Last week’s announcement by a bipartisan group of senators proposing reforms to the poorly written 1887 law that governs Congress’ counting of the Electoral College votes is a good half-loaf measure against election subversion.Source: The Collins-Manchin Election Bill Is a Deal Democrats Should Grab....
The Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA) recently introduced by a bipartisan group of senators is an exceptionally promising development in our polarized era.Source: Correcting Misconceptions About the Electoral Count Reform Act....
Candidates for state and local offices in California will soon be able to accept cryptocurrency campaign donations. The Fair Political Practices Commission voted Thursday to approve new rules allowing donations of digital currencies such as bitcoin.Source: Californians can soon use cryptocurrencies to donate to state and local candidates....
One of the project’s first events will be a late September conversation with reporters covering the Supreme Court.Source: Elections expert launches ‘Safeguarding Democracy’ project....
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court barred the use of most ballot drop boxes Friday and ruled voters could not give their completed absentee ballots to others to return on their behalf.Source: Ballot drop boxes not allowed in Wisconsin, state Supreme Court rules....
FIRST ON FOX: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office recently opened an investigation into whether the Democratic Party violated a state statute prohibiting electioneering.Source: Georgia opens investigation into whether Dems violated state electioneering law....
THE BUZZ: By diverting a negligible share of his re-election fund to Florida, Gov. Gavin Newsom secured more attention than any California spot will achieve. Newsom’s cameo on Floridians’ July 4 Fox airwaves followed a simple political calculus.Source: Why Gavin Newsom is poking Florida....
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Arizona challenging voting restrictions imposed by House Bill 2492 (2022), a recently-enacted law set to take effect in January 2023.Source: Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Arizona Over Restrictive Voter Registration Requirements....
What was once a dialogue between the branches has become almost entirely one-sided, with the justices accumulating clout at lawmakers’ expense.Source: Gridlock in Congress Has Amplified the Power of the Supreme Court....
