The first in a series of Common Ground Democracy essays on the philosophy of democracy and its implications. This one considers the concept of majority voting on the assumption that voters and candidates can be located along a single blue-purple-red… Continue reading

AP: In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North Carolina, some students and university staff can use their digital IDs to vote. In Wisconsin, ballot drop boxes … Continue reading

Smart and detailed Anna Bower.

Nebraska Examiner: The Republican push to change how Nebraska awards its Electoral College votes and boost former President Donald Trump ran into political reality Monday as a key lawmaker, State Sen. Mike McDonnell, announced he won’t support the change. McDonnell,… Continue reading

This live symposium looks terrific. (There’s unfortunately no zoom option.) Washington University Law Review Symposium: 150th Anniversary of Minor v. Happersett 9:45 am          PANEL ONE: History Moderator:  Adrienne Davis, Washington University Panelists: Henry Chambers, University of Richmond Minor v.… Continue reading

This is “old” (last Friday), but important news. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pulling tricks straight out of Alabama’s playbook in in the mid-1950. He is targeting the associations supporting Latino voter registration efforts, following LULAC’s endorsement of … Continue reading

I had missed this NYT story from the other day. I’m wondering if this lawsuit comes too late for this election and could be barred by laches. Any indication that these are new concerns so that this lawsuit could not… Continue reading

Jen Fifield for Votebeat: The 98,000 Arizona voters whose eligibility has been in limbo because of a system error that was discovered earlier this month will be allowed to vote a full ballot in November, the Arizona Supreme Court … Continue reading

Release: The Justice Department announced today that is has filed a complaint against the Town of Thornapple, Wisconsin, and the State of Wisconsin for violations of Section 301 of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which requires polling places to… Continue reading

The recording of this webinar, sponsored by the Election Law at Ohio State program, is now available. I found it to be a very valuable program, with great presentations from Beth Hladick, Deb Otis, and Iris Samuels, on all… Continue reading

I have written this piece for Slate. It begins: With early voting already underway, one might think that the rules of the game for November’s election are set, and that it will all just come down to turnout, as the… Continue reading

Mark Brown at Jurist.

USA Today reports.

Votebeat reports.