“Politics, partisanship, and democracy”

Howard Wasserman: “Thus, inability to carry out an election is no small thing and should not be treated, or discussed, as such. It would be no mere minor inconvenience if New Jersey or New York are unable to administer elections next month–or unable to efficiently administer elections in which those who want to vote are able to do so. It would be a genuine problem about the functioning of a supposedly democratic national government. Alternatively, if we really believe that we must “come together” and put all electoral conflicts aside and not concern ourselves with an ongoing election, then Hasen is right that we must establish mechanisms to postpone the whole thing or otherwise alter the rules. We should not ignore the problems or let the election go forward as planned and simply accept sub-optimal processes in those places still recovering from the storm.”

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