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“Arizona labeled longtime residents as citizens without proof for years, leading to voter roll errors”
Votebeat: Arizona election officials who suddenly discovered that they hadn’t obtained proof of citizenship from nearly 100,000 registered voters were relieved last month when the Arizona Supreme ...
Election Law Blog1h
“Power for the People: Recognizing the Constitutional Right to Vote for President”
Charlie Martel as written this article for the Cardozo Law Review. Here is the abstract: This article is an argument for a federal constitutional right to vote for president at a time when voting ...
Election Law Blog1h
Impolitic Podcast: “24 American Election: Legal Fact vs. Fiction”
I was happy to be a guest for this great discussion.
Election Law Blog1h
“State attorney general wants L.A. to redraw council districts, confidential document says”
LAT: California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has begun pressing Los Angeles political leaders to sign a legal agreement that would force them to draw new boundaries for the city’s 15 council districts — a ...
Election Law Blog5d
October 8 Live Event at UCLA Hammer Museum: “The United States Electoral College and Fair Elections”
Hammer Forum  Part of the series Hammer Forum: 2024 Presidential Election Tuesday Oct 8, 2024 7:30 PM Hammer Forums are made ...
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My New One at Slate: “Jack Smith’s Big New Jan. 6 Brief Is a Major Indictment of the Supreme Court”
It’s rare to simultaneously feel red hot anger and wistfulness, especially when merely reading a document. But that’s exactly the emotions that washed over me when I read the redacted version … ...
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Breaking: Federal District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Enforcement of California Law Against Election-Related Deepfakes
You can read the 21-page opinion at this link. The key point from the judge is the view that counterspeech is a more narrowly tailored alternative to the regulation of political speech. I agree with ...
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“Hurricane Helene scrambles mail and early voting plans in North Carolina”
Hurricane Helene has caused significant disruptions for election officials in North Carolina and across the Southeast, scrambling preparations for early and mail voting that have been in the works for ...
Election Law Blog4d
“New and Old Tools to Tackle Deepfakes and Election Lies in 2024”
Some of the folks from Protect Democracy have this very helpful analysis at Lawfare.
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“Court says betting on U.S. congressional elections can resume, for now”
AP: Betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections can resume, at least temporarily, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ...
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“Colorado Supreme Court committee advances election-related change”
In the immediate aftermath of passage of the Electoral Count Reform Act, I noted that state legislatures should look to update their laws surrounding the timing of elections and litigation disputes.
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“Pennsylvania Republicans Lag Democrats in Early Mail Ballot Requests”
NYT: In the past two election cycles, Republicans have been far less eager to vote by mail than Democrats — and their candidates have suffered because of it. This year, Republicans made Pennsylvania ...