Category Archives: #2DaysOut

Pildes and Hasen CNN Oped: “Out Biggest Election Day Concern”

November 1, 2020, 10:01 am#2DaysOut, Election MeltdownRick Hasen

Rick Pildes and I have written this oped for CNN Opinion. It begins: Of all the concerns surrounding Election Day, one of the most important has received almost no attention.As law professors focused on election law and the law of… Continue reading

#2DaysOut: “A Ballot Dispute in the Making?” (Derek Muller)

November 1, 2020, 9:57 am#2DaysOut, electoral collegeRick Hasen

The following is a symposium contribution from Derek Muller (Iowa): I’ve been a strong proponent of the view—admittedly, not a view widely shared—that Congress, not courts, ought to be the final place to resolve presidential election disputes. The decision to… Continue reading

#2DaysOut: “Democracy or Authoritarianism?” (Jim Gardner)

November 1, 2020, 9:44 am#2DaysOutRick Hasen

The following symposium contribution is from Jim Gardner (Buffalo): When I was born, in the waning years of the Eisenhower Administration, racial segregation was the law throughout the South. Women had available to them three occupations – secretary, nurse, and… Continue reading

#2DaysOut: “Ten Things to Watch for on (and after) Election Day” (Dan Tokaji)

November 1, 2020, 9:31 am#2DaysOutRick Hasen

The following symposium contribution is from Dan Tokaji (Wisconsin): It’s been an election year like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered the way that we register and vote, in ways that will have lasting effects. The United States… Continue reading

#2DaysOut: Perspectives on Election 2020

November 1, 2020, 9:26 am#2DaysOutRick Hasen

I have asked a number of leading election law scholars to weigh in with thoughts on where we stand with the election and election law with two days left before Election Day. The prompt is broad, and the perspectives are… Continue reading

#2DaysOut My Closing Perspective, in the WSJ, on Voting and the Election (Rick Pildes)

November 1, 2020, 2:31 am#2DaysOutRichard Pildes

I’ve published closing reflections on where we are now, compared to the enormous concerns we had over the spring and summer, with running an election amidst the virus. The essay, entitled Amid Voting Fights, a Huge Expansion, is the WSJ’s… Continue reading