by jpitney | Jan 21, 2022 | Elections, Electoral College
[On Jan 13] Committee on House Administration Chairperson Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) released a Committee Staff Report on the Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA). The report, compiled over a months-long review, examines the ECA and argues it is badly in need of reform. Part...
by jpitney | Dec 21, 2021 | California Politics, Elections, Population, Redistricting
From the Final Report of the Los Angeles County Redistricting Commission: Although beyond the scope of the LA County CRC, the Commissioners received frequent input regarding the size of the SDs and the benefits of increasing the number of County Supervisors....
by jpitney | Dec 4, 2021 | Elections, Montana, Rural voters
Steve Bullock writes in NYT: I was re-elected as Montana’s governor in 2016 at the same time Donald Trump took our state by more than 20 points. It’s never easy for Democrats to get elected in Montana, because Democrats here are running against not only the opponent...
by jpitney | Nov 21, 2021 | Elections, Public Administration
Zack Beauchamp at Vox: Democracy doesn’t work unless citizens make it work. This not only means showing up to vote but also helping operate and administer the key institutions in a democratic society — such as schools, polling places, and local health agencies. ...
by jpitney | Nov 4, 2021 | California Politics, Claremont McKenna College, Congress, Dreier, Elections
From Between the Lines: David Dreier is a CMC and CGU graduate, and the very first legacy alumnus to graduate from CMC. His father was in the CMC class of ’52. He is a businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served for over 30 years as a member of the U.S....
by jpitney | Oct 31, 2021 | Election Security, Elections, Uncategorized
Testimony of Al Schmidt, City Commissioner of Philadelphia, The Committee on Rules and Administration of the United States Senate, Emerging Threats to Election Administration, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 “This is domestic terrorism. The whole point is to terrorize, to...
