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Will the Senate Seat in NV Turn on Ballot-Curing Issues?
Nye is currently only at 8% turnout — Brown will take a lead once these ballots post, and it then becomes about how much Clark mail is out thereClark is currently at 62.6% turnout in the Senate raceCould come down… Continue reading
“The Case for Condorcet Voting is Clear”
A new Common Ground Democracy essay about the results of yesterday’s election, with this subtitle: “Yesterday, America chose hard-right over center-left but would have preferred center-right to either.”
Trump Convincingly Wins Election, Harris Expected to Concede Later Today, and Peaceful Transition of Power Seems Assured for 2024; Broader Implications for American Democracy Less Certain
Despite some minor hiccups—and a series of Russia-originating bomb threats aimed at voters and government officials in swing states–the election yesterday went remarkably smoothly in most of the United States. Donald Trump won election handily to become the 47th… Continue reading
“Bomb threats sully otherwise uneventful voting across the country on Election Day”
Judge Orders Local Election Official in Fayette County, PA to Do His Job and Not Conduct an Illegal Hand Count of Ballots
Here is the court order.
Milwaukee Results, Already Not Expected to Be Mostly Complete Until 2-3 am, Will Be Further Delayed Because of Tabulation Issue
Breathe.
Maybe have a glass of wine.
A Moment of Thanks to Our Election Officials and Election Workers, the Real Election Heroes
Those who work or volunteer in elections have always had a tiring, stressful, and often thankless job. Now, these workers should be entitled to combat pay– but they at least deserve our thanks.
Some have faced harassment, intimidation, insults, and… Continue reading
“RNC walks back claims on election observer limits at Milwaukee polling places”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
The Republican National Committee conceded in court Tuesday no elections observers were being restricted at Milwaukee’s polling places, walking back claims it made in a lawsuit filed a day earlier on the eve of the 2024 General Election.… Continue reading
William & Mary Election Law Society’s State of Elections Blog
As the nation anxiously awaits results, consider perusing the William & Mary Election Law Society’s State of Elections blog where law students have been posting on state election law topics (new posts up each week).
My New One at MSNBC Opinion on Why Where You Live Shouldn’t Determine How Easy or Hard It is to Vote
I have written this piece for MSNBC Opinion. It begins:
As the United States reaches yet another Election Day, it’s worth a reminder that although casting a ballot is easy for most, voting is still too hard for many… Continue reading
“How Trump used the ‘red mirage’ in vote counting to deny his 2020 loss”
WaPo:
Shortly after Election Day came and went in 2020 with no presidential decision, then-president Donald Trump declared himself the winner, even though millions of votes had yet to be counted. A little more than three days later,… Continue reading
“Attorneys General Issue Bipartisan Statement Condemning Possible Violence in Response to Election Results” (51 AGs including Kris Kobach, but Not Ken Paxton, Todd Rokita, or Austen Knudsen)
Release:
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) released the following statement today on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general, led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Oregon Attorney General and NAAG President Ellen Rosenblum, Connecticut Attorney… Continue reading