After James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, spent more than a week with no campaign appearances because of what he and his aides described as a bad case of the flu, a false rumor circulated by… Continue reading

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Some Ohioans received political flyers in the mail touting an independent candidate in Ohio’s nationally-watched U.S. Senate race.

Turns out, Greg Levy isn’t behind them − and his campaign contends something nefarious is afoot.

The post “Is GOP funding ads for socialist Ohio Senate candidate? What we know” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

On her website [Tina] Peters has published ‘The Tina Plan,‘ proposals she said are needed to safeguard the 2026 midterm elections, which include promoting “hand-marked paper ballots” and preparing for audits and recounts.

Speaking to conservative podcaster Joe … Continue reading

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President Donald Trump has pushed Congress to pass a proof-of-citizenship law, signed an executive order seeking a national voter ID requirement and tried to limit mail voting through U.S. Postal Service changes.

None of those moves succeeded in… Continue reading

The post “Many GOP states have imposed new voting rules this year, some mirroring Trump’s midterm proposals” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Elon Musk has quietly funneled more than $276 million into Republican groups and his super PAC since the start of July, building a huge turnout operation to help the party battle headwinds in the midterm elections.

The staggering amount… Continue reading

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A federal judge on Sunday evening ordered the Trump administration to stop the Department of Homeland Security’s pro-Trump propaganda ads immediately — including ordering the canceling of ads set to run as soon as Sunday evening.

Law Dork… Continue reading

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In Michigan this year, a new super PAC vowing to fight pro-Israel money chipped in more than half a million dollars to help progressive Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate bid. Its funders: a crew of virtually unknown political donors, many… Continue reading

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Election Day 2020 was fast approaching, and Alexander Kolodin wanted a spot inside the Arizona Republican Party’s war room.

Kolodin, an attorney who had lost a GOP primary for the state Senate that summer, was seen as something of… Continue reading

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In January, a caller began leaving threats in the voice mail inboxes of members of Congress: “I want to see their throat cut from ear to ear.”

Another caller left a blunt threat for a U.S. senator: “I’m going… Continue reading

The post “America’s Elected Officials Are Living in Fear; A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office.” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Six years after Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was transformed from a little-known state official to an unwittingly prominent figure on the front lines of the nation’s voting wars, he’s preparing to oversee his… Continue reading

The post “‘We’re going to beat you to death with audits’: Brad Raffensperger gears up to oversee his final election in Georgia” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

As Sen. Roger Marshall fights for his political life in Kansas, a staffer for Democrat Adam Hamilton — Marshall’s opponent — has been needling the Republican senator’s staff with an unusual question: Are any of you… Continue reading

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When I last wrote about the redistricting wars, a year or so ago, I noted that Trump did not invent gerrymandering, of course; the practice is about as old as America itself, and… Continue reading

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Observers suggest the effects of redistricting with excessive partisan bias or gerrymandering are particularly distinct and durable today. In this telling, partisan polarization,… Continue reading

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President Trump has attacked the integrity of U.S. elections on more than 70 percent of the days since he returned to office, repeatedly making false claims. Here’s how he does it:

On the first day of his second term,… Continue reading

The post “Trump Has Cast Doubt on Elections on 440 Days in His Second Term” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Democrats are changing how they vote, requesting fewer mail ballots than in past elections but returning the ones they do request more quickly, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk… Continue reading

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The Court could now eventually grant or deny cert, or ask California to respond.

My guess is that… Continue reading

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A federal trial court in DC just… Continue reading

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But the question of the role of money in politics—and certain kinds of money in politics—now assumes a different form than in the past and calls for carefully sculpted reforms to… Continue reading

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