Jonathan Simon

Elections Matter — Shouldn’t We Be Taking Better Care of Them?

Reading Time: 7 minutes The GOP is setting up the “victimization” of Brett Kavanaugh as cause for a midterm election win next month. If that narrative sounds implausible, that’s because the cover story doesn’t have to be persuasive when you’ve got electronic voting machines.

Recounts Are Only as Good as They Are Allowed to Be

Reading Time: 3 minutes Americans have been told that they can trust the election system and that recounts of paper ballots are one way to ensure its integrity. But how valuable are recounts really when officials and courts at all levels throw up roadblocks that prevent an accurate count?