All posts by Justin Levitt

The list of COVID-19 election cases hits 250

September 21, 2020, 10:46 amcourt decisions, election administration, election law and constitutional law, Election MeltdownJustin Levitt

Justin here. I’m tracking the litigation over election issues related to COVID-19 … and the list of cases just hit 250. (The Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project also has a really useful sortable database of these cases, with more info.)… Continue reading

The list of COVID-19 election cases hits 200

August 16, 2020, 1:54 pmelection law and constitutional law, election law biz, Election MeltdownJustin Levitt

Justin here. I’m tracking the litigation over election issues related to COVID-19 … and the list of cases just hit 200. 202, actually. The number in each state isn’t necessarily a good indication of the contentiousness of the issues:… Continue reading

The list of COVID-19 election cases

June 11, 2020, 5:34 pmelection administration, Election Meltdown, The Voting Wars, votingJustin Levitt

Updated as of December 23: the post below lists 335 cases in 45 states, DC, and Puerto Rico. AND ANOTHER UPDATE: I’ve joined forces in this enterprise with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project, and a team led by Zahavah… Continue reading

Vote-by-mail and voter-registration

March 16, 2020, 1:44 pmabsentee ballots, voter registrationJustin Levitt

In normal times, I think of absentee voting as an essential option, but I’ve not (yet?) bought into 100% vote-by-mail. The postal service is an astonishingly great institution, but there are some communities it serves less well than others, including… Continue reading

Good night, and good luck

January 7, 2020, 3:11 pmUncategorizedJustin Levitt

And now, I give you the inimitable Dan Tokaji, a national treasure. He’s at the helm for the next week. I can’t leave without thanking Rick, again, for keeping this forum so vigorously alive. It’s like drinking from a… Continue reading

“The 2020 election will be the country’s biggest cybersecurity test ever”

January 7, 2020, 3:06 pmvoting technologyJustin Levitt

Election issues lead the WaPo’s “Cybersecurity 202” daily roundup today.

“Did Britain meddle in a US presidential election?”

January 7, 2020, 3:05 pmUncategorizedJustin Levitt

The BBC reports on an intriguing episode from the 1992 race.

“Kim Reynolds promises to review backlog of felon voting rights applications by the Iowa caucuses”

January 7, 2020, 3:04 pmpolitical equality, primariesJustin Levitt

The latest on the restoration of voting rights in Iowa.

“National Democrats jump into new lawsuit over Texas voter registration requirements”

January 7, 2020, 3:04 pmNVRA (motor voter), The Voting Wars, voter registrationJustin Levitt

The latest from the Marc Elias litigation machine is a challenge in Texas to the rejection of voter registration forms with digital pictures of signatures. The complaint notes that, among other things, when voters register to vote along with… Continue reading

“Groups settle suit with Arizona over voter address updates”

January 7, 2020, 3:03 pmNVRA (motor voter), voter registrationJustin Levitt

In Arizona, litigants settled an NVRA compliance case over alleged failures in the process of updating voter registration addresses when people change their address during motor-vehicle transactions. The settlement itself is here.