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Josh Douglas

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Josh Douglas

@JoshuaADouglas

Voting rights prof @ukcollegeoflaw. Books: The Court v. The Voters (May 2024): tinyurl.com/5c8y748; @VoteForUSBook. Op-eds for @CNN & others. Taco lover.

Joined March 2012

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Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
May 14, 2024
TODAY’S THE DAY! I’ve worked on this book for three-and-a-half years. Now it’s out in the world. I hope you like it.
The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights
From amazon.com
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Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Mar 13, 2020
Since lots of people have asked me: No, Trump cannot use his executive powers, even in a national emergency, to delay the November 2020 election. Only Congress can set the date of the presidential election.
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Feb 12, 2020
Yesterday a student brought her 4-year-old to my Election Law class and it was the greatest thing ever. At one point I asked the class "does anyone have any questions?" and she pipped up "can I color?!" Yes, you CAN color!
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Apr 24, 2020
BREAKING: Kentucky alters some of its election rules for the (delayed) June 23 primary. Some details: 1. EVERY voter may vote via absentee ballot. KY law currently requires an excuse to vote absentee. Any voter can now check "medical emergency" as the reason, citing COVID-19.
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Nov 5, 2024
Replying to @dceiver and @chrisgeidner
This is great. But it shouldn’t be this hard to vote.
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Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Apr 14, 2020
BREAKING: KY PASSES NEW PHOTO ID LAW FOR VOTING. KY House voted to override Gov’s veto of SB 2, photo ID bill for voting. Barring court order, voters must show a photo ID for the November election. (It is NOT in effect for June primary.) Cue litigation. 1/
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Oct 13, 2020
BREAKING: 5th Cir. upholds Texas having only one ballot drop box per county. Implausibly, the court finds that the Tex. Gov's decision *expands* the right to vote instead of *restricts* it. Up is down. Here is the opinion: ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/2…
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Nov 6, 2020
THIS! The "lead" for any candidate is a mirage until all ballots are counted.
Philip Bump
@pbump
Nov 6, 2020
Replying to @pbump
Also, Biden didn't actually "take the lead." These votes were always cast. Assuming nothing wild happens, Biden led the whole time. It just looked like he didn't because of the order in which the votes were counted.
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Nov 19, 2020
🚨This is shocking: Trump apparently "reached out" to the two Republican Wayne County Commissioners. The next day, they signed an affidavit saying they want to rescind their votes to certify the results. Channeling @BrendanNyhan, what you say if you saw this in another country.
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Jan 8, 2021
Oh my goodness. Capital police literally directed the rioters to Senator Schumer's office. nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/…
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Oct 19, 2020
THREAD on #SCOTUS 4-4 decision refusing to intervene in Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision. It's a BIG deal. Normally, the U.S. Supreme Court won't hear cases from state courts about state law. This decision was under PA state constitution's protection for right to vote. 1/
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Nov 11, 2020
Replying to @RandPaul
This is, umm, exactly what happens with random auditing of elections. It's even a part of Kentucky law! See KRS 117.383(8). Maybe learn something about election law before making up lies? I'll even let you audit my class! -Kentucky election law prof.
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Oct 27, 2020
It doesn't matter if he doesn't "believe that's by our laws." He's wrong. There's never an official Election Night "winner." The law is to count all the ballots. Full stop. That can take some time.
Jennifer Jacobs
@JenniferJJacobs
Oct 27, 2020
"It would be very very proper and very nice if a winner were declared on November 3rd, instead of counting ballots for two weeks, which is totally inappropriate and I don't believe that that's by our laws. I don't believe that. So we'll see what happens,” Trump before leaving WH.
Josh Douglas
@JoshuaADouglas
Apr 14, 2020
Told my 8-year-old that KY passed photo ID law for voting. Her: what if Nov is vote by mail? Me: voters will have to include photocopy of ID Her: but what if voters don’t have a printer? Even she understands why this is nonsense! She’s obv smarter than many KY legislators!