“What if there was an election and no one showed up to vote – not even the candidates themselves?”
Wow.
Category Archives: voting
“Changing The Way We Vote Isn’t Getting More People To Vote”
“New Report Identifies Gaps in the American Electorate”
Release:
As the 2015-2016 election cycle gets underway, nonprofit voting rights group Project Vote has released a major new report that presents a comprehensive picture of disparities in the changing American electorate.
In Representational Bias in the 2012 Electorate… Continue reading
“The 24th Amendment at 51: Preventing (and Defining) “Poll Taxes””
“The State of the Union Gets Awkward When You Can’t Vote for a President”
“Convenience Voting: the End of Election Day?”
Graeme Orr has posted this draft on SSRN (forthcoming, Alternative Law Journal). Here is the abstract:
When and where we vote is a central element of the ritual of electoral democracy. In a trend across western democracies, there has been… Continue reading
“Elizabeth Warren says the system is rigged for the rich. They vote way more than the poor.”
“Erwin Chemerinsky: The importance of the Voting Rights Act”
“How to Get More Angelenos to the Ballot Box”
“L.A. voters won’t be offered cash prizes in March city election”
WI Used to Let Some White Non-Citizens Vote in Their Elections
As this 2006 oped by Karyn Rotker explained.
“‘Vote shaming’ grows in popularity for GOTV; Some turned off by what they see is invasion of privacy”
That’s the lead story in this week’s Electionline Weekly.
“The Solid South Will Rise Again”
Important and concerning Charles Blow NYT column. A snippet:
I’m reminded of the story that one of my brothers told about being transferred along with a white co-worker to Mississippi. He and the co-worker were shopping for homes at the… Continue reading
Get Your Election Results Poster Here
Watch tomorrow’s hard copy Washington Post or see this flyer from Election Data Services. According to Kim Brace of EDS, “We did several new things this year that should be of interest to Election Law readers: 1) county results from… Continue reading