05
Jul
05
Jul
Voting rules changed quickly for the primaries. But the battle over how Americans will cast ballots in the fall is just heating up.
When the novel coronavirus pandemic collided with this year’s primaries, states across the country raced to temporarily adjust voting procedures to make it safer for people to cast their ballots.Source: Voting rules changed quickly for the primaries. But the battle over how Americans will cast ballots in the fall is just heating up....
30
Jun
Breaking : 7th Circuit, after 3 Year Delay, Decides Challenge to Wisconsin Voter ID and Related Voting Provisions, in Short Unanimous Opinion, Upholding and Striking Down Some Parts of Law; This is Mostly a Loss for Voting Rights Plaintiffs
You can find the 27-page unanimous decision, with no explanation for the 3 year delay in this case, at this link. This is mostly a loss for the plaintiffs in these cases, as the appeals court rejected many (though not all) of the challenges to Wisconsin election law.Source: Breaking : 7th Circuit, after 3 Year Delay, Decides Challenge to Wisconsin...
30
Jun
Can a Group of Policy Experts Prevent an Election Catastrophe in 2020?
Edward Foley has a nightmare. It’s a poli-sci horror tale. A professor of constitutional law and elections expert at The Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, Foley foresees a scenario for the coming election that could tear apart American democracy.Source: Can a Group of Policy Experts Prevent an Election Catastrophe in 2020?...
29
Jun
Trump Nominates New Federal Election Committee Commissioner
Hobbled elections regulator lacks quorum until new nominee is approved by SenateSource: Trump Nominates New Federal Election Committee Commissioner...
28
Jun
California’s 2020 all-mail election, explained
How do you hold an election during a global pandemic? Without knowing it, California voters have been practicing for years. Since the 1920s — and before that, with a brief foray during the Civil War — a growing share of the statewide electorate has been voting remotely.Source: California’s 2020 all-mail election, explained...
26
Jun
FEC losing quorum again after Caroline Hunter resigns
The federal government's elections watchdog just reestablished a quorum last month.Source: FEC losing quorum again after Caroline Hunter resigns...
26
Jun
Wait weeks for November results? Ex-official says that ‘could be generous’
The Associated Press was also yet to declare the winner in the Democratic primary between Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot L. Engel and former middle school principal Jamaal Bowman in New York’s 16th District. Bowman declared victory Wednesday. Tallies by the AP last updated shortly before 3 a.m.Source: Wait weeks for November results? Ex-official says that ‘could be generous’...
24
Jun
KY Primary Success Pushes Back Against Unfounded Accusations
Despite warnings from prominent liberals that Tuesday's election in Kentucky would be a disaster, the state largely had success with the adjustments it made to its voting procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic.Source: KY Primary Success Pushes Back Against Unfounded Accusations...
23
Jun
Cowboys for Trump sue Secretary of State in federal court
Cowboys for Trump rode on Otero County Sunday, March 22, 2020. Alamogordo Daily News Cowboys For Trump claimed New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver "unfairly weaponized complaints" in order to force the organization to name its financial donors.Source: Cowboys for Trump sue Secretary of State in federal court...