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Announcement: Misinformation and disinformation can be used to disenfranchise voters and erode public confidence in the legitimacy of our elections. As we observed in the United States in 2016, and in numerous other countries since, the spread of viral misleading content can diminish trust in the results of electoral contests, and in the integrity of … Continue reading Important New Project: The Election Integrity Partnership Continue Reading →

This YouGov poll confirms what we’ve seen elsewhere. Huge problem.   Posted in The Voting Wars permalink Post navigation ← Important New Project: The Election Integrity Partnership See Campaign: https://electionlawblog.org/?p=113493Contact Information:Rick HasenTags:, Wire, United States, English Continue Reading →

This YouGov poll confirms what we’ve seen elsewhere. Huge problem.   Posted in The Voting Wars permalink Post navigation ← Important New Project: The Election Integrity Partnership See Campaign: https://electionlawblog.org/?p=113493Contact Information:Rick HasenTags:, Wire, United States, English Continue Reading →

AP: Deep-pocketed and often anonymous donors are pouring over $100 million into an intensifying dispute about whether it should be easier to vote by mail, a fight that could determine President Donald Trump’s fate in the November election. In the battleground of Wisconsin, cash-strapped cities have received $6.3 million from an organization with ties to … Continue reading “Wealthy donors pour millions into fight over mail-in voting” Continue Reading →

Listen here: How can we continue the fight of civil rights leader John Lewis, and the many who came before him, in the context of free and fair elections? Election scholars Ned Foley (OSU Moritz College of Law) and Franita Tolson (USC Gould School of Law) discuss ongoing congressional debate about the future of voting … Continue reading New Franita and Foley Podcast: “What Would John Lewis Think?” Continue Reading →

Civics Center: Voter registration rates in April and May of 2020 have plummeted in relation to the rates in the same months in 2016. Declines in voter registration rates have been as significant as 75% in some states.  This decrease is likely credited to the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has caused the closure of schools … Continue reading “New Voter Registrations Have Plummeted Due to COVID-19” Continue Reading →

I’m going to try to take a few days away from the news and social media, and I’m happy to say that Rick Pildes will be guest blogging. Please direct any queries and tips to him. Thanks to Rick for letting me take a short break and thanks to you for reading! See Campaign: https://electionlawblog.org/?p=113524Contact Information:Rick … Continue reading Rick Pildes Guest Blogging for the Rest of the Week Continue Reading →

From the Detroit Free Press: Do you have a completed absentee ballot, but haven’t put it in the mail yet? You need to act immediately — and probably avoid the mailbox altogether — if you want to ensure your vote is counted, said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.  Although the election is next Tuesday, Aug. … Continue reading To Ensure Votes are Counted, Michigan SOS Advises Voters Not To Mail Back Absentee Ballots the Last Week Before Election Day Continue Reading →

This could be an important option for the fall, for jurisdictions that can manage to do this: Voters don’t have to leave their vehicles to vote in the primary election in Eau Claire. City officials have set up drive-thru service for absentee voters in the parking lot behind City Hall in order to reduce contact during … Continue reading “Drive-thru absentee voting available in Eau Claire” Continue Reading →

This could be an important option for the fall, for jurisdictions that can manage to do this: Voters don’t have to leave their vehicles to vote in the primary election in Eau Claire. City officials have set up drive-thru service for absentee voters in the parking lot behind City Hall in order to reduce contact during … Continue reading “Drive-thru absentee voting available in Eau Claire” Continue Reading →