The United States does not allow foreigners to influence U.S. elections by giving money to political parties or candidates, but many other countries do allow cross-border influencing. Indeed,… Continue reading