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“Trump said lots of noncitizens would attempt to vote illegally, but it didn’t happen”
NPR reports.
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“Special counsel Jack Smith calls for a halt in Trump prosecution”
Politico: Special counsel Jack Smith has moved to cancel a series of deadlines in his Washington, D.C. criminal case against Donald Trump for seeking to subvert the 2020 election. It’s the first ...
Election Law Blog1d
New “Law and Democracy” on what happened in the election
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: https://papers ...
Election Law Blog1d
Open Secrets Lays Off Researchers, in Blow to All of Us Who Work with Their Excellent Data
Very sad to see this. Their work is indispensable. There needs to be adequate funding for nonpartisan entities like this doing such important work. They are providing a key public good. And of course ...
Election Law Blog1d
“Despite claiming victory, McCormick challenging provisional ballots in Philly” (Now Updated with McCormick’s Filings)
Republican Dave McCormick may have declared victory in his U.S. Senate race over incumbent Democrat Bob Casey, but in court, the race is still very much an ongoing concern. McCormick filed a pair of ...
Election Law Blog1d
“Pennsylvania counties counted mail ballots faster this year than in 2020”
Votebeat: Mail ballots in Pennsylvania were counted much faster in this year’s election than in 2020 By 3 a.m. Wednesday, 54 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties had counted 90% or more of their mail ballots ...
Election Law Blog1d
“Election Denial Conspiracy Theories Are Exploding on X. This Time They’re Coming From the Left”
Wired: It took just minutes for the conspiracy theories about the 2024 US presidential election to flood Elon Musk’s X platform after Donald Trump was announced as the winner in the early hours of ...
Election Law Blog1d
“Wave of Racist Texts After Election Prompts F.B.I.’s Scrutiny”
NYT: A wave of racist text messages summoning Black people to report for slavery showed up on phones across the United States, prompting the scrutiny of the F.B.I. The N.A.A.C.P. said that messages ...
Election Law Blog1d
Colorado: “Two women arrested in Mesa County ballot fraud scheme were trying to ‘test’ voting signature system: Affidavit”
Denver7: Two women arrested Wednesday for attempting to cast over a dozen fraudulent ballots in Mesa County for the Nov. 5 election were trying to “test” the county’s voting signature verification ...
Election Law Blog1d
I Had Said the PA Fight Over Provisional Ballots Might Return to the Courts. It has, in the Senate Race
After the Supreme Court declined to take on issues concerning rules on provisional ballots in PA, including the independent state legislature claim, I had said this issue might return after the ...
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“Ballot measures to upend state election systems failed across the country”
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: https://papers ...
Election Law Blog1d
“Before the Election, Tech C.E.O.s Were Quietly Courting Trump”
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: https://papers ...