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“Jeffries Works With N.Y. Democrats to Weaken G.O.P. Control of the House”
NYT: When Albany Democrats began discussing a rewrite of New York’s special election law in recent days, seemingly out of the blue, they framed it publicly as a matter of good governance. But behind ...
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“DOGE’s access to federal data is ‘an absolute nightmare,’ legal experts warn”
Politico: Elon Musk’s headlong rush to take control of crucial federal agencies and functions — and to dismantle some of them virtually overnight — has stoked widespread alarm in Washington about the ...
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“Top-Two Runoff Elections (Uniquely) Dominate Plurality Rule”
Nate Atkinson and Ezra Friedman have posted this paper on SSRN. Here’s the abstract: Should states retain plurality rule or adopt a different voting method? We study the class of sequential plurality ...
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“The guy overseeing USAID was identified two years ago as a Jan. 6 participant who entered the Capitol through a broken window.”
Ryan Reilly (full NBC News story) ...
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“Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government”
NYT: In Elon Musk’s first two weeks in government, his lieutenants gained access to closely held financial and data systems, casting aside career officials who warned that they were defying protocols.
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“REPORT: ERN’s Groundbreaking Report Identifies Partisan Abuses of Ballot Initiatives and Proposes Nonpartisan Solutions”
Release: A groundbreaking new report from the Election Reformers Network (ERN) shows how state legislatures and elected officials have manipulated the ballot initiative process to stymie the will of ...
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February 13 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “Finding Common Ground on Modernizing Voter Registration”
Very much looking forward to moderating this online event on February 13 at 12:15 pm PT. Free registration required. Christina Adkins, Director of Elections, Texas Secretary of State’s Office, Judd ...