Marc Elias, the Democratic party’s lead attorney on voting rights, has gone to court in Georgia and 17 other states to make sure they have
Marc Elias hears the question constantly: “Is Donald Trump going to try to cancel, or move, the election?” He has an answer ready: No, he
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“Community organizations should be permitted to help collect and deliver voted, sealed ballots,” according to Democracy Docket, a group led by the Democratic election lawyer
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“Look, everything about the way this president behaves when it comes to voting causes me concerns,” said Marc Elias, a top Democratic elections lawyer. “I
Continue Reading NEW YORK TIMES: A Winner on Election Day in November? Don’t Count on It
In Clark County, the state’s most populated, all registered voters received ballots after the Democratic Party filed a lawsuit challenging the procedures. Elsewhere in the
Continue Reading ASSOCIATED PRESS: About 6,700 Nevada primary ballots rejected over signatures
Marc Elias, who got his start as a recount lawyer and is now directing the Democrats’ broad expanse of election-related litigation, told me that differential
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Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds has not indicated whether she will sign the budget into law, but if she were to veto it, Republicans likely lack
Continue Reading DAILY KOS: Voting Rights Roundup: Iowa GOP wants absentee voters to provide PIN that no one knows
Alliance attorney Marc Elias told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that he hopes to get similar changes for the November election via a similar settlement.
Continue Reading ASSOCIATED PRESS: Minnesota waives absentee ballot witness signature mandate
“The fact is that if we can’t have reliable mail service, then we are not going to have reliable democracy in the fall,” Democratic voting
Continue Reading CNN: USPS’ financial challenges may impact mail-in voting