AP: A vote by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate last month to fire the state’s nonpartisan top elections official had no legal effect, and lawmakers are barred from ousting her while a lawsuit plays out, a Dane County judge ruled on… Continue reading

Doug Jones CNN oped on the potential for a contingent election in 2024.

Bolts reports.

Here’s the brief. This was an issue I flagged in my recent conversation with Genevieve Lakier and Eugene Volokh.

Rick linked earlier today to a new analysis of the risk that a No Labels presidential ticket could cause no candidate to win a majority of electoral votes, triggering the Twelfth Amendment’s antiquated “contingent election” procedure (last used in 1824).… Continue reading

Marc Elias has a theory: One possibility is simply bad legal strategy. Republicans and their attorneys regularly make litigation decisions that defy common sense and at least some of the attorneys in this case have a history of bringing meritless… Continue reading

New from R Street: In the past several years, various states across the country have experienced delays in reporting their election results. These delays have been especially scrutinized in slow-counting jurisdictions when the window of time between the polls closing… Continue reading

Strange comments.

USA Today: Ahead of another election cycle that is already shaping up to be contentious, federal and state election officials are in the midst of campaigns of their own to convince wary voters about the integrity of casting their ballots.… Continue reading

for being primary ELB blogger last week!

This is a must read from N.Y. Times. It reports on the personal insecurity that those who have opposed Jim Jordan are now facing in terms of threats, menacing calls, and emails. It is the election administrators’ experience all over… Continue reading