A whirl of endless disinformation…60% of Republicans variously committed to insurrection supporters or the Big Lie…endless filter bubbles…”pink slime” in place of local journalism… The wonders do not cease. It didn’t happen overnight, and it wasn’t caused by the neoliberal conviction that we didn’t need no steenking Fairness Doctrine. It took much more to get …
Frantic though improbable efforts continue to seek to decertify the election of 2020. The less said about this counter-factual dementia the better. But serious issues are embodied in legislation in several states that would permit partisan legislatures to disallow the expressed will of the people. We seem headed into a series of truly fascinating election …
Tuesday, April 12 has been set aside as a National Day of Action to let our local election officials know how much we value their tireless efforts. These hard working and under appreciated men and women keep our elections well organized, accurate, efficient and running smoothly. They are the backbone of our democracy and they …
According to a Brennan Center for Justice report issued on March 10, 2022, 77% of elections officials believe that threats against election officials and their families are increasing. Previous Secure Elections Network webinar presenter, Turquoise Baker, and Ruby Edlin explain the dire situation. Thirty percent of election officials report knowing at least one official who …
As Midterm Elections Loom, Elections Officials Express Fear More »
According to an article appearing in The New York Times on March 9, 2022, Ms. Peters and her assistant clerk, Belinda Knisley are both accused of tampering with elections machines, security and procedures in 2021. Despite being told by state officials not to allow access to voting machines or provide passwords for those machines to …
Tina Peters, Mesa County, Colorado Elections Clerk Indicted More »
Despite oft-spoken fears, and alongside a plethora of legal cases, some still making their way through the courts, it appears that redistricting this year will produce — wait for it — a fair distribution of districts. There will be a nearly equal number of Republican-leaning and Democrat-leaning congressional districts, despite all the sturm and drang, …
Buy On the Rumor An old expression on Wall Street goes this way: “Buy on the rumor. Sell on the news.” It was meant to underline the temporal disparity between the events. Meaning – get in early. This adage has acquired new meaning in our polarized and deranged politico-cultural environment. We not only buy, we …
Election officials are not secretarial staffs, they are professionals. We call them “clerks” or “administrators” but the truth is they are profoundly well trained and deeply sophisticated pros who conduct hundreds — even thousands — of tasks in preparing for, conducting, and validating elections. Brenda Cabrera, Fairfax Virginia’s Director of Elections, renders an impressive list …
2021 was a bad year for voting rights. Now state legislatures have returned for their sessions. What will 2022 bring? Early returns are not encouraging.Today, the Brennan Center published our Voting Laws Roundup, which catalogs legislative assaults on voting rights around the country. As of January 14, legislators in 27 states have introduced, pre-filed, or …
As Build Back Better recedes in immediacy, liberating (at last) time and space to focus on voting rights, the republic faces ongoing tribulation. 400 laws have been submitted to state legislatures to alter terms for voting access, redistricting is in its final stages following the Covid-skewed census of 2020. And now Congress faces a final …
