Jeff Wice and Piper Benedict oped: The redistricting process created by the 2014 state constitutional amendment brought us to today’s situation. The amendment’s poorly developed and incomplete language should compel legislators and the public to look for a better… Continue reading

WaPo: At her first hearing overseeing the 2020 election obstruction case against former president Donald Trump, U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan tried to draw a line in the sand: “I intend to keep politics out of this.” Legal… Continue reading

I spoke with ABC Radio Australia about my recent Slate piece. Listen.

Shiro Kuriwaki (Yale Political Science), Jeff Lewis (UCLA Political Science), and Michael Morse (Penn Law) have posted this draft about whether releasing individual-level cast vote records would violate the secret ballot. Here is the abstract: After an election, should election… Continue reading

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USA Today reports.

NYT: There are few things that Republicans and Democrats agree on. But one area where a significant share of each party finds common ground is a belief that the country is headed toward failure. Overall, 37 percent of registered voters… Continue reading

Ned blogged about a different aspect of this decision last week. From CNN: A federal judge on Friday narrowed a section of Georgia election law that banned the practice of handing out food and water to voters waiting… Continue reading

for blogging last week and a few other weeks over the summer, and especially for his comprehensive coverage of the 14th Amendment, section 3 issue with Trump. I’m now back on pretty much full time as primary ELB blogger through… Continue reading