Election Law Blog2h
Texas AG working from Alabama’s Playbook circa 1955 in targeting civil rights groups
This is “old” (last Friday), but important news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pulling tricks straight out of Alabama’s playbook in in the mid-1950. He is targeting the associations supporting ...
Election Law Blog6h
“Republicans Try to Block Pennsylvania Voters From Fixing Problems With Ballots” (Is This Lawsuit from RNC Too Late?)
I had missed this NYT story from the other day. I’m wondering if this lawsuit comes too late for this election and could be barred by laches. Any indication that these are new concerns so that this ...
Election Law Blog6h
“As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes. He Often Got Them.”
NYT: It was the spring of 2018 and President Donald J. Trump, faced with an accelerating inquiry into his campaign’s ties to Russia, was furious that the Justice Department was reluctant to strike ...
Election Law Blog19h
“Colorado’s all-candidate primary and ranked choice general election ballot measure is poised to pass, poll shows”
Colorado voters are poised to approve a measure on the November ballot that would change most of the state’s primaries so candidates from all parties run against each other, with the top four ...
Election Law Blog18h
“How One Man’s Vote in Nebraska Could Change the Presidential Election”
In Eastern Nebraska, far from the presidential battleground states, a drama is playing out that could, in a perfectly plausible November scenario, have history-altering repercussions for the nation’s ...
Election Law Blog18h
“Voters affected by citizenship-check error can cast a full ballot, Arizona Supreme Court rules”
The 98,000 Arizona voters whose eligibility has been in limbo because of a system error that was discovered earlier this month will be allowed to vote a full ballot in November, the Arizona Supreme ...
Election Law Blog19h
“Florida Law Strikes ‘Deathblow’ to Outside Groups Trying to Register New Voters
Bolts: The effects of SB 7050 have been felt around the state. In a state that already sees lower voter registration rates across the board, particularly for Black, Hispanic, Asian, and other ...
Election Law Blog19h
“Justice Department Sues Wisconsin Townships to Ensure Accessible Voting”
Release: The Justice Department announced today that is has filed a complaint against the Town of Thornapple, Wisconsin, and the State of Wisconsin for violations of Section 301 of the Help America ...
Election Law Blog9h
Tag Archives: Spoiler Phenomenon
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: https://papers ...
Election Law Blog1d
“The State of Election System Reform in 2024”
The recording of this webinar, sponsored by the Election Law at Ohio State program, is now available. I found it to be a very valuable program, with great presentations from Beth Hladick, Deb Otis, ...
Election Law Blog9h
A message to the “third-party curious”
The Stagnation, Retrogression, and Potential Pro-Voter Transformation of U.S. Election Law, 134 Yale Law Journal (forthcoming 2025), draft available: https://papers ...
Election Law Blog1d
My New One at Slate: “A Last-Minute Effort to Mess With the 2024 Vote Is Underway. It’s Scarier Than Expected.”
With early voting already underway, one might think that the rules of the game for November’s election are set, and that it will all just come down to turnout, as the … Continue reading My New One at ...