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☆ How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been Under Attack
  + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Nick Corasaniti | More About Nick Corasaniti | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law that has for decades protected Black Americans from attempts to erode their political power, was dealt one of its most significant challenges this week when a federal appeals court moved to strike down a crucial part of the legislation. Beyond the country’s polarized racial politics, a large part of why the law has been such a magnet for legal challenges has to do with the nature of the American electoral system. With both parties angling for the smallest of edges, changes to voting rules and to the playing field of elections often end up in court. “And election litigation itself has increased markedly in the last two decades, so we shouldn’t be surprised if V.R.A. litigation and challenges to the V.R.A.
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☆ The Midterms Revealed the Real Challenges Facing Our Elections
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Nathaniel Persily And Charles Stewart Iii | Nathaniel Persily | Charles Stewart Iii | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Last week’s election defied expectations. Unprecedented, idiosyncratic state-specific patterns seemed to emerge instead, with Republicans doing well in Florida and New York, Democrats doing well in the Midwest, and election nail-biters unfolding in Arizona and Nevada. But perhaps the most important surprise of this election was how normal it was. None of the apocalyptic predictions about violence, suppression or fraud seemed to have materialized. We witnessed a successful process run by professionals working under incredibly difficult circumstances.
☆ Election deniers are trying to influence the midterm elections at the polls, in the courts, and on the ballot
  + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Katie Balevic | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Election deniers who challenged the 2020 presidential election are influencing the 2022 midterms. Organizing efforts to reach voters directlyState by state, election deniers are already having an impact on the ground. Election deniers on the ballotDozens upon dozens of election deniers are also running for office in the midterms — many of whom Trump has endorsed. Nearly 300 election deniers are running for public office with 171 expected to be victorious on election night, according to The Washington Post. Mario Tama/Getty ImagesMany election deniers are running for seats in Congress while others are running in significant statewide races.
☆ Election deniers could win vital races in the midterms. Experts worry that some could refuse to certify the 2024 election if the GOP candidate loses.
  + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Election deniers are running in key battleground states during the 2022 midterms. Kari Lake and Mark Finchem are going for two positions that could influence election procedures in Arizona. Experts told the NYT that election deniers could refuse election results in the 2024 presidential race. As secretary of state, Finchem could revise election procedures that would alter rules that deal with everything from voter registration to election certification procedures. In one of these introduced laws, proposed in Arizona in January, state legislators would have the power to change the election results.
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