Election Law Blog11h
“How Trump Hopes to Exploit the Myth of Voter Fraud in November”
At the center of the operation is Cleta Mitchell, a longtime conservative activist and lawyer who advised Trump on how to block the certification of the 2020 election results. After Trump left office, ...
Election Law Blog11h
“Republicans Boost Jill Stein as Potential Harris Spoiler”
WSJ: Some Republicans are supporting Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s long-shot bid for the presidency, attempting to bolster a campaign that could siphon liberal voters from Vice President Kamala ...
Election Law Blog11h
“The Surprising Reality of Political Violence in America”
NYT: When Donald J. Trump was nearly assassinated in Pennsylvania in July, a Dartmouth political scientist named Sean Westwood happened to be in the middle of a research project asking Americans about ...
Election Law Blog1d
Texas AG working from Alabama’s Playbook circa 1955 in targeting civil rights groups
This is “old” (last Friday), but important news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pulling tricks straight out of Alabama’s playbook in in the mid-1950. He is targeting the associations supporting ...
Election Law Blog1d
“Republicans Try to Block Pennsylvania Voters From Fixing Problems With Ballots” (Is This Lawsuit from RNC Too Late?)
I had missed this NYT story from the other day. I’m wondering if this lawsuit comes too late for this election and could be barred by laches. Any indication that these are new concerns so that this ...
Election Law Blog2d
“How One Man’s Vote in Nebraska Could Change the Presidential Election”
In Eastern Nebraska, far from the presidential battleground states, a drama is playing out that could, in a perfectly plausible November scenario, have history-altering repercussions for the nation’s ...
Election Law Blog2d
My New One at Slate: “A Last-Minute Effort to Mess With the 2024 Vote Is Underway. It’s Scarier Than Expected.”
With early voting already underway, one might think that the rules of the game for November’s election are set, and that it will all just come down to turnout, as the … Continue reading My New One at ...
Election Law Blog2d
“The State of Election System Reform in 2024”
The recording of this webinar, sponsored by the Election Law at Ohio State program, is now available. I found it to be a very valuable program, with great presentations from Beth Hladick, Deb Otis, ...
Election Law Blog5d
“Where third-party candidates have gotten on — or off — the ballot in key swing states”
This is very handy from NBC News: ...
Election Law Blog1d
“As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes. He Often Got Them.”
NYT: It was the spring of 2018 and President Donald J. Trump, faced with an accelerating inquiry into his campaign’s ties to Russia, was furious that the Justice Department was reluctant to strike ...
Election Law Blog2d
“Colorado’s all-candidate primary and ranked choice general election ballot measure is poised to pass, poll shows”
Colorado voters are poised to approve a measure on the November ballot that would change most of the state’s primaries so candidates from all parties run against each other, with the top four ...
Election Law Blog2d
“Justice Department Sues Wisconsin Townships to Ensure Accessible Voting”
Release: The Justice Department announced today that is has filed a complaint against the Town of Thornapple, Wisconsin, and the State of Wisconsin for violations of Section 301 of the Help America ...