A federal judge on Thursday ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to testify under oath in two cases where he is accused of defrauding voters in swing states before the 2024 general election.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower of… Continue reading

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Senate Republicans are scrambling for a strategy to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, a sweeping election reform bill, along with $67 billion to $350 billion in defense spending after holding a contentious meeting with… Continue reading

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President Trump’s voter fraud crusade is crashing into the limits of his power ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Why it matters: Trump has made cracking down on alleged mass voter fraud a priority, but his election-related executive orders are stalled… Continue reading

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Bard College Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jonathan Becker, who has been appointed Bard’s acting president beginning July 1, published “Give Them Ballots,” an article on student voting rights in the spring… Continue reading

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The post I’ll Be Speaking with Patt Morrison for July 27 Webcast, “Democracy on the Ballot: Voting Rights, the Supreme Court, and the Future Of Amerian Elections appeared first on Election Law Blog.

The post Ohio Governor DeWine Vetoes Bill Requiring Voters by Mail to Send in Copy of Their Photo IDs, Saying It Would Burden Voters But Prevent No Fraud appeared first on Election Law Blog.

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it… Continue reading

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The post California State Court Holds That Huntington Beach’s Method for Electing Its City Council Violates the California Voting Rights Act; Adopts Ranked Choice Voting as a Remedy (and Rejects the Relevance of Louisiana v. Callais to a CVRA Case) appeared first on Election Law Blog.

The top donors in American politics have poured more than $1.3 billion so far this cycle into influencing the country’s politics, according to a Washington Post analysis of Federal Election Commission data.

The donors lean Republican, and cash could… Continue reading

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged a Libertarian congressional candidate in Iowa to drop out of a competitive House race to help Republicans keep control of Congress, according to an audio recording of the conversation obtained by The… Continue reading

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The post Justice Alito Sanewashes Trump Comments About Haiti and Somalia Being a “Shithole” Countries, Calling Such Comments Previously “scandalized” “political discourse” but Not Racist; What It Means for Proving Discriminatory Intent in Voting Cases appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Given that Justice… Continue reading

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In the month and a half since the Supreme Court decided Louisiana v. Callais, the actual and potential scope of that case’s destructive impact on the Reconstruction Amendments and on congressional power has only become… Continue reading

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CVF endorses the recommendations in the report urging the state and counties to advance solutions that support faster ballot processing, given the negative impacts of the long count – as well as the… Continue reading

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Judge Davidson of the Northern District of Mississippi issued his opinion yesterday in Harris v. DeSoto County, a federal section 2 VRA claim filed by two DeSoto County voters, the… Continue reading

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In Rucho v. Common Cause, the Supreme Court held that partisan gerrymandering is a nonjusticiable political question. The Court’s opinion admits that “[e]xcessive partisanship in districting leads to results that reasonably… Continue reading

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The post Sixth Circuit, on 2-1 Party Line Vote, Rejects DOJ’s Attempt to Get Michigan’s Unredacted Voter Files appeared first on Election Law Blog.