Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Harris transition challenges and election cases being decided now – Washington Examiner
The article from the Washington Examiner discusses the upcoming presidential transition challenges that Vice President Kamala Harris may face if she wins the election. It highlights the complexities involved in transitioning from the Biden administration to her own, despite their close relationship. Historical examples show that transitions, even within the same party, can be difficult, as demonstrated by the transitions from Reagan to Bush and Obama to Trump.
The article also addresses legal issues surrounding voting procedures as states prepare for the November election. It details ongoing lawsuits regarding voter roll purges in Alabama, citizenship verification for voters in Arizona, and contested ballot acceptance rules in Mississippi. These lawsuits could significantly impact the election outcomes.
Additionally, the article concludes with links to related issues in the election landscape, including challenges to voting rules and shifts in voter priorities. it paints a picture of a politically charged environment as the election approaches, with important implications for both candidates and voters alike.
Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Harris transition challenges and election cases being decided now
Transition from Biden to Harris comes with its own challenges
The Washington Examiner is doing a deep dive into what the next presidential transition will look like, and we’re starting the series off with a preview of a Biden-to-Harris explainer.
If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the election, the transition from the Biden administration to her own won’t necessarily be smooth sailing just because of their close relationship, Naomi Lim writes.
In 1988, when President George H.W. Bush took over from President Ronald Reagan, whom he also served under as vice president, experts say that was the most difficult presidential transition until President Donald Trump took over from President Barack Obama.
“Just because you’ve gone from same party to same party or sitting vice president to president, that doesn’t make it a piece of cake,” Max Stier, the president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service and its Center for Presidential Transition, told Naomi.
Between a president’s first and second terms, there’s an average rate of 20% turnover. However, that number rose to 50% between Reagan and Bush. Often, new presidents, regardless of being from the same party as the previous administration, want to set themselves apart with their own appointees. Also, many of those serving in the previous administration have “taken enough personal and financial hits and sacrifices, and they’re ready to move on to other things,” according to Virginia Tech political science professor Karen Hult.
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Voting lawsuits could affect the election
Many states are still cleaning out voter rolls and verifying election-counting procedures ahead of the November election, and some of these lawsuits could conclude soon, Ashely Oliver reports.
The Department of Justice is going after Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen for purging the voter rolls within the state’s 90-day “quiet period,” which says there should not be changes to the voter rolls close to an election.
In Arizona, Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is being eagle-eyed by Republicans who are waiting for a Tuesday court hearing, which will state whether Fontes must release a list of 218,000 registered voters who have not confirmed their citizenship to American First Legal. In a state that was decided by 11,000 votes last election, the wipeout of over 200,000 voters could have huge impacts. However, Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Gina Swoboda said she expects most are citizens but just haven’t updated their records.
In Mississippi, the Republican National Committee has argued that the acceptance of ballots seven days or more after Election Day is unconstitutional and is awaiting the court ruling. The law in the state says as long as the ballot is postmarked by Election Day, it will be accepted. Though Mississippi is a deeply red state, if the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules in the RNC’s favor, it is likely to use that justification in other jurisdictions.
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