“‘There’s no white knight coming’: Federal authorities will face limits responding to 2024 election lies”
NBC News:
Four years ago, President Donald Trump used his bully pulpit to spread lies about the election, leading his supporters to act on their belief in mass voter fraud and eventually attack the U.S. Capitol.
With days to… Continue reading
“‘All hell has broken loose’: Inside Elon Musk’s high-stakes pro-Trump door-knocking effort”
NBC News:
Nine Republican operatives and canvassers connected to the Elon Musk-backed America PAC told NBC News that they’re worried the high-profile grassroots operation on behalf of Donald Trump’s presidential bid may hamper his chances in states decided by… Continue reading
“Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Lawsuit to Ensure Cobb County Absentee Voters Have Time to Cast Their Ballots”
Release via email:
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit to safeguard the voting rights of Cobb County voters. Cobb County admitted that they had failed to mail out more… Continue reading
If the Election Comes Down to Wisconsin, Be Patient
Milwaukee early votes likely will take until 2 or 3 am to count….
From my earlier Slate piece:
Well, déjà vu may be on tap for a week from Tuesday. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, alone among the swing states,… Continue reading
New York Times: “Election Falsehoods Take Off on YouTube as It Looks the Other Way”
NYT:
In June 2023, YouTube decided to stop fighting the most persistent strain of election misinformation in the United States: the falsehood that President Biden stole the 2020 election from Donald J. Trump.
Within months, the largest video platform became… Continue reading
“Georgia election officials debunk video of immigrants voting illegally”
AJC:
A video claiming a group of Haitians illegally voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia was likely the work of Russian troll farms working to sow doubts about the U.S. election, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said… Continue reading
“The Count with David Becker”
Check out the new 5-part limited podcast series with David.
“Did Changes to the Voting Rights Act Cause Electoral Backsliding in the States?”
Alice Malmberg has written this article for Election Law Journal. Here is the abstract:
When announced in 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision immediately raised concerns that its invalidation of the coverage formula stipulated in Section… Continue reading
“Thousands of ballots are at stake as the Supreme Court considers Pennsylvania voting rules”
Marc Meredith and Michael Morse:
The latest update from [Oct. 31]— after the general statewide deadline to request a mail ballot — shows there were 2,193,578 mail ballot applications ever approved. Of those, 1,622,675 have been logged by local… Continue reading
“Amazon donates to group backing hardline anti-abortion Republican; DoorDash and CVS also contributing funds to Raga group trying to re-elect Todd Rokita, who favors total abortion ban”
The Guardian:
Amazon, DoorDash and CVS Health are among major US companies publicly committed to supporting reproductive rights that have nonetheless contributed this year to a group supporting the re-election of Todd Rokita, the Republican attorney general of Indiana… Continue reading
“Dems say they will certify a Trump victory — even though some see him as ineligible for office”
Politico:
Democrats in Congress for years have labeled Donald Trump an “insurrectionist,” impeached him for stoking violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and suggested he is constitutionally prohibited from returning to the White House.
But even as those lawmakers continue to… Continue reading
“Suspicious voter registration forms in Pennsylvania linked to Arizona city councilman’s company”
Votebeat:
Two Pennsylvania counties have identified an Arizona-based company as the source of thousands of last-minute voter registration applications that they are investigating.
The company, Field+Media Corps, which conducts voter registration and outreach programs, is run by Francisco Heredia, a… Continue reading
Breaking: Justice Alito Won’t Put Cornel West’s Name at this Late Date on Pennsylvania Ballot
The Justice acted without referring the matter to the Court, something that only happens when a matter is unlikely to attract the support of even a single Justice.