Discussion: Voting Rights and Election Law

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Wisconsin voters approve two GOP-backed ballot measures that will change how elections are run

Opponents say the amendments stem from unfounded claims about the 2020 race and will create new hurdles to administering elections in the swing sate.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Iowa woman found guilty of voter fraud in support of Republican husband

Kim Taylor of Woodbury county given eight-month custodial sentence for helping Jeremy Taylor fraudulently win election

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I've seen it described as a preliminary vote so they could try again.

Attempt to consolidate Electoral College votes fails in Nebraska Legislature

An attempt to turn Nebraska into a “winner-take-all” state, awarding all five of the state’s Electoral College votes to a single candidate, failed in the legislature Wednesday.

www.wowt.com

 

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Opinion | The deep ironies in the GOP's war on 'voter fraud'

How many Republicans will get caught committing voter fraud before the GOP stops pointing fingers?

www.msnbc.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning to Disrupt November

Groups like True the Vote and Michael Flynn’s America Project want to mobilize thousands of Trump supporters by pushing baseless claims about election fraud—and are rolling out new technology to fast-track their efforts.

www.wired.com

 

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Opinion | The deep ironies in the GOP's war on 'voter fraud'

How many Republicans will get caught committing voter fraud before the GOP stops pointing fingers?

www.msnbc.com

I'm old enough to remember that Bush/Cheney stole the 2000 election (Florida), which is convincingly demonstrated, and further, there was significant evidence that they also stole the 2004 election (Ohio).

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Supreme Court tosses latest complaint in Arizona voting machine case

A last-ditch plea to the U.S. Supreme Court by Kari Lake and Mark Finchem in their claim that voting machines are so inherently inaccurate that they should not be used

tucson.com

 

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Voting rights groups ask appeals court to reconsider ruling on undated mail-in ballots • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Lawyers for the ACLU said the 3rd Circuit decision that undated mail-in ballots should not be counted misinterprets federal law.

penncapital-star.com

 

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Judge tosses Miami’s voting map over racial gerrymandering

A federal judge in Florida tossed out Miami’s city district maps on Wednesday, ruling that the city racially gerrymandered for decades, throwing the electoral future of the city into question. A gr…

thehill.com

 

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Georgia’s Infamous Voter Suppression Law Heads to Trial for the First Time

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

 

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Prosecutor targets Georgia lieutenant governor in fake elector case

It’s not every day that a sitting lieutenant governor faces a criminal investigation, which makes the latest developments in Georgia awfully interesting.

www.msnbc.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Maine joins interstate alliance to elect president by popular vote

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills let a bill become law without her signature that adds Maine's four Electoral College votes to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, under which member states ...

www.dailykos.com

 

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Maine joins interstate alliance to elect president by popular vote

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills let a bill become law without her signature that adds Maine's four Electoral College votes to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, under which member states ...

www.dailykos.com

Good. This is how it should be anyhow.

 

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Maine joins interstate alliance to elect president by popular vote

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills let a bill become law without her signature that adds Maine's four Electoral College votes to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, under which member states ...

www.dailykos.com

Good. This is how it should be anyhow.

 

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Maine joins interstate alliance to elect president by popular vote

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills let a bill become law without her signature that adds Maine's four Electoral College votes to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, under which member states ...

www.dailykos.com

It would be nice if this could be implemented nationwide, but it probably never will be.

 

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Voter turnout more than doubles in Alabama's controversial, redrawn congressional district

Thanks to a newly created congressional district, voter turnout in Montgomery has increased by 133% since 2022.

www.usatoday.com

 

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Far-Right Sheriffs Want a Citizen Army to Stop 'Illegal Immigrant' Voters

Speakers at a conference for Constitutional Sheriffs claimed that militias need to patrol polling stations to stop the "expected flood" of immigrant voters.

www.wired.com

 

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Far-Right Sheriffs Want a Citizen Army to Stop 'Illegal Immigrant' Voters

Speakers at a conference for Constitutional Sheriffs claimed that militias need to patrol polling stations to stop the "expected flood" of immigrant voters.

www.wired.com

They just want an excuse to shoot as many people that look like immigrants as they can.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Turning Point Action official resigns after accusation of election-related fraud​

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/18/austin-smith-turning-point-action-election-fraud/

A top leader of the national conservative group Turning Point Action, which has amplified false claims of election fraud by former president Donald Trump and others, resigned Thursday after being accused of forging voter signatures on official paperwork so that he could run for reelection in the Arizona House.

State Rep. Austin Smith (R) — who was senior director at Turning Point Action, the campaign arm of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA — was accused by a Democratic activist of submitting petition sheets with rows of voter names, addresses and signatures that “bear a striking resemblance” to his handwriting, according to a complaint. Smith “personally circulated multiple petition sheets bearing what appear to be forged voter signatures,” the complaint said.

 

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Turning Point Action official resigns after accusation of election-related fraud​

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/18/austin-smith-turning-point-action-election-fraud/

Maybe the far right should be looking at themselves instead of illegals.

 

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Republican complaining about election fraud drops out amid forgery scandal

Arizona state Representative Austin Smith will not seek reelection following forgery allegations.

www.newsweek.com

 

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Appeals court leaves temporary hold on New Jersey's county line primary ballot design in place

A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to order New Jersey Democrats scrap a ballot design widely viewed as helping candidates with establishment backing.

apnews.com