1. Surprised? Florida’s recount is a dumpster fire of flawed election laws, right-wing conspiracy theories, baseless “fraud” charges, and inept ballot design Florida’s Senate and governor races are all too close to call and undergoing a...
1. Crystal Mason, sentenced to five years in jail for “voter fraud,” loses appeal for a new trial In April, the state of Texas sentenced Crystal Mason five years in prison for attempting to vote in the 2016 presidential election. She was ineligible to vote...
1. Michigan is a gerrymandered mess. But maybe not for long. When it comes to discussing heavily gerrymandered states, I’ve often pointed to Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or North Carolina. But Michigan sucks, too. Until I dug into the numbers this week, I...
When Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement on June 27th, many of us looked at it as a big blow for hopes for the Supreme Court to help reign in partisan gerrymandering. Over the last few years, there had been much speculation about how Justice Kennedy might...
“Everybody does it”… but do they? A reader wrote me after last week’s issue and pointed out that as I detailed examples of states with extreme gerrymandering, I only highlighted states where Republicans redistricted to favor their...
Time served, but still not free When an American has been convicted of a felony, goes to jail, serves his or her time, then is released, the general principle is that they’ve paid their debt to society and have a new chance at a better life. A criminal record...
The biggest threat to the vote in 2018 might be the machines ProPublica posted a story last week about how the biggest threat to the vote in 2018 may not be hacking or voter suppression, but the failing technology in most polling places in America. Check out...
