
Wendy Weiser
Democracy Vice President at Brennan Center
Vice President for Democracy @BrennanCenter
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1 month ago |
msmagazine.com | Wendy Weiser
This explainer was originally published by the Brennan Center for Justice. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 25 that aims to illegally overhaul and take control of major parts of the nation’s election systems. He claimed extraordinary unilateral authority to regulate federal elections and usurp the powers of Congress, the states and an independent bipartisan federal agency. This violates the Constitution and various federal laws.
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2 months ago |
brennancenter.org | Wendy Weiser
View the entire Explainers collection President Donald Trump last Tuesday issued an executive order that aims to illegally overhaul and take control of major parts of the nation’s election systems. He claimed extraordinary unilateral authority to regulate federal elections and usurp the powers of Congress, the states, and an independent bipartisan federal agency. This violates the Constitution and various federal laws.
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Feb 11, 2025 |
brennancenter.org | Wendy Weiser |Andrew Garber
View the entire Federal Attacks on the Freedom to Vote collection Last month, congressional Republicans pledged to fast-track the SAVE Act, a bill that would require all Americans to provide a birth certificate, passport, or one of a few other citizenship documents every time they register or re-register to vote. If enacted, it would devastate voter registration while disenfranchising tens of millions of eligible American citizens.
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Aug 22, 2024 |
brennancenter.org | Andrew Garber |Wendy Weiser
This was originally published by Slate. Even before the first vote in the 2024 election is cast, partisan extremists are jockeying for the opportunity to potentially subvert the outcome. Georgia is the eye of the storm. Last week, Georgia’s Republican-controlled State Election Board voted to give county boards the unprecedented authority to second-guess election officials before certifying election results.
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Aug 14, 2024 |
slate.com | Andrew Garber |Wendy Weiser
Jurisprudence By Even before the first vote in the 2024 election is cast, partisan extremists are jockeying for the opportunity to potentially subvert the outcome. Georgia is the eye of the storm. Last week, Georgia’s Republican-controlled State Election Board voted to give county boards the unprecedented authority to second-guess election officials before certifying election results.
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