Election Law Blog17h
“Job satisfaction among election administrators continues to sink, survey shows”
The vast majority of America’s local election administrators would not encourage their children to do the same job, and a ...
Election Law Blog18h
New York Court Reverses Lower Court, Upholds NYVRA
In a major decision today, a New York appellate court reversed a trial court decision striking down the New York Voting Rights Act on its face. The court held that the town of Newburgh wouldn’t ...
Election Law Blog17h
“Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated.”
Voting in the U.S. Shouldn’t Be This Hard, MSNBC Opinion, Nov. 5, 2024. Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Will Be Tossed on a Technicality. Thanks SCOTUS, Slate, Nov. 4, 2024. W ...
Election Law Blog17h
“Internal Emails Offer Glimpse Into Early Days of Trump Election Inquiry”
NYT: A series of internal F.B.I. emails released on Thursday showed that agents and officials followed standard procedure nearly three years ago when they opened the historic criminal investigation ...
Election Law Blog22h
“Trump Kicks Congress to the Curb, With Little Protest From Republicans”
Congress passed a law shutting down TikTok, and President Trump flouted it. Congress required advance notification for firing inspectors general, and the Trump administration ignored it. Congress ...
Election Law Blog17h
“Scorched-earth Shanahan: RFK Jr’s former running mate threatens political war against confirmation opponents”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s former presidential running mate Nicole Shanahan called out various senators by name, warning that she will fund primary challenges against them if they oppose confirming ...
Election Law Blog22h
“DOJ moves to drop charges against former GOP lawmaker in case criticized by Trump”
Politico: The Justice Department has moved to drop its criminal prosecution of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Nebraska Republican who resigned last year after a conviction on charges that he lied to ...
Election Law Blog22h
“Justice Dept. Is Said to Discuss Dropping Case Against Eric Adams”
NYT: Senior Justice Department officials under President Trump have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping their corruption case against Mayor Eric ...
Election Law Blog2d
“After a Judge’s Death, Renewed Scrutiny for a Georgia Loophole That Can Nullify Elections”
Bolts: After losing his reelection bid last summer, Georgia State Court Judge Stephen Yekel turned to a loophole in state law that could have erased the result and blocked the winner from taking ...
Election Law Blog1d
“Trump Signs Agreement Calling for Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle Suit”
WSJ: President Trump has signed settlement papers that are expected to require Meta Platforms to pay roughly $25 million to resolve a 2021 lawsuit Trump brought after the company suspended his ...
Election Law Blog2d
“They Followed North Carolina Election Rules When They Cast Their Ballots. Now Their Votes Could Be Tossed Anyway.”
ProPublica: A Republican judge has spent more than two months trying to overturn his narrow defeat for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat by arguing that around 60,000 ballots should be tossed out.
Election Law Blog1d
“Kansas bills would end grace period for mail ballots and ban ranked-choice voting”
Kansas’s two election committees are fast at work in the Kansas Statehouse this year and have already had hearings on some of the more controversial election bills being considered. Kansas has taken ...