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“REPORT: ERN’s Groundbreaking Report Identifies Partisan Abuses of Ballot Initiatives and Proposes Nonpartisan Solutions”
Release: A groundbreaking new report from the Election Reformers Network (ERN) shows how state legislatures and elected officials have manipulated the ballot initiative process to stymie the will of ...
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February 13 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “Finding Common Ground on Modernizing Voter Registration”
Very much looking forward to moderating this online event on February 13 at 12:15 pm PT. Free registration required. Christina Adkins, Director of Elections, Texas Secretary of State’s Office, Judd ...
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“Arizona officials struggle to straighten out voter rolls after proof-of-citizenship mixup”
Votebeat: Because of a 20-year-old government foul-up, about 200,000 Arizona voters will need to come up with proof of their citizenship soon in order to protect their full voting rights, and they ...
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“Coups and Punishment in the Constitutional Order”
Here is the abstract: This article examines the historical and constitutional foundations of an anti-coup principle in the United States, emphasizing how state-level prosecutions deter and can ...
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“Key Trump Cabinet members refuse to acknowledge Trump lost in 2020”
WaPo: Two of President Donald Trump’s top law enforcement nominees have been taking a new tack when talking about the 2020 presidential election: They’re not claiming Trump won that year, but they’re ...
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Will Mitch McConnell Save America from the SAVE Act?
Votebeat: Lane, one of four congressional staff members on the panel, said the SAVE Act will be a priority for the House this time. He acknowledged a push to consider what a voter identification ...
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“Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System”
NYT: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the federal payment system late on Friday, according to five people familiar ...
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“Elon Musk donated $288 million in 2024 election, final tally shows”
WaPo: Billionaire Elon Musk spent at least $288 million to help elect President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, according to a Washington Post analysis of new Federal Election Commission ...
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“Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit” (Political Wire: Trump’s Lawsuit Settlements Look a Lot Like Bribery)
NYT: When Donald J. Trump sued CBS for $10 billion days before the 2024 election, accusing the company of deceptively editing a “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, many legal ...
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“How Trump Could Defy the Constitution — or Find a Loophole — and Seize a Third Term”
Politico: But it can’t happen, right? After all, the Constitution imposes an explicit two-term limit on the presidency — even if those two terms, like Trump’s, are non-consecutive. “No person shall be ...
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“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 ...
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“Musk Lawyer Tries to Build a Powerhouse Firm With a Billionaire Client”
NYT: Several top Republican lawyers are joining forces with the lawyer for the billionaire Elon Musk in hopes of building a new conservative legal powerhouse. Chris Gober, a swaggering Texas-based ...