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“Bice: Elon Musk group removes video from $1M winner after she says she got money to ‘vote'”
Just how nervous is billionaire Elon Musk about allegations that he may be violating the state’s bribery statute by paying people to vote? On Tuesday, Musk’s super PAC, America PAC, pulled a video ...
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“Senate Republicans set to bypass parliamentarian on Trump tax cuts”
Republicans are set to make the audacious play of bypassing the Senate parliamentarian and moving forward with a budget resolution based on a scoring baseline set by Budget Committee Chair Lindsey ...
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“Judge Ends Eric Adams Case, but Says U.S. Cannot Use Charges as Leverage”
NYT: A judge on Wednesday dismissed federal corruption charges against Eric Adams, ending the first criminal case against a New York City mayor in modern history and underscoring how prosecutorial ...
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“Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions”
NYT: A liberal candidate for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overcame $25 million in spending from Elon Musk and defeated her conservative opponent on Tuesday, The Associated Press ...
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“Trump Attorney Studied Options for Third Presidential Term”
WSJ: Donald Trump’s attorney Boris Epshteyn made a bold assertion during a meeting in late 2023: Trump wouldn’t necessarily be limited to two terms in office. Speaking to an associate in October 2023 ...
Election Law Blog1d
Watched Archived Video of SDP Webinar, Combatting False Election Information: Lessons from 2024 and a Look to the Future
Fascinating discussion with Alice Marwick, Kate Starbird, and Josh Tucker. Watch: ...
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“Nearly 60 bipartisan election officials express their opposition to the SAVE Act”
Nearly 60 bipartisan election officials from across the country are expressing their opposition to the SAVE Act (H.R. 22, S. 128) — federal legislation expected to be voted on in the House of ...
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Michael Rosin: “In VRA1970 Congress Intended Election Day to Be a Floor, Not a Ceiling, for Receipt of Mail In Ballots”
Rick Hasen recently criticized Trump’s March 25 Executive Order for attempting to end the counting of mail in ballots received after election day. He noted that “the EO would try to … Continue reading ...
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“Judge dismisses election security case but voices ‘concerns’ about Georgia’s voting computers”
AJC: A federal judge has dismissed an epic court case challenging Georgia’s touchscreen voting system, ending the seven-year lawsuit that uncovered election security vulnerabilities and a breach in ...
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“Ballot shortages reported in Milwaukee, but officials say no voters will be turned away
Milwaukee election officials are reporting ballot shortages at voting sites due to what they say is “unprecedented high turnout” in Tuesday’s spring election. Seven polling sites were totally out of ...
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Voting Rights Groups Sue Over Trump’s Election EO
Voting in the U.S. Shouldn’t Be This Hard, MSNBC Opinion, Nov. 5, 2024. Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Will Be Tossed on a Technicality. Thanks SCOTUS, Slate, Nov. 4, 2024. W ...
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“The Trump admin cut election security funds. Now officials fear future elections may be ‘less secure.’”
Politico: The Trump administration’s recent efforts to gut funding and personnel that support state and local election security efforts have left officials deeply concerned about their ability to ...