Interesting story from the N.Y Times on how RFK, Jr. became the nominee of the Natural Law Party, which has retained ballot access under Michigan law. In my judgment, it would be helpful if stories like these explained to readers… Continue reading

Here’s a link to the site itself, and here’s the DOJ release explaining it. As the release discusses, the website includes two new and five updated guidance documents.

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez in the Washington Post.

POLITICO: Former President Donald Trump’s political operation said Thursday that it plans to deploy more than 100,000 attorneys and volunteers across battleground states to monitor — and potentially challenge — vote counting in November. The initiative — which the… Continue reading

Nick, following up on my initial post on this important new case, adds his own helpful analysis. My views continue to be very preliminary and tentative (unlike Nick, I had no prior involvement in this case until reading the… Continue reading

John Sides in Good Authority discusses a new paper that uses statistical analysis to show that “nonpartisan election administration may be the norm.” John add his own note of caution to the paper’s disclaimer against over-reading the implications of their… Continue reading

In this proceeding (MUR #8071), the Commissioners have released statements explaining their reasons for their votes: 04/11/2024 Chairman Sean J. Cooksey 04/11/2024 Vice Chair Ellen L. Weintraub and Commissioner Shana M. Broussard 04/10/2024 Commissioners Allen J. Dickerson and James … Continue reading

Rick H is delivering the Peck Lecture, “How Can We Safeguard American Democracy?” at 5 p.m. this afternoon. With Rick P’s Dunwody lecture tomorrow, it’s a very big week for our two Ricks in election law! Many congratulation to them… Continue reading

Ned already provided some commentary about yesterday’s Third Circuit decision affirming the district court’s preliminary injunction against New Jersey’s distortive county line system for primary election ballots. I want to add a few more points. (Full disclosure: Harvard Law School’s… Continue reading

Common Ground Democracy commentary on the recent developments in Nebraska and why it demonstrates the need for changing the way we elect the president.

ABC News.

Ned Foley blogged yesterday about The Dunwody Symposium which starts today at the University of Florida. For those of you who prefer visual information rather than text, here are the full details, starting with Ned himself this am, along with… Continue reading

New Jersey Monitor reports. Also the New Jersey Globe. And NorthJersey.com (If I have any comments on the opinion that I think worth blogging, I will update this post accordingly.) UPDATE: Having read the opinion, I think the cases raises… Continue reading

Greg Bluestein in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution with more evidence that currently we really have three political parties that don’t fit easily into our existing two-party electoral system. (The solution is the kind of Top Three electoral system I’ve been advocating… Continue reading