11 Sep

John Eastman, ex-Chapman University law school dean and Trump advisor, faces California Bar's case alleging unfit law practice due to ethics violations concerning false election fraud claims. Eastman's first witness, former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman, led a controversial, taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election, despite admitting lack of election law experience. Gableman's inquiry, costing over $1 million, alleged...

05:00 / California / Created / Election Law
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11 Sep

State election officers reject involvement in potential challenges to Trump's 2024 ballot eligibility. Focusing on process, not judicial determinations, they emphasize voters' rights to choose. The 14th Amendment's insurrection clause is cited as grounds for disqualification. Legal challenges are emerging in New Hampshire, Arizona, Michigan, and Colorado. Most officers refrain from commenting on the clause's applicability. Georgia's Secretary of State...

05:00 / 2024 / Created / Election Law
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11 Sep

"California's AB 969 legislation mandates state-approved machines for ballot counting, in response to Shasta County's right-wing supervisors' attempt to hand-count future elections. The bill, awaiting the governor's signature, bans hand-counting in elections with over 1,000 registered voters, or 5,000 for special elections, except in emergencies. Shasta County's conservative board had cancelled its contract with Dominion Voting Systems to hand-count ballots,...

05:00 / 2024 / Created / Election Law
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11 Sep

State election officers resist involvement in potential challenges to Trump's 2024 eligibility. They cite role boundaries and voter choice. The 14th Amendment's insurrection clause is the contention point. Some argue it disqualifies Trump. New Hampshire, Arizona, Michigan, Colorado secretaries face legal challenges regarding Trump's eligibility. Most officers avoid commenting on the clause's applicability. Georgia's Secretary criticizes challenges as ballot box...

05:00 / 2024 / Created / Election Law
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11 Sep

Biden extends 2018 national emergency order, citing foreign interference threat in US elections. Despite no evidence of foreign powers altering election outcomes, they historically exploit US's open political system. Digital proliferation heightens vulnerabilities, intensifies interference threat. Unauthorized election infrastructure access, covert propaganda distribution pose unusual, extraordinary national security, foreign policy threats. Source: Federal Technology News, Research & Events...

05:00 / Created / Election Law
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01 Mar

In January 2023, OpenSecrets, an organization dedicated to tracking money in politics, published the startling claim that in the 2022 election cycle “business interests” spent $3.5 billion dollars. Business interests, they say, outspent labor interests this past election 14 to 1.Source: Fact Check: Business Interests Did Not Spend $3.5 Billion on Political Contributions in 2022....

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27 Feb

On February 24, the Wyoming Senate passed HB 103, so it is through the legislature. It requires voters to have registered with a political party approximately three months before the primary, in order to vote in that party’s primary. The old law lets anyone switch parties as late as primary day.Source: Wyoming Legislature Passes Bill Limiting the Ability of Voters...

05:50 / blog / vblog
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