From the Brennan Center: While the Janu­ary 6 commit­tee has rightly focused on the crim­inal conspir­acy to over­turn the 2020 elec­tion, it is crit­ical to remem­ber that this threat is ongo­ing, and many of the people implic­ated continue to… Continue reading

WashPo: Republican primary voters in Colorado on Tuesday rejected three hard-line election deniers in statewide contests in favor of more moderate opponents — including a U.S. Senate contender who supports some abortion rights. The rebuke of the far-right hopefuls… Continue reading

NYTimes: As a practical matter, the court’s order ensures that congressional elections in Louisiana this fall will proceed under a map fashioned by Republican lawmakers, delivering a setback to Democrats, who face tight races in their bid to retain… Continue reading

From your blogger (+ sidekick) for the week: we are Bruce Cain & Emily Zhang.  Bruce needs no introduction; he’s been around long enough that Re-apportionment was still a puzzle before his days.  Emily is one of Bruce’s many students… Continue reading

Lots of interesting survey data to pour through from this piece in the Morning Consult about how the left and right perceive each other, but worth highlighting that “Democratic voters were most likely to overestimate the share of Republicans who… Continue reading

SF Chronicle (via the AP): Counties across Nevada on Friday certified the last outstanding results of the state’s June 14 primary election after critics questioned the tallies by describing their own experiences at the polls and repeating conspiracy theories that… Continue reading

WashPo: Oltmann, a businessman who gained a national profile on the far right after he claimed he had personal knowledge that the 2020 presidential election was rigged, is hardly a fringe figure. He now leads an influential and growing… Continue reading

Appropos of the post from Bruce Cain and Emily Zhang about abortion politics at the state level and the more majoritarian options that exist at that level for policymaking, see this excellent recent article by Miriam Seifter that analyzes exactly… Continue reading

This was a great discussion where we talked a lot about Jan 6 and the risk of election subversion, along with questions about voting rights and redistricting.

New conference from the Future of California Elections (registration required): We are thrilled to bring back the annual Future of California Elections (FoCE) Network Conference in 2022! The FoCE Conference brings together elections officials, election reform advocates, researchers, organizers, and… Continue reading

(From Bruce E. Cain) As people come to grips with the seismic political impact of the Dobbs v Jackson decision last week, the question of partisan skew in the state government landscape has come up.  An example is this recent … Continue reading

In a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal (June 22, 2022), John Eastman cites, among other scholarly works, two that I have written (including one coauthored piece) as support for his theory that Vice President Pence was entitled… Continue reading

I’m delighted to be writing a paper for this symposium, the announcement for which I’ve been asked to share with others who might be interested: University of New Hampshire Law Review  Fall 2022 Symposium Request for Submissions Deadline: July 29,… Continue reading

From NPR: Majorities of Americans say they disagree with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, think it was politically motivated, are concerned the court will now reconsider rulings that protect other rights, and are more likely… Continue reading