NYT: Last summer, two years after an upside-down American flag was flown outside the Virginia home of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., another provocative symbol was displayed at his vacation house in New Jersey, according to interviews and photographs. This… The post WTF Justice Alito? appeared first on Election Law Blog ..read more

Votebeat: Several members of Milwaukee’s election staff have voiced concerns to the mayor’s office about the inexperience of the new leader chosen to replace the Election Commission’s recently ousted executive director, two people close to the matter told Votebeat. The… The post “Milwaukee election shakeup triggers doubts about whether new leader is ready to run 2024 vote” appeared first on Election Law Blog ..read more

Politico: Florida election officials are warning that an obscure new ballot rule being put in place by the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis could force them to break state law or face removal from office. A wave of exasperated election… The post “‘Shortsighted’: Florida election officials say new rule could threaten their jobs” appeared first on Election Law Blog ..read more

NBC News: Smartmatic alleges that Newsmax has destroyed evidence in the voting machine company’s lawsuit against the right-wing news channel over false claims that Smartmatic helped “rig” the 2020 election, according to court documents made public this week.  Lawyers for… The post “Voting machine firm Smartmatic alleges Newsmax has deleted evidence in lawsuit over false vote-rigging claims” appeared first on Election Law Blog ..read more

Kroll deep dive in ProPublica: What divides the Republican Party of 2024 is not any one policy or ideology. It is not whether to support Donald Trump. The most important fault line in the party now is democracy itself. Today’s… The post Must-Read Andy Kroll: “Scenes From a MAGA Meltdown: Inside the ‘America First’ Movement’s War Over Democracy” appeared first on Election Law Blog ..read more

KC Star: When Missouri voters head to the ballot box this year, they’ll be asked to sign off on a measure that would ban ranked-choice voting or ranking candidates by preference. But the first bullet point that will appear on… The post “‘Deceptive’ MO ballot question bans non-U.S. citizens from voting. It’s already illegal” appeared first on Election Law Blog ..read more

Very troubling and deplorable: Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington went on lockdown for about two hours Wednesday morning after a suspicious package was delivered to the building. The United States Capitol Police’s hazardous incident response division cleared the… The post “RNC HQ evacuated after blood vials delivered to building” appeared first on Election Law Blog ..read more

WaPo: Rudy Giuliani has agreed to no longer accuse two Georgia poll workers of tampering with the 2020 election, according to a draft agreement filed Tuesday in federal bankruptcy court. The agreement bars Giuliani — who has amplified election… The post “Giuliani says he will stop accusing Georgia workers of election tampering” appeared first on Election Law Blog ..read more

NYT: The incumbent in the lone competitive race for a seat on the Georgia Supreme Court won re-election on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, fending off a challenge from a former Democratic congressman who had built his campaign… The post “Georgia Supreme Court Justice Fends Off Challenger Who Made Abortion Rights a Focus” appeared first on Election Law Blog ..read more

NYT: Republicans are pushing legislation to crack down on voting by noncitizens, which happens rarely and is already illegal in federal elections, in a move that reinforces former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to delegitimize the 2024 results if he… The post “House G.O.P. Moves to Crack Down on Noncitizen Voting, Sowing False Narrative” appeared first on Election Law Blog ..read more