29 Jun

Silver Spring, Md. – The U.S. Election Assistance Commission today released the 2016 Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS), the most comprehensive nationwide data about election administration in the United States.Source: Newly Released 2016 Election Administration and Voting Survey Provides Snapshot of Nation's Voter Turnout Registration Trends Voting Systems...

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19 Jun

As expected, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear Gill v. Whitford next term, with a decision expected by a year from June. (Technically the Court “postponed jurisdiction” pending a hearing on the merits, but this has to do with the nature of this coming up on appeal, rather than a cert.Source: Breaking: Supreme Court to Hear WI Gerrymandering Case,...

15:51 / Election Law / vblog
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26 May

For years, consumers have warred with telemarketers for ringing their landline phones at all hours of the day. Pretty soon, though, they might find their mobile voicemail under the same sort of assault — that is, if the Republican Party and others have their way.Source: Republicans want to leave you more voicemail — without ever ringing your cellphone...

07:47 / Election Law / vblog
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23 May

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kris Kobach, the author of contentious policies on immigration and voter identification, enters his new role as a leader of President Donald Trump’s commission on election fraud by touting evidence of illegal voting he says he uncovered as Kansas’ secretary of state.Source: Kobach says he won’t pre-judge voter fraud panel’s findings...

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16 May

The Supreme Court will not consider reinstating the 2013 North Carolina voting law that a lower court ruled discriminated against African American voters, the justices said Monday. A unanimous panel of the U.S.Source: Supreme Court won’t review decision that found N.C. voting law discriminates against African Americans...

22:12 / Election Law / vblog
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