14 Sep

There were 41 ballot measures certified in eight states for the 2023 elections, the highest since 2007.  Some significant measures included Ohio voters to decide on abortion rights and marijuana legalization. Nebraska's veto referendum sought the repeal of legislation allowing tax credits for private school scholarships. California Governor Newsom signed AB 421, changing the language of veto referendums, replacing 'Yes'...

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14 Sep

Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted to fire the state's top election official, Meagan Wolfe, triggering a legal battle over the oversight of voting in the state. The move came as a result of ongoing outrage within the GOP over the 2020 election. After the vote, Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit to block Republican leaders from appointing a new...

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14 Sep

Michigan's Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, clarifies it's not secretaries of state's role to decide Trump's future electoral eligibility, but courts'. Despite compelling arguments for Trump's disqualification under the 14th Amendment, unresolved questions about his involvement in the Capitol riot and 2020 election disputes remain. Legal interpretations of the amendment's phrasing and state laws on candidate eligibility vary. Timing of...

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

John Eastman, ex-Chapman University law school dean and Trump advisor, faces California Bar trial for alleged ethics violations linked to false election fraud claims. Eastman's first witness, former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman, led a controversial, taxpayer-funded election investigation yielding no fraud proof. Gableman's report focused on grant money from the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), funded...

05:00 / California / Created / Election Law
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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...

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