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“Georgia’s Voting Law Will Make Elections Easier to Hack”
Larry Norden and Gowri Ramachandran for Slate.
“Disability Rights Advocates Press Senate for Internet Voting Option in Voting Reforms”
Steven Rosenfeld:
National disability rights organizations are urging the Senate to revise the massive House-passed election reform bill to allow an internet-based voting option for their constituents, who represent one-sixth of the national electorate, and to recognize online voting as… Continue reading
“Corporate America is backing away from Georgia’s anti-voting bill — after funding its sponsors”
Today: Election Law Journal Roundtable: “Restoring Trust in the Voting Process”
April 13, 2021 | 2:00 PM EST
Join Election Law Journal for an exciting panel discussion led by Editor-in-Chief David Canon and featuring the nation’s leading experts on election administration and election law. This free event will delve into the critical issue of how… Continue reading
New Data on Small Donors and Political Extremism
Ray La Raja is one of the leading political scientists who writes on campaign finance issues and political polarization. With his co-author, Zach Albert, he has a new working paper that examines small-donor funding patterns for moderate and extreme candidates… Continue reading
“The Electoral Reform Imperative to Address Our Polarization Crisis”
April 14 event:
The U.S. has an outdated election system that leaves Americans unrepresented while the country faces a polarization crisis. Most countries have chosen an electoral system very different to the one used in national elections in the… Continue reading
“Defying Republicans, Big Companies Keep the Focus on Voting Rights; A coalition of 60 law firms has joined business leaders about the need for companies to use their clout to oppose state legislation that would make it harder to vote.”
NYT:
As corporate America continues to push back against a wave of restrictive voting laws under discussion across the United States, Big Law is joining the fight.A coalition of 60 major law firms has come together “to challenge… Continue reading
Can Climate Change Affect Redistricting?
Just ran across this story on the 12 most gerrymandered House districts, according to some experts The Fulcrum surveyed in 2019. Here is the comment on this district, OH 9, from Jason Fierman, founder and managing director of The Redistrict … Continue reading
“Scoop: Trump campaign boosted by unsuspecting state GOPs”
Axios:
Federal regulators are probing financial reporting discrepancies stemming from an effort to funnel $75 million through state Republican parties to the national GOP effort to reelect Donald Trump, Axios has learned.Why it matters: In comments to Axios and… Continue reading
Please Take This Survey to Help Plan the Future of the Election Law Blog (Survey Closes April 18)
[Bumping to the top]
On January 21, I announced a slowdown at ELB, as I finished a book project, worked on the ALI Torts: Remedies project, and undertook my courses with 200 students this semester.
I am now considering the… Continue reading
“How the corporate backlash to Georgia’s new voting law is shaping other fights around the country over access to the polls”
WaPo:
The fast-moving drama reveals just how powerful and combustible the issue of voting has become in U.S. politics — and how fraught it appears to be for Republicans contending with the legacy of Trump’s attacks on the 2020 election.… Continue reading
Honored to be Appointed to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
President Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court includes several academic figures with ties to the election-law field, including Guy-Uriel Charles, Michael Kang, Heather Gerken, Bertrall Ross, and me, as well as the Commission’s Co-Chair, Bob Bauer. It’s a terrific group… Continue reading
“In 5-2 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps thousands of voters on the rolls”
Patrick Marley for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that state election officials do not have to quickly take people off the voter rolls when they suspect they may have moved. The 5-2 ruling means the Wisconsin… Continue reading