Eve Levin  //  10/1/17  //  Topic Update


A recent study shows that confusion over Wisconsin voter ID laws kept thousands of eligible voters from the polls last November (NYTWaPo).

President Trump deleted his tweets supporting Luther Strange hours after the Republican senate candidate lost the Alabama primary runoff (NYT).

  • The deleted tweets present legal liabilities, writes Darren Samuelsohn at Politico.

California has moved its presidential primary to Super Tuesday (The Hill).

Congressional Democrats will hear testimony from Obama-era Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson regarding election cyber security (The Hill).


Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ordered all 18 Republican-drawn districts to be redrawn, following a finding that they violate the Constitution. Potential citizenship questions on the 2020 Census could shift the balance of political power towards rural areas and give Republicans a new advantage in drawing electoral boundaries.

Updates | The Week of January 15, 2018

1/14/18  //  Daily Update

The White House disbands the "Election Integrity" Commission led by Vice President Pence and Kris Kobach.

Updates | The Week of December 18, 2017

12/24/17  //  Daily Update

President Trump's voter fraud commission has not been in communication since September, and members are not sure why. The Department of Homeland Security, the Election Assistance Commission and voting equipment industry and nonprofit groups met to launch an election security Sector Coordinating Council.