“Leonard Leo, Koch networks pour millions into groups prepping for potential second Trump administration”
Remember those “Leonard Leo is fighting with Donald Trump” stories? LOL. NBC News:
Huge funding from influential conservative donor networks is flowing into groups affiliated with a conservative venture aimed at creating a Republican “government-in-waiting,” including over $55 million from… Continue reading
“Measuring a decade of improvements in election administration”
Electionline:
Today, the MIT Election Data + Science Lab released the latest iteration of the Elections Performance Index (EPI). The index, which provides an objective measure of election performance in each state for federal elections, has now been updated… Continue reading
Ohio Should Embrace Common Ground Democracy
New Common Ground Democracy column with this subtitle: “Ohio’s U.S. Senate race this year, as in 2022, illustrates how the current electoral system causes the defeat of the candidate whom a majority of voters prefer to each other candidate in… Continue reading
“The impact of voter confusion in ranked choice voting”
Lonna Rae Atkeson, Eli McKown-Dawson, Jack Santucci, and Kyle L. Saunders in Social Science Quarterly. Abstract:
Objectives
Election observers have expressed concerns about voter “confusion” under ranked choice voting (RCV) since the 1890s. What is the… Continue reading
“Republicans Are Counting on Millionaires to Flip the Senate”
NYT:
Since his rise to the presidency, Donald J. Trump has claimed enormous wealth as proof that he is an anti-establishment ally of the working class, not beholden to corporate donors or special interests.
The Republican Party, eyeing control of… Continue reading
“Cross-Border Influencers: Democracy and Externalities”
Saul Levmore has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The United States does not allow foreigners to influence U.S. elections by giving money to political parties or candidates, but many other countries do allow cross-border influencing. Indeed,… Continue reading
“Will we ever amend the Constitution again?”
Rick LaRue at The Fulcrum.
“Three reasons why NJ should cut the ‘county line’ from ballots”
Tyler Simko and I wrote this column for New Jersey Spotlight News about the distortive “county line” system of ballot design. HLS’s Election Law Clinic also filed this amicus brief in the ongoing litigation over the county line. The brief… Continue reading
“Democrats Prepare Aggressive Counter to Third-Party Threats”
NYT:
The Democratic Party, increasingly alarmed by the potential for third-party candidates to swing the election to former President Donald J. Trump, has put together a new team of lawyers aimed at tracking the threat, especially in key battleground states.… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of My Conversation with Wilfred Codrington for the Brennan Center on My New Book, “A Real Right to Vote”
This conversation was a real treat. Watch:
“Secure, Credible, and Accessible 2024 Elections”
New report from the Conference Board:
Conducting an election that is secure, credible, and accessible is essential not only to ensuring public trust in elections but also to the position of the US as a global beacon of democracy. A… Continue reading
“How a new way of electing the House can change our politics”
Drew Penrose and David Daley oped:
The most meaningful change would put an end to winner-take-all, single-member districts and create a proportional House with larger, multimember districts and proportional voting. This might sound like a big lift, but it’s… Continue reading
“Group Takes on Charitable Political Speech Prohibition”
Tax Notes:
A nonprofit is seeking declaratory judgment from the Tax Court that charitable organizations shouldn’t be restricted from political speech.
The group filed a March 18 petition with the Tax Court, which was served March 19, seeking a declaratory… Continue reading