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Just Security: Navigating a Contested Election, the Electoral Count Act and 12th Amendment: How to Ensure a Fully Counted Outcome

Navigating a Contested Election, the Electoral Count Act and 12th Amendment: How to Ensure a Fully Counted Outcome October 7, 2020 | Charles Curtis and Mark Medish | Just Security There are now many well documented threats to a free and fair election this year. Prominent among them are the danger that a seasonal spike…

Just SecurityOctober 7, 2020

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Newsweek: Amid Trump’s Post-Election Chaos, Hold Lawyers to Account on the Vote Count | Opinion

Amid Trump's Post-Election Chaos, Hold Lawyers to Account on the Vote Count | Opinion October 5, 2020 | Tom Rogers and Timothy E. Wirth | Newsweek An integral part of the Trump campaign strategy to undermine the legitimacy of the November election is to deploy 50,000 "poll watchers" into the field to challenge the validity…

NewsweekOctober 5, 2020

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Boston Globe: To get election coverage right, media must be patient

To get election coverage right, media must be patient Americans need to know that the outcome of the election may not be known for days or even weeks. October 2, 2020 | Marcus Brauchli | Boston Globe It was just after 2 a.m. on Nov. 8, 2000, three hours after California’s polls had closed, and…

Boston GlobeOctober 2, 2020

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Nieman Lab: The election could be contested and last for weeks after Nov. 3. Here’s what experts think journalists should know.

The election could be contested and last for weeks after Nov. 3. Here’s what experts think journalists should know. “Newsrooms need to prepare for a political environment in which mainstream political figures, most notably the President of the United States, are going to promote false and unsupported claims about the election. They need to prepare…

Nieman LabSeptember 29, 2020

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The Morning Call: Election of 1876 holds lessons for this year’s contest

Your View: Election of 1876 holds lessons for this year’s contest September 22, 2020 | Christopher Borick and Ari Mittleman | The Morning Call ... Today, the Pennsylvania State House is controlled by Republicans while Gov. Tom Wolf is a Democrat. Unprecedented protests have occurred on the streets of Philadelphia. Our nation’s national security infrastructure…

The Morning CallSeptember 22, 2020

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USA Today: Fair elections in 2020 are under attack. Here’s how we can protect the vote.

Fair elections in 2020 are under attack. Here's how we can protect the vote. The public should be prepared for the fact that they likely won’t know the winner of the presidency on election night as absentee counting may take several days to complete. September 4, 2020 | Dick Gephardt, Trevor Potter and Tim Wirth…

USA TodaySeptember 4, 2020

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The New Yorker: What Happens if Donald Trump Fights the Election Results?

This election is probably going to reflect our greatest Constitutional challenge since the Civil War, and we must preserve our Democracy. Our votes are the way we speak and how we select our leaders.

The New YorkerAugust 21, 2020

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Newsweek: How to Defeat Trump’s Plan to Overturn the Election

How to Defeat Trump's Plan to Overturn the Election | Opinion Aug 20, 2020 | Tom Rogers and Timothy E. Wirth | Newsweek Since we wrote the piece "How Donald Trump Could Lose the Election and Still Remain President," it has become even more apparent that Donald Trump will attempt to create massive chaos and…

NewsweekAugust 20, 2020

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Washington Post: If we don’t dispel the falsehood of an election ‘delay’ now, we risk chaos in November

President Trump is ramping up his attacks on mail-in voting by insisting election results “must” be known on election night. “No more big election night answers?” he tweeted last month. “Ridiculous! Just a formula for RIGGING an Election . . .”

The Washington PostAugust 19, 2020

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The Washington Post: As Trump demurs, an unimaginable question forms: Could the president reach for the military in a disputed election?

President Trump’s refusal to commit to accepting the results of the November election, paired with his penchant for plunging the military into the partisan fray, has prompted scholars and legal experts to ask a once-unthinkable question: How would the armed forces respond if pulled into a disputed election?

Keep Our Republic StaffJuly 28, 2020

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The New York Times: How Powerful Is the President?

Surely, regardless of party or candidate preference, we can all agree there is no justification for a president to have dictatorial powers kept secret from Congress, the press and the American people.

The New York TimesJuly 23, 2020

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The Boston Globe: Keep America safe for democracy

As the republic with the oldest written constitution still in use, the United States is the world’s beacon of democracy. These days the beacon has been dimming.

Boston GlobeJuly 13, 2020