I’ll be participating in this event tonight. Zoom link below. Recent elections have generated interest in moving the United States toward a multiparty system. How does the 2024 election change this calculus, if at all? What would multiparty politics… Continue reading

I’ve posted this new essay on SSRN. Here’s the abstract: In an era I have called “hyperpolarized democracy in America,” delivering effective government has become extremely difficult.  Much has been written about various institutional factors that contribute to the rise… Continue reading

The University of Illinois has published this excellent symposium. Here’s the full listing of articles:

The published version of this article is now available, as part of a political reform symposium published at the Univ. of Illinois Law Review. Here’s the abstract: In recent years political reform advocates and advocacy groups have proposed a form… Continue reading

After the Supreme Court declined to take on issues concerning rules on provisional ballots in PA, including the independent state legislature claim, I had said this issue might return after the election. The margin in the Senate race is close… Continue reading

Remember, NV permits absentee ballots to come in up to 4 days after election day, if postmarked by election day. https://twitter.com/birenbomb/status/1854528788844958005

Nye is currently only at 8% turnout — Brown will take a lead once these ballots post, and it then becomes about how much Clark mail is out thereClark is currently at 62.6% turnout in the Senate raceCould come down… Continue reading

Not surprisingly, many people overseas are as anxious about the election as Americans. In the last week, I’ve done media in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and others. You can’t escape it by running to New Zealand, either.… Continue reading

The RNC must have known the Genser case was a long shot as a means to get the Supreme Court to address this issue.  The case did not directly involve the 2024 election.  It involved a primary election that had… Continue reading

In case you want to think about something other than the presidential election, there are some of the most important political reform items in many years on the agenda this Tuesday in at least 8 states. I published this essay … Continue reading

In its emergency stay application in this case, the RNC argues that the PA supreme court decision should be stayed, in part due to Purcell considerations.  Purcell thus far applies only to federal courts, as the RNC acknowledges, but it… Continue reading

The Republican National Committee filed yesterday an emergency stay application in the PA Genser litigation.  The theory underlying the RNC brief significantly expands the scope of absentee ballots potentially affected.  In light of that, I have to update my initial… Continue reading

From the Wash. Post: Political campaigns and their surrogates are pouring millions of dollars into social media influencers with scant regulatory oversight or public transparency, as they embrace a marketing tactic that has revolutionized the U.S. economy. Online influencers who… Continue reading